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Mar 21, 2007 | 10:24 PM

johnny night train

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big radius ,big trouble, need help

The other day I started my bike to let it warm up, I have it stored in a heated garage so I do this from time to time. The bike was waxed recently aswell so I was just using a detail cloth and lightly wiping the bike over,WHEN not relizing touched the exhaust with the cloth, damn thing stuck on, so after the bike cooled I tryed everything I got it off, but with all the F#@#$%^ [:@]around the chrome is a little hazey and there are small light scratches around the area.

My question is : Is there anyway, to buff the scratches out and bring the shine back, anything! products, ideas, I have to get the scratches out, it is driving me mad[:-]a set of 2 year old big radius and this happens![:@]

Thanks in advance!

Mar 21, 2007 | 10:29 PM

JBBOOKS

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RE: big radius ,big trouble, need help

If you used an abrassive, and scratched the chrome, there's not much you can do, short of re-chroming. You may minimize the effect of the scratches by polishing it, but the deeper scratches won't come out. I did the same thing when my wind pants melted on my pipes. I tried a very fine steel wool and promply scarred my pipes forever.

If you have burnt and melted material on your pipes, I have had success with turtlewax chrome polish (believe it or not) and a soft towel. Patienceis the key to success. It takes a lot of rubbing.

Some guys have used Easy-Off oven cleaner to do this, but they caution even a little on the paint will cause big problems.

Good luck.

Mar 22, 2007 | 07:55 AM

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RE: big radius ,big trouble, need help

Maybe you can just replace the one heat shield that is scratched? I'm not sure if they sell them separatly, but when I installed mine, all the chrome was heat shield, 4 of them, 2 front, 2 rear.

Mar 22, 2007 | 08:31 AM

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RE: big radius ,big trouble, need help

I have had good luck removing burnt on $hit with simichrome. It has a very fine abrassive in it, almost like toothpaste.

Mar 22, 2007 | 08:53 AM

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RE: big radius ,big trouble, need help

That sucks.
Best bet isa new shield forabout 120.00 shipped. I had to replace onelast month. They tell you 6 weeks but itarrivedin a week.
I have No idea how to get the scratches out.

In the past I have used the finest steel wool and vasoline to clean chrome pipes onmy Banshee 4 wheeler. It worked for removing burnt on clothing , rain gear, etc..... No guarantees it wont scratch though.

Hope it buffs out for you

Mar 22, 2007 | 09:13 AM

sinbadjmu

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RE: big radius ,big trouble, need help

You got a Night Train, make the best of an oops moment, take em off, get em blasted, then powdercoated black! (just my take

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Mar 22, 2007 | 12:42 PM

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very good idea go black.I did the same thing on a set of old pipes and i used 00 steel wool and didnt scratch a thing it took it right off but black would be better in my book i mean evrybody and ther brother has big rads so a black set would be off the chizzy