How To Clean Stainless Steel Exhaust

Not like the rest of the system the tips or tail pipes are located furthest away from the engine and are not exposed to extreme temperate.

How to clean stainless steel exhaust. Most of the steps for cleaning your stainless-steel exhaust will not require a pressure washer so its important to make use of it before you start to make the job easier. I have fitted a new M4 exhaust to my SV1000 and on the first ride I melted the heal of my boot onto the stainless steel. Heat effects Stainless Steel exhausts allowing your shiny pipes to go brown and rusty.

All of our muffler tips or tail pipes are made of high quality 304 grade stainless steel. There are two main types of motorcycle exhaust pipes. Whether you want to show the car or get ready to sell every piece should be in pristine condition.

Here is a top tip on how to clean dirty rusty stainless steel exhausts. Polished the stainless steel exhaust pipes of my BMW R1200RT. The degreaser will act to break up interior carbon deposits and rust.

You need to be gentler with chrome pipes which are why the dirt is soaked first before being gently scrubbed with a softer metal and some cleaning agent. Instead of getting straight into the cleaning why not give your exhaust a quick blast with some high PSI. Here you can see another example of the result of polishing stainless steel exhaust pipes.

Its not as easy as just spraying it with some cleaner and wiping it off as you would do on other metal surfaces. After the degreaser has been applied simply rinse with water and dry with a towel to avoid more rust from potentially. It is vital that you use a product that is safe on stainless steal and soft cleaning material to protect the exhaust.

What follows is an explanation of the process and what you can do to. When chrome or stainless steel exhaust tips get hot enough they typically take on some blue coloration. Neil Stern contacted Motorbike Writer in 2015 after we published an article in which the World Patent Marketing issued a patent for his Rid a Blue a quick-cleaning product designed to take the bluing out of stainless steel or chrome exhaust pipes.