Exhaust cleaning tips? - SV650.org

01-04-09, 01:24 PM

My previously gleaming Viper can is getting a bit tarnished looking. I haven't had the old girl out at all over the winter, but I still have spots of something appearing and spreading on the can. I tried some Halfords chrome and aluminium cleaner on it but it made no discernable difference.

It's the chrome can I'm talking about - the downpipe I gave up on last year

What do you do to get your chrome back to showroom spec?

Any tips please?

01-04-09, 01:31 PM

autosol

01-04-09, 01:32 PM

Autosol, patience, a beer, something slightly entertaining on the telly, patience and a rag.

I got a grubby can on eBay and must've spent 4 hours on it. Looks better than new now! (took nasty stickers off it too). Ultimately though if rust has gone through the chrome you won't get it back.

SoulKiss · 01-04-09, 01:39 PM

Best tip you will get.

Make sure its cooled down first

01-04-09, 03:46 PM

what if its one of those flame effect ones, you know blue to silver? like this

01-04-09, 04:01 PM

no soul kiss this is the best tip

drop of the autosol and exhaust (especially pipes) to dizzy blonde come back a week later jobs a goodun

01-04-09, 04:06 PM

how about cleaning titanium can's mine's a bitch to get clean polish makes it worse autosol would be bad too.

01-04-09, 04:42 PM

I used silvo on mine, the stuff on the padding:-

01-04-09, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcdef

what if its one of those flame effect ones, you know blue to silver? like this

Autosol. The colour is there (AFAIK!) from being heated as opposed to beig coloured so it should be fine. Might be worth checking on an inconspicous area first though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsv650

how about cleaning titanium can's mine's a bitch to get clean polish makes it worse autosol would be bad too.

Autosol to get the bad stuff off. The can I spoke about earlier is titanium which has a dull finish. If you just polish, polish, polish it takes off the poo and then use some brake cleaner or solvent to get rid of fingerprints or water marks. Titanium's a bugger to keep clean.

mister c · 01-04-09, 06:20 PM

Get Kwak round for a brew & show him your pipe. Just leave some Autosol & wire wool lying around by the bike & hey presto, clean exhaust

Seriously, if you use a lot of elbow grease & Autosol, your exhaust will look like new. Put Autosol on wire wool to attack the downpipe & you will be amazed how good it can look.

01-04-09, 01:24 PM	#1
dirtsk8 Guest Posts: n/a	Exhaust cleaning tips? My previously gleaming Viper can is getting a bit tarnished looking. I haven't had the old girl out at all over the winter, but I still have spots of something appearing and spreading on the can. I tried some Halfords chrome and aluminium cleaner on it but it made no discernable difference. It's the chrome can I'm talking about - the downpipe I gave up on last year What do you do to get your chrome back to showroom spec? Any tips please?

01-04-09, 01:31 PM	#2
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? autosol

01-04-09, 01:32 PM	#3
monkey Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? Autosol, patience, a beer, something slightly entertaining on the telly, patience and a rag. I got a grubby can on eBay and must've spent 4 hours on it. Looks better than new now! (took nasty stickers off it too). Ultimately though if rust has gone through the chrome you won't get it back.

01-04-09, 01:39 PM	#4
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? Best tip you will get. Make sure its cooled down first __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)

01-04-09, 03:46 PM	#5
arcdef Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? what if its one of those flame effect ones, you know blue to silver? like this

01-04-09, 04:01 PM	#6
davepreston Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? no soul kiss this is the best tip drop of the autosol and exhaust (especially pipes) to dizzy blonde come back a week later jobs a goodun

01-04-09, 04:06 PM	#7
zsv650 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? how about cleaning titanium can's mine's a bitch to get clean polish makes it worse autosol would be bad too.

01-04-09, 04:42 PM	#8
speedplay Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? I used silvo on mine, the stuff on the padding:-

01-04-09, 06:20 PM	#10
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,326	Re: Exhaust cleaning tips? Get Kwak round for a brew & show him your pipe. Just leave some Autosol & wire wool lying around by the bike & hey presto, clean exhaust Seriously, if you use a lot of elbow grease & Autosol, your exhaust will look like new. Put Autosol on wire wool to attack the downpipe & you will be amazed how good it can look. __________________ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/croozenooze/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colin.hughes.1213?ref=tn_tnmn Yoo Toob https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG...eMWUx4Ud2dK-yA

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