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rob13 13-04-11 09:37 PM
Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
Ok folks, dont post here as often as I used to, but I had to tell you about this.

I know SV owners often like to keep their downpipes polished and will spend hours of elbow grease rubbing and polishing until they can see their face.

Well I have now found the solution which I can honestly say is possibly the best cleaning product I have ever seen.

I am in no way affiliated with it, but Optiglanz (available on net and Hein Gericke) is the dogs danglies for cleaning exhausts. I tried it on the Triumph and stuff that I was trying to clean for hours literally ran off in seconds. Its about £13 a bottle but the fact that such a small amount is required (spray bottle) it lasts a long time! I urge anyone to give it a go and post the results on here

ImplodedHamster 13-04-11 09:40 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
before and after piccys?

The Idle Biker 14-04-11 12:39 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
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Originally Posted by robchester (Post 2519781)
Ok folks, dont post here as often as I used to, but I had to tell you about this.

I know SV owners often like to keep their downpipes polished and will spend hours of elbow grease rubbing and polishing until they can see their face.

Well I have now found the solution which I can honestly say is possibly the best cleaning product I have ever seen.

I am in no way affiliated with it, but Optiglanz (available on net and Hein Gericke) is the dogs danglies for cleaning exhausts. I tried it on the Triumph and stuff that I was trying to clean for hours literally ran off in seconds. Its about £13 a bottle but the fact that such a small amount is required (spray bottle) it lasts a long time! I urge anyone to give it a go and post the results on here
Thanks, I've just bought some, I'll give it a go when it arrives.

SUPERSTARDJ01 14-04-11 01:08 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
Before and after

http://boxertrix.com/phpBB2/viewtopi...c45f0bf5a7c801

SUPERSTARDJ01 14-04-11 01:10 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by robchester (Post 2519781)
Ok folks, dont post here as often as I used to, but I had to tell you about this.

I know SV owners often like to keep their downpipes polished and will spend hours of elbow grease rubbing and polishing until they can see their face.

Well I have now found the solution which I can honestly say is possibly the best cleaning product I have ever seen.

I am in no way affiliated with it, but Optiglanz (available on net and Hein Gericke) is the dogs danglies for cleaning exhausts. I tried it on the Triumph and stuff that I was trying to clean for hours literally ran off in seconds. Its about £13 a bottle but the fact that such a small amount is required (spray bottle) it lasts a long time! I urge anyone to give it a go and post the results on here

Do you have to remove the pipes to do this? wont it eat in to say the engine casing?

Dicky Ticker 14-04-11 03:29 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
Seems to me to be a bit like alibright which we used to paint on and wash off. It brought aluminium up like brand new.
If you were worried about overspray going on the engine paint it on with a brush.

hongman 14-04-11 03:34 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
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BUT it brings all of the chromium in stainless to the surface and your pipes will discolour even quicker afterwards.
What about this?

garynortheast 14-04-11 06:26 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
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BUT it brings all of the chromium in stainless to the surface and your pipes will discolour even quicker afterwards.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hongman (Post 2520163)
What about this?
That's the bit that caught my eye too. Along with the fact that it eats alloy. I suspect the only way to use the stuff safely would be to remove the pipes and if you're going to go to all that trouble then you may as well just get stuck in and clean the pipes in normal fashion.

timwilky 14-04-11 06:32 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
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BUT it brings all of the chromium in stainless to the surface and your pipes will discolour even quicker afterwards.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hongman (Post 2520163)
What about this?
I would like to know more about a solvent that is capable of moving crystals within a ferrous alloy.

hongman 14-04-11 07:13 PM
Re: Want to get your downpipes clean - EASIEST WAY
 
Tim

My IQ is about 5

Please rephrase


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