Exhaust Pipe Polishing

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by Damnitsjeff

That looks great only a half an hour really. Mine are so bad that it is a definite 2 hour job!!! I ride a lot in the winter so won't be putting my beauty up anytime soon. One thing is could someone tell me what these "Cancer looking" spots are on my pipes!!! Do you think they will polish out or they there for good? Sorry kinda a crappy picture. The spots are a darker color than the pipes not quite black but a definite discoloration from the rest of the pipe. Also there are now 10,000 miles on them and I have really never gave them a good wipe down (laaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyy)

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That's pretty much what my pipes were starting to look like, "cancer looking" spots and all. Really, it only took me half an hour of elbow grease to polish them up. It's the very fine steel wool that does all the work.

[mdr]

Originally Posted by OneTrack

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.

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery postop.

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

Wow! Those look great. Wanna drop by Austin and polish mine???

Thanks, Top!
I'd do it if you'd find me a pair of those really neat Yankee fatigues...

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by mdr

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

Ah...good point you've raised there, mdr. Be sure to use stainless steel wool, otherwise particles will get in the stainless of the pipes and rust.

[OneTrack]

[quote=jsteinb95;87207]Looks awesome!!!

Thanks! I also rubbed in some "Sheath" when I'd finished, which is (of course) what I use on my guns to keep them from oxidizing.

Originally Posted by jsteinb95

I bet you could start charging people to clean their pipes.

Heh heh...

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by mdr

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

Not faster than this one.

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by rvbiker

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

Thanks...I thought about using silverware cleaning liquid as well....wouldn't that be nice if you could just wipe it on and wipe it off, revealing the original gleaming shine.

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by blueMONday

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

You're most welcome!
The secret's in the steel wool, I'd say.
Don't be shy with the Autosol. I used a blob the size of a large blueberry for each section that I was polishing.

[OneTrack]

Originally Posted by mdr

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery postop.

Thanks mdr...very much appreciated! I was quite despondent when I had the postponement call this afternoon, as I've been in considerable pain for about 12 months now. I still enjoy my FZ6, however...it's almost like a placebo for the pain.

[Sawblade]

I just pulled my header off and polished it with a buffing wheel on my bench grinder. Looks great and is way easier on the back than crouching down and wasting precious elbow grease. I've got pics, but I'm too tired to mess with them.