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mdr · 08-04-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTrack

Wow. That sure is purty! But I think the blue is faster ...

**Damnitsjeff** · 08-04-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mdr

If I had to guess I'd say the spots are iron oxide. AKA rust.

Unless it is rusting from the inside. The spots are on the surface and are smooth to the touch. Also I thought stainless steel would never rust hence to name " stainless " but I am not for sure. They showed up around 3,000 miles even before the pipes turned the golden color.

poorwboy · 08-04-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Damnitsjeff

Unless it is rusting from the inside. The spots are on the surface and are smooth to the touch. Also I thought stainless steel would never rust hence to name " stainless " but I am not for sure. They showed up around 3,000 miles even before the pipes turned the golden color.

LOL and agreeing with your sig!!!!!!

MarinaFazer · 08-04-2008, 03:54 PM

nice looking pipes for sure...I'm not cleaning mine anymore except for trying to keep em polished. I like the amber/goldish color of the pipes to accentuate the red of the bike...but I'm also blacking out the silver parts....sounds like a good product you have there!

rvbiker · 08-04-2008, 04:08 PM

Nice job!! Goes along with the rest of the bike. I was wondering if the liquid used to clean silverware would work as well but it just couldn't be that easy

Letner · 08-04-2008, 04:31 PM

I used Mothers to clean mine seems to work pretty good

mdr · 08-04-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Damnitsjeff

Unless it is rusting from the inside. The spots are on the surface and are smooth to the touch. Also I thought stainless steel would never rust hence to name " stainless " but I am not for sure. They showed up around 3,000 miles even before the pipes turned the golden color.

Stainless definitely WILL rust under the right conditions. And the rust can be smooth to the touch. Sounds strange but I've seen it happen. Attachment is a kitchen knife that made it into our dishwasher by mistake. That's rust and it's as hard and smooth as glass. Happened in one wash cycle. ie. Water followed by enough heat to boil the water away. PS: The knife wasn't marked stainless. Are the pipes really stainless or are they just polished cromolly steel? At any rate stuff you wouldn't expect to rust will rust and it can appear hard and smooth. I suspect you'll need to take a thin layer of metal off to get rid of it.

**blueMONday** · 08-04-2008, 05:10 PM

Awesome work. A little elbow grease and Autosol did the job. I will keep this in mind in the near future. Thanks for the post.

Ares

jsp · 08-04-2008, 05:13 PM

In a word: "great!"

OneTrack · 08-04-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by poorwboy

Wow that looks sharp. Why are you putting your bike in storage already?

Thanks! I'm scheduled for lower spine surgery (it was to be tomorrow, but I had a call this afternoon postponing it...), so I won't be riding again this year, I'm sure.

08-04-2008, 03:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
MarinaFazer Ocean Rider 1 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brentwood, California 90049 (LA) Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 1,051 Rep Power: 15 Member #2566	Re: Exhaust Pipe Polishing nice looking pipes for sure...I'm not cleaning mine anymore except for trying to keep em polished. I like the amber/goldish color of the pipes to accentuate the red of the bike...but I'm also blacking out the silver parts....sounds like a good product you have there!

08-04-2008, 04:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
rvbiker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: south dakota Bike: 2005 yamaha FZ6 Posts: 192 Rep Power: 6 Member #860	Re: Exhaust Pipe Polishing Nice job!! Goes along with the rest of the bike. I was wondering if the liquid used to clean silverware would work as well but it just couldn't be that easy

08-04-2008, 04:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Letner Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0 Member #4167	Re: Exhaust Pipe Polishing I used Mothers to clean mine seems to work pretty good

08-04-2008, 05:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
blueMONday Super Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern East Coast Bike: 2007 FZ6 Blue Posts: 661 Rep Power: 24 Member #741	Re: Exhaust Pipe Polishing Awesome work. A little elbow grease and Autosol did the job. I will keep this in mind in the near future. Thanks for the post. Ares __________________ Carpe Diem. Mods: b_d43's dual headlight, Givi E37,Givi E21 + racks, Givi E37 brakelight, Yamaha lower cowl, CalSci 8+ windshield, FIAMM FreewayBlaster, Acerbis MX handguards, Phillips Xtreme bulbs, Uncaged Frame sliders, Motorcyle cigarette power socket, RAM Mount-Aquabox, Throttlemeister, Two Brothers Titanium, Power Commander III, K&N air filter, Fork mounted Auxialliary Lights

08-04-2008, 05:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
jsp Easyrider Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portugal Bike: FZ6 S2 Posts: 114 Rep Power: 4 Member #2698	Re: Exhaust Pipe Polishing In a word: "great!" __________________ *Nemo Nascitur Sapiens...*

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