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Shiny Down pipes?? - xlewisbdx - 09-11-12
Hi just wanted to ask you, how do I get my down pipes nice and shiny? My pipe I am pretty sure have been painted over with some kind if black paint.
Here is my fazer ( the orange one) http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/643950_10151290297340056_1771842644_n.jpg
and here is my friend's fazer http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/396313_403488959724502_1639503765_n.jpg
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - Dead Eye - 09-11-12
Buy stainless steel pipes.
Yours appear to be the original pipes which are painted steel and have a tendency to rust. I doubt there is much you can do to make your existing ones shine but I could be wrong - typically it involves a lot of polishing and buffing with something like autosol
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - darrsi - 09-11-12
They do discolour due to heat, and unless you can be arsed to continuously polish them then i don't think it can be really helped, especially if you're an all weather rider.
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - JZS 600 - 09-11-12
Your friend likes a sticker, eh?
I've got stainless on mine but they do need some attention from time to time with the metal polish
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - Slaninar - 09-11-12
Complete waste of time IMO. Just ride, life's too short.
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - Skippernick - 09-11-12
The mild steel pipes made by Yamaha (they should know) are perfectly fine if you maintain them, I do.
You can do 3 things first keep them clean.
Second, and i plan to do this over the winter, is to take them off and respray with high temp paint.
What i have been doing up to now, is to rub grate polish onto them. This is high temp black polish for wood burners etc, they look lovely and black and shiny after a coat of that, and last a couple of months.
Of course like everyone else has suggested you can buy some stainless ones.
GET POLISHING FIRST!
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - 69oldskool - 11-11-12
So you really want shiny D.pipes?
Clean the pipes up, re-spray with V.high temp black paint ( only seems to come in matt unless someone knows otherwise?)
Then,(& this is the cunning part
) go over with VHT clear coat of same brand & hey presto shiny gloss black d.pipes.Ps, your m8's seat looks a tad uncomfortable! :lol
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - JZS 600 - 12-11-12
Hard core!
Re: Shiny Down pipes?? - gerkin - 13-11-12
motad venom downpipes on ebay at the moment ,great price i have these fitted ,,stainless yum
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAZER-600-FZS600-YAMAHA-downpipes-exhaust-collector-/160921229613?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2577a7192d