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Title: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: red98 on 26 April 2012, 08:43:09 pm
anyone got some TOP TIPS for cleaning and keeping clean stainless exhaust downpipes  :)
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: Fazer Jake on 26 April 2012, 09:01:58 pm
autosol and plenty of elbow grease :d
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: mcyoungy on 26 April 2012, 09:03:27 pm
ride the bike and ignore them.
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: griff86 on 26 April 2012, 09:12:30 pm
I use peek or autosol metal polish and a green scourer, they come up great!
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: steeeve66 on 26 April 2012, 09:20:45 pm
Quote from: griff86 on 26 April 2012, 09:12:30 pm
I use peek or autosol metal polish and a green scourer, they come up great!

x2
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: ade the blade on 26 April 2012, 09:25:21 pm
stainless steel cleaner regularly :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: Dead Eye on 26 April 2012, 11:14:06 pm
Pretty sure I know the answer to this, BUT

Mine have gone slightly golden (which is to do with high temperatures affecting the compounds in the metal correct?) and I assume that no amount of scrubbing / polishing is going to make them return to silver is it?
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: Captain Haddock on 26 April 2012, 11:39:34 pm
Quote from: mcyoungy on 26 April 2012, 09:03:27 pm
ride the bike and ignore them.
Ditto, enjoy the ride and if others don't want to look at it feck em.
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: Fuzzy on 27 April 2012, 12:17:07 am
Quote from: Dead Eye on 26 April 2012, 11:14:06 pm
Pretty sure I know the answer to this, BUT

Mine have gone slightly golden (which is to do with high temperatures affecting the compounds in the metal correct?) and I assume that no amount of scrubbing / polishing is going to make them return to silver is it?


I had to sand down my downpipes not long ago due to a plastic bag melting onto it and I found that it went back to silver although that only lasted for about 2 rides.
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: red98 on 27 April 2012, 06:22:35 am
morning all and thanks for your replys..a mixed bag there....i was thinking of painting them black to match the origanal anyone tried that ?   ;)
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: Fazer Jake on 30 April 2012, 01:04:04 pm
mine were looking abit grubby so i sanded em down with a light wet and dry paper then polished with autosol, came up brilliantly
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: red98 on 30 April 2012, 07:40:34 pm
Quote from: Fazer Jake on 30 April 2012, 01:04:04 pm
mine were looking abit grubby so i sanded em down with a light wet and dry paper then polished with autosol, came up brilliantly

thanks fazerjake...i think t i`ll do the same  :)
Title: Re: care for stainless downpipes
Post by: janner_10 on 01 May 2012, 03:47:57 pm
Quote from: red98 on 27 April 2012, 06:22:35 am
morning all and thanks for your replys..a mixed bag there....i was thinking of painting them black to match the origanal anyone tried that ?   ;)


I did with the original crappy downpipes but certainly wouldn't if I swapped them for lovely stainless.