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« on: December 10, 2012, 12:51:55 PM » |
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Any suggestions on how to restore discolored exhaust header pipes?
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salty1
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2012, 12:55:33 PM » |
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Not much you can do with them. I've had some luck with Mothers mag & alluminum polish and in between using a blue out product.
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« Last Edit: December 10, 2012, 03:39:00 PM by salty1 »
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hoosier jaybird
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2012, 02:03:57 PM » |
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can you give me a lead on a blue out product?
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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2012, 02:17:57 PM » |
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Dagwood
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« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2012, 04:05:14 PM » |
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I've used this one with good results. Expect to use some patience and elbow grease. http://www.blue-job.com/ |
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hoosier jaybird
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2012, 04:42:40 PM » |
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Thanks guys for the help. I appreciate it.
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2012, 07:04:47 PM » |
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Where u from hoosier. By your name I take it your from indiana
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Poor Ol Harry
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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2012, 01:37:08 PM » |
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SOS pads work good for me......you will still have some color but when the color is shinney ....looks good to me
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hoosier jaybird
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« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2012, 04:30:30 PM » |
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Berne, Gavin. A swiss community.
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salty1
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« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2012, 04:50:09 PM » |
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SOS pads work good for me......you will still have some color but when the color is shinney ....looks good to me
This approach will definitely scratch the chrome. The blue outs will remove some surface but keep the luster of the chrome. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2012, 05:03:01 PM » |
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Instead of blankaway it should be called CHROMEAWAY cause that's what they all do.
Remove some chrome, that is!
Closer to rust and that's for sure.
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valk2000
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« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2012, 06:59:47 PM » |
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leave it or buy used...
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« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2012, 03:32:04 AM » |
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Paint it...... Worked great.  |
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salty1
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2012, 10:57:01 AM » |
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If your not satisfied with cleaning and polishing, try chrome powder coating.
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Hawkeye
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« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2013, 06:08:09 PM » |
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Salty, post #13 - chrome powder coat? - any product suggestions - I'm sick and tired of rusting onion skin thin chrome. Thanks in advance
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hoosier jaybird
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« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2013, 05:53:15 PM » |
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Hey Bugslayer, I used Blue Job on my header pipes and it took the Blue as well as the yellow off pretty well with using a lot of elbow grease as well. However I really haven't run the bike much since so I dont know if the blue will come back and continue to be problem. The chrome powder coating sounds like it might be an option but I dont know much about it. Where do you get that procedure done? Any links? Thanks, jaybird.
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hoosier jaybird
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« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2013, 06:05:37 PM » |
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Sorry Bugslayer, I looked at the wrong post. I guess Salty has the post I was looking at. jaybird.
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salty1
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« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2013, 05:36:10 AM » |
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Salty, post #13 - chrome powder coat? - any product suggestions - I'm sick and tired of rusting onion skin thin chrome. Thanks in advance
Hawkeye, I would just take the parts to a professional and see what product he/she has available to do the job. Another thing that some have done to prevent/minimize bluing or to lessen discoloration is to ceramic coat the inside of their headers before rechroming or chrome powder coating. |
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