How To Clean Stainless Steel Exhaust Pipes

Carefully rubbing the headers with some water and emery paper to retain the brushed finish.

How to clean stainless steel exhaust pipes. In my cleaning job this time I used Luster Lace and after having done that I used Autosol Stainless Steel Polish. Neil says some chrome pipes are plated under solution with no oxygen which is unstable. 1- Clean wash get all dirt off the exhaust pipe.

Carefully shaving off as much plastic as I could with a brand new Stanley knife blade between forefinger and thumb. Buff the exhaust pipes. How To - Restore your Stainless Steel Header or Exhaust Wed Jun 24 2009 728 am Im doing this write-up to help all of us out there that has an old header that used be good looking and now its just a couple of pipes.

Rev it a bit you dont need to actually ride it and let the pipes heat. A short video showing how I clean my exhaust of my XT660RPlease like comment and subscribe. Finally you need to use a clean microfiber cloth to buff the pipes.

Paint this solution on header with cheap paint brush. There are two main types of motorcycle exhaust pipes. Wash with soap and lots of water to get the abrasive bits off.

Now the stainless steel exhaust pipes on my BMW R1200RT needed polishing too after 5000 km on the odometer. The principle is to put the lace once preferably twice around your exhaust pipe and then move the ends back and forward. Use steel wool for very dirty exhaust tips.

Could somebody explain how you can polish stainless or point me to a. Passivation is needed to maximize the natural corrosion resistance of stainless steel and remove surface contamination. Wait 2 to 4 hours for the exhaust to dry.