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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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Evening everyone,

Made a dummy mistake at Sturgis and melted my rain paints on my black vance and hines pipes. I got the plastic off, but now there is a orangish spot on the pipes. What could I use to clean them without ruining the pipes??

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Evening everyone,

Made a dummy mistake at Sturgis and melted my rain paints on my black vance and hines pipes. I got the plastic off, but now there is a orangish spot on the pipes. What could I use to clean them without ruining the pipes??

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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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i used s100 spray wax on my vance and hines black pipes, and wipe them with micro fiber rags from walmart..,, made them look like new... obviously you wipe it all off,, dont just spray it on a leave it... the s100 spray wax works good on my whole bike,, switches, tank bars, etc....
 
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Did this wax work for you or did you find something better? I have a similar problem touched my black heat shield and left a gray spot. Did you clean them with pipes slightly warm or cold?
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