Rusty end pipes
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From: Chester, UK
Rusty end pipes
I've got an '08 Anniv Road King and am very pleased with it except for the fact that the ends of the pipes internallyare quite rusty (and were so from new). I intend using a bit of sand paper on them and thenpainting them matt black. Is there some kind of special paint to use? Why don't HD do something about this at the factory?
Road Warrior
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From: MONTGOMERY,AL.
RE: Rusty end pipes
HD will not replace those for that reason. The rusting is sort of a natural occurance.After a while it will just turn sooty. You could paint them with a high temp corrosion resistance paint and that would solve your problem for a while. Reapplications may be required periodically. Or, you could replace them with a performance pipe or a set of screaming eagle slip onn mufflers which require the use of end caps and that will solve it especially if you choose billet end caps. Expensive way to go if thats all you want.
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RE: Rusty end pipes
I used 0000 steel wool and 1500 degree paint on mine. It worked real well. If you are going to do this make sure you clean it up well and get all that rust out. It will probably be pitted from the rust and rust will be far up the pipe. You only have to paint far enough for ppl to see from the back. Dry the inside of the pipe out after you wash the bike if you wash it a lot. My paint job held up pretty well but I ended up with Rush mufflers from Fuelmoto.
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From: Slidell, Louisiana
RE: Rusty end pipes
Some people will run to the dealer for anything. Just get the rust out and use some BBQ Pit spray paint. That will last a long time. I have done that for years. I do it about once a year on my truck. Bike has not needed it yet.
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Road Master
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RE: Rusty end pipes
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: South Florida
RE: Rusty end pipes
Rust in the muffler tip seems like a logical question to ask on this forum especially when its a new 08.You never learn unless you ask these questions,so I don't think that is a poser question and who cares if he is a poser.
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RE: Rusty end pipes
ORIGINAL: vindyl
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
WHO cares I have an idea instead of worrying about it. TRY RIDING the damn bike and it wont matter anyway because they will get covered with soot. G#D DAMN pepole that buy a bike and dont ride it. Thats the problem I have with H-D WAY to many posers with a Harley. I can remember as a kid when we went to the H-D shop we were looked down on because we had a motorcycle and now look every poser in the world has one.
To the original poster: I had that problem too. I just kept wiping it out of the end of the pipe. Eventually, you won't notice it. I didn't worry too much about it because I had intentions of putting aftermarket pipes on eventually.