Chrome Cleaning

[Geespot]

OK, so here's what happened. Get to work after a half hour ride and park the bike. As I'm getting off one of those plastic bags blows over and sticks to my exhaust pipe. I get it off as fast as I can but now I got these marks on my exhaust pipe and I'm not sure what to use to clean it off without scratching the chrome.

Any ideas are appreciated......I'm sure you guys (and girls) have run into something like this happening before.

[Ironhead]

I have found that with boot marks, after the pipes are completely cool, warm the bike for about 1.5 minutes, just enough to get the pipes warm, not hot. take a new nickle, and scrape the melted debrix right off. a good condition nickle will not scratch the chrome

[Ironhead]

Dave63 may be able to better elaborate on that

[B-Man]

really?? a nickel??? I did not know that!!! J, you are the man!!!!!!!

[wndchsr]

I have heard that form very reputable people but have not tried it myself but I do trust the poeple that swear by it though.

[Strat HD]

Reason being, is that nickel is softer than chrome.

[B-Man]

I have used somethin called.....Fabuloso! It's great for shinin chrome!!!!!!!

[Strat HD]

For people that are running a black ceramic coated Thunderheader or something similar. Burning the stuff off with a propane torch has worked for me with good results.

[WideOpen]

I've heard the nickel thing before too.

[Crocodile56]

Been there, done that! The best thing I've found to do it is like what Start said, fire or heat, I use a heat gun and cotton rag, takes it right off! Once at a show, OL wiped the hot pipes with a micro fiber rag, of coarse making a mess, cleaned it off with a new razor blade and brake cleaner! Just lightly scraped the crap off and wet with brake cleaner, came right off!

Just my 2 cents!

[Geespot]

Thanks for all the input. I'll see what works best and get it all clean and shiny before HERDSTOCK...

[Ironhead]

I used a nickle yesterday to remove some of my wifes boot sole from my pipes, worked like a charm

[Ironhead]

but my pipes are a little yellowed, so they won't be too shiney for HERDstock

[Drum Dog]

Oven cleaner. Get the pipes good and hot. Make sure you put a piece of cardboard behind the area you are going to spray and that the wind isn't blowing. Spray just the area that has the plastic or bootmark. Use a soft, wet rag to remove the crap. Be careful because heat travels through wet rags. Make sure you wash the area well after using.

[Osco]

Found out about the Nickle here,,used it,,,worked perfectly