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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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What do you use to get the pipes clean if something gets on them? Anything that gets on them cooks immediately and it seems impossible to get it off.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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ZIPPO Lighter Fluid on warm pipes works great!!!
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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Nevr Dull. Comes in a round tin.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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I find that letting the pipe cool down and then, using a razor blade, lightly scrapping the surface, works well for me.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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Eazy Off oven cleaner. That stuff works better than anything I have ever tried. I'v been useing it for the last 20 years, never hurt my pipes either.Just don't get it where you don't want it.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Do not use that green scrubber on the back of the kitchen sponge. I had some marks from my boot and that stuff will scratch the chrome.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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Ditto on the NEVERDULL. I use an old credit card and scrape off the big stuff and then Neverdull. I then finish with Mothers Powerball metal polish. My old bike had a glove vibrate off and land on the hot pipe and quickly melted the nylon mesh fast to the chrome. It took a few minutes but with a little patience it was like new in about an hour.
 
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I use simple green and 0000 guage steel wool, the razor blade trick you better be careful with....
0000SW wont scratch chrome.
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Hoosier metal polish or Wicked Lightning both work great on melted rain suit stuff let cool wipe on wipe off
 
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I use lacquer thinner on the pipes to get marks off from my boots. Then I had my boots re soled and the new soles don't leave a mark as bad as before.

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