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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: JonathonBeedie on 01 June 2012, 10:06:26 am

Title: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: JonathonBeedie on 01 June 2012, 10:06:26 am

Another

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: JonathonBeedie on 01 June 2012, 10:08:37 am

keep hitting wrong damn button........
 
Just after a bit more advice on what's best to use or what's the best method for cleaning up the downpipes??
Don't think they have ever been done on this bike, just look really grubby, are there any magic formulas apart from a good load of elbow grease and a scouring pad etc???

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: baggy on 01 June 2012, 10:40:39 am

I have always used Autosol with one of these polishing kits that go into a cordless drill. For the hard to reach bits, Autosol and wire wool


 [size=78%]http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cbk100c-4in-polishing-kit?da=1&TC=SRC-polishing (http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cbk100c-4in-polishing-kit?da=1&TC=SRC-polishing)[/size]

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: Fazer Jake on 01 June 2012, 12:57:59 pm

Wet and dry sandpaper clean down, then polish with autosol

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: scottomus0 on 01 June 2012, 12:59:07 pm

i would like to know also. mine are black, im guessing painted black? its an 02 plate in silver.


would autosol work on them or would it strip the black off??

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: keno on 01 June 2012, 04:04:52 pm

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i would like to know also. mine are black, im guessing painted black? its an 02 plate in silver.


would autosol work on them or would it strip the black off??

You would need to take them off rub down with wet-n-dry and spray or paint with high temperature stove paint.

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: Ian-man on 01 June 2012, 04:21:40 pm

Good stuff for stainless pipes is optiglanz available from Hein Gericke. Gets rid of heat discolouration, brings them up like new.

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: JZS 600 on 01 June 2012, 05:37:27 pm

Interesting, I was an Autosol and green scouring pad type of guy.
 
I'll give this a go.
 
Incidentally, I tried Motul shine and go last week and boy, did THAT work! (just dont get any over spray on the seat. In fact, take the seat off before applying!)

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: Ian-man on 01 June 2012, 06:16:52 pm

I will have a look at that motul shine and go too.

Title: Re: Downpipe Cleaning
Post by: Ben Diesel on 04 June 2012, 11:49:20 am

After cleaning the black downpipes on my FZS600 I would give them a coat of Zebo black firegrate polish, leave for an hour, then buff to a semi-shine. Also works well on the black parts of your brake calipers if they're looking a bit grubby. Work it in with an old toothbrush and buff off with a shoebrush.
 
Wear gloves, though.