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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2005, 07:52:38 PM »

"On a new bike you will get particles of the rubber belt that get melted on the pipes during break-in...."

You better check your rear wheel alignment!
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2005, 08:12:18 PM »

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"On a new bike you will get particles of the rubber belt that get melted on the pipes during break-in...."

You better check your rear wheel alignment!


Yep.  Had 'em do that on both the E-glides I've owned and everything was cool.  The worst happens within the first couple hundred miles.  After that, the debris gets a lot less to the point where it's all but gone at about 500 miles.  Actually, I'm just guessing it was from the belt.  Don't know what else would cause the phenomenon. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2005, 09:33:44 PM »

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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2005, 10:22:18 PM »

My rain suit melted on my header pipe at sturgis and the next day at J and P there was a guy selling a metal polish and cleaner called BAM. I asked him about my pipe and he said to wheel the bike around. There was quite a blob on the header pipe. This stuff took it right off by the use of the polish/cleaner and a soft rag. Unbelevable. I sure as hell wouldn't want to get it on my paint.
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2005, 10:44:48 PM »

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BAM......   I sure as hell wouldn't want to get it on my paint.


Even worse than loctite and leather?
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2005, 09:29:16 AM »

BRAKE CLEANER--Its cleaning fluid like at the dry cleaners.
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2005, 08:42:52 PM »

I sell a product called Ouator at my NAPA store it is pronounced water. It works great it is a metal polish and wont harm chrome copper or brass. It causes a chemical reaction rather than abrasive action. DelNel [smiley=beerchug.gif]
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2005, 08:55:01 PM »

Thanks for the advice.  I think I will try the oven easy off since I have that in the kitchen.  I don't think is the belt because I have 2000 miles on the bike and Maverick, I have a vance and hines 2 & 1 header.
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2005, 03:31:59 AM »

I rode to sturgis & back over 3600 miles round trip. some how in the first 400 miles I ended up with black heel marks on the pipe. Rode the rest of the trip with no way of cleaning the marks off. By the time I got home I thought the heel marks would never come off with out scratching the chrome. I had some PJ1 super cleaner that I spray on the engine & brakes to get the road grime off before washing.Took the cleaner & sprayed some into A rag & started rubing on the heel marks & the cleaner cut right thru it. GOOD AS NEW. TRY PJ1 SUPER CLEANER. [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] [smiley=banana.gif]
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2005, 11:58:22 AM »

Okay, so this is a technique that no one else has mentioned that I know works and leaves no scratches.

Get the pipes nice and warmed up (hot), then use a piece of soft wood, balsa or anything semi soft.  Stick the wood against the pipe and the wood will burn a little, just like wood burning, but it will pull the marks right off the pipes and into the wood.

May sound funny but it is easy and it works better than anything when other ways have failed.
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2005, 05:34:27 PM »

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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #26 on: November 18, 2006, 11:57:50 PM »

denatured alchol works great
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2006, 07:58:27 AM »

May not help getting them off, but keep from getting them on! try:http://www.heelguard.com/
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2006, 12:31:47 PM »

If the rubber is thick use a razor blade, then use S-100 works like a champ.
« Last Edit: November 19, 2006, 12:33:00 PM by iselbulls »
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Re: How to get black heel mark off pipes
« Reply #29 on: November 28, 2006, 07:19:53 PM »

HarleyGirl,
    The only way I've found (with out scratching the chrome) is a cotton wadding product called Never Dull (comes in a blue can).  It has metal polish in the wadding material that literally disolves the rubber or what ever.  You have to work it a bit (better yet,   lay a piece in the spot for 5 minutes and then just wipe it off).  Try it,  you'll be amazed.
Before I met Mrs._Beagle,  I dated a bunch of non-riding chicks and no doubt....every ride had boot marks on the pipes....once so bad,  she melted the boots so bad she wound up throwing them out.  Take my word,  this stuff is only like $5/can......you won't be sorry.

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