How To Remove Burnt Rubber From Exhaust Pipes

Im very familiar with removal from a CHROME exhaust so please dont list those.

How to remove burnt rubber from exhaust pipes. She was wearing a jogging suit and when she went to get off the outer shell of the suit rested on the exhaust pipe causing it to melt onto the chrome pipe. The water pump and timing belt are brand new and the head gasket was tested. Try to scrape away the adhesive with a razor blade.

Joined Jul 7 2007 62 Posts. Discussion Starter 1 Aug 8 2007 Edited Hello. Spray directly on spot and wipe with a microfiber cloth.

If the material is fairly easy to melt you may be able to use and old iron to melt or soften it up and then wipe it away with a cloth. If big globs remain you might need to scrape lightly with a razor blade and repeat the acetone and polish. Cut the rubber -- or the remainder of the rubber -- away from the metal with a sharp serrated knife.

I dont think this would work real well if there is much rubber built up on the pipe but it might. Allow the exhaust to. While the exhaust is hot spray some Easy Off Bam oven cleaner on top of the residue then wait a few minutes and wash it with some soap and water.

Continue rubbing and picking until the fragments are removed from the exhaust pipe. The other option is to let your bike run long enough to heat up the pipes again which may soften up melt the material enough for it to be removed. Apply the cleaner to the melted shoe fragments to rehydrate them.

Goo Gone Gasoline Brake Cleaner Pig Spit which did nothing WD-40 Fingernail edge of the WD-40 red plastic cap Ice cold washcloth on the hot pipe. I have checked the engine compartment several times right after driving and it doesnt smell at all. This isnt hidden away under a car exhaust its a no fairing bike with header pipes clear to see.