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Old 12-02-08, 08:09 PM   #41
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Default Re: Brown pipes....kwak needed!!!

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Nice find dizzy, sounds like just the ticket
Good idea, Sean..............then maybe you can get the rest of your exhaust as shiny as the ART can

Nice find, Dizzy. Looking forward to seeing the pics
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Old 12-02-08, 09:12 PM   #42
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I've actually written the name of that stuff down to go to asda and buy. Thank you!
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Old 12-02-08, 09:49 PM   #43
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Folks, are you trying to get it back to completely Stainless? The only reason I say is because as soon as you take it out for a decent ride and come back, its already beginning to stain and change colour. Ive had it completely Stainless before but its too much of a chore to keep on top of it. Now I like it shiny but not too bothered if theres still a little staining on it. At least I dont need to put that extra effort into it. After all it is only the downpipe. and gets hidden by the bellypan
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Old 12-02-08, 10:27 PM   #44
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right this is odd stuff..its a powder, you can either apply onto a wet cloth and rub( if its slightly tarnished) or turn it into a paste like substance similar to a toothpaste consistancy( trial and error). I did the paste way and let it sit on it for a while and kept rubbing it with green pads, washed it off thouroughly and then give it the autosol.


bearing in mind my pipes looked like this



after faffing with this stuff...a little messy but i'm obsessed at the moment, it starts 'bleeding' brown stains, scrub a dub dub and it goes a not so very shiny this---



wash it all off and dry it for this


then autosol to this



ooops blurred had a few beers...lol
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Old 12-02-08, 10:28 PM   #45
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Default Re: Brown pipes....kwak needed!!!

Cool.

Bring em down to mine tomorrow and we'll refit them.
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Old 12-02-08, 10:31 PM   #46
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that is really good! i must get some of that myself! wow i'll have 3months more riding this year cus i wont have to clean for so long!
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Old 12-02-08, 10:36 PM   #47
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its not as perfect as what you would get it kwak, but they were really bad and for it to lift the crud off the rear pipe was a miracle. Its not a simple wax on wax off but its a handy tip of the day i think
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Old 12-02-08, 10:42 PM   #48
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its done a grand job considering, id be happy wiv that.
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Old 12-02-08, 10:45 PM   #49
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Default Re: Brown pipes....kwak needed!!!

Considering that top picture there makes their original state look far better than it actually was!
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Old 12-02-08, 10:48 PM   #50
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daft thing is its going to be covered by a bellypan, Lissa could you answer me a question?? How do you change an oil filter with a Roca bellypan? and polish the downpipe too?

I'm rather enjoying this polishing lark, just my hands don't like it. By the way this stuff smells all lemony
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