How To Clean Motorcycle Header Pipes

We can take advantage of this clearing to clean the spout as well.

How to clean motorcycle header pipes. Begin the cleaning process by spraying your motorcycle exhaust pipes with a commercial metal cleaner. The resulting mark burns in and looks disgusting spoiling your beautiful bike which you spent ages cleaning. Whatever has your pipes looking funny can come off with enough elbow grease.

And rinsed them off and then scoured them with the cleaner. Check out my new tutorial video Thank you for your supportRide safe __Like my facebook page. Stuff that falls onto the pipes can melt creating a gross residue and excess heat turns pipes blue.

Never do it on hot pipes always cold He says it can be used to clean all oxidation on stainless steel and chrome. SS How can I get and keep the exhaust pipe on my R1200 shiny. Daily grime discolors pipes with dirt and grime.

I like to clean mine once over the winter and then thats it. In order to clean the pipe remove it from the motorcycles exhaust system. Keep chrome exhaust pipes mufflers and heat shields clean.

While chrome is tougher than paint it can be scratched and excessive polishing can wear through the plating. Generally youll see that the base of the header pipes will have the most color on them since thats where its takes most of the heat. Cleaning your motorcycles chrome pipes.

You can live without cleaning them but it is definitely refreshing when you clean them. When in the air and heated up the molecules in the chrome fall apart and allow oxidation and bluing he says. Stainless-steel pipes are forgiving so you can be harsh in cleaning them.