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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Got arubber tennis shoe mark from a passenger on my pipes. Has anyone got a way for taking that off?
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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I have the same issue and am about to try one of those "magic erasers." They are a non-abrasive cleaning "sponge" that my wife SWEARS are up to the task.

Want to be the first to try? Let me know how it goes, or if I happen to get to it tonight, I'll post my results.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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Let me know. I probably won't beable to get one of those sponges before tonight. Thanks for info.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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My daughter did the same thing and somehow, i wont admit to it, my MP3 player hit the pipes and its plastic cover melted before I could say oh s***! I used "Perma Seal". My dad had the stuff and gave it to me. It sat in the garage for some time since it didnt really seem worthy of anything. Man was I wrong, Although its not the easiest stuff to use, man does it work. To use the stuff you got to wet a part of the towel, dip it into the powder and make a paste out of what comes out. Rub on and polish with the rest of the towel. You cant even tell the plastic/rubber was burned into the pipe and I aint gonna tell either. I use it all the time now. Just my 2cents.

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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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My daughter did the same thing and somehow, i wont admit to it, my MP3 player hit the pipes and its plastic cover melted before I could say oh s***! I used "Perma Seal". My dad had the stuff and gave it to me. It sat in the garage for some time since it didnt really seem worthy of anything. Man was I wrong, Although its not the easiest stuff to use, man does it work. To use the stuff you got to wet a part of the towel, dip it into the powder and make a paste out of what comes out. Rub on and polish with the rest of the towel. You cant even tell the plastic/rubber was burned into the pipe and I aint gonna tell either. I use it all the time now. Just my 2cents.

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Thanks. Does it scratch the chrome at all?
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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As stupid as this sounds, I go for a ride and when the pipes/muffler is hot I just wipe it off. No fuss, no muss, and seems to alway work for me. Doing it cold is a pain in the a$$ as it won't come off without elbow grease.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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As stupid as this sounds, I go for a ride and when the pipes/muffler is hot I just wipe it off. No fuss, no muss, and seems to alway work for me. Doing it cold is a pain in the a$$ as it won't come off without elbow grease.
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I do the same and what doesn't come off finish it off with Blue Job
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Blue Job chrome cleaner is made for these type of problems. The marketing materials say it won't scratch. It's a powder -- and you dip a damp cleaning cloth into the powder, make a paste, then polish and buff. The first time I used it, it scratched a little. Since then, I made the paste much thinner (more water, less powder) and it hasn't scratched.

I got it from hawgwash.com, which is a great website for detailing products.

Good luck.
 
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