Cleaning Downpipes
 

most of the pictures i have seen on here seem to have nice and shiney downpipes... mine are all brown and red...
The question is how do i make them shiney? :D
I understand alot of time/effort is needed, but what to use?

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

Give them a good clean before you start, and then apply autosol

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

sv downpipes are a bugger to keep clean because the material the pipes are made from dis'colours because of heat, ive spent hours/days cleaning sv exhaust systems and after a few bimbles out they are just as bad :( they take alot of keeping ontop of if you want them to stay looking good.

i know its harsh but i found a green pan scourer and autosol was enuf to keep ontop of it.

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

I don't mind the discolouring, it's just the brown/red stuff that appears :P

How easy is it to do on the bike or is it better to try and take them off?

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

You would get better access and probably a better clean with them off, but tbh with the rate at which they will discolour again i would say its not really worth removing them.

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

i always cleaned them on the bike.

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

Mine is easy to keep clean, but then again it is titanium ;)

Dizzy blonde recommended bar keepers friend. Great stuff for cleaning all the discoloured carp off, then into the autosol and it'll be better than new;)

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Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

+1

Surprised the founding member of the shiny downpipe club ain't been on and said that

Re: Cleaning Downpipes
 

Thats because I've been busy crying over the paint mess on my new bike :(

Yes, as above, all nice and shiny. If you want to get your teeth into it, then go down the wet n dry route, using 240, 400,800, 1200 grit, then autosol on FINE wire wool.