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[miker]

Gasoline.....soaked on a rag melted the residue into a goo, wiped and wiped.  Then neverdulled to death with wenol blue...4 beers.
Still some left but my inner fairing is back from paint, it is time to wire the tuneage.

Thanks for the tips.

Miker

[DW6019]

You don't have to go to a "old time hardware store" to buy Never Dull. They sell it at every PepBoy, Autozone etc in western hemisphere. Eagle One sells it under there label but it still says Never Dull on the can.
Still, the easiest way is to get it hot and then quickly wipe it off with a Cotton Shop towel, go quik, it should all come off in a couple wipes. Way easier than anything else suggested above, then after it cools use Mothers chrome polish.

[miker]

You don't have to go to a "old time hardware store" to buy Never Dull. They sell it at every PepBoy, Autozone etc in western hemisphere. Eagle One sells it under there label but it still says Never Dull on the can.
Still, the easiest way is to get it hot and then quickly wipe it off with a Cotton Shop towel, go quik, it should all come off in a couple wipes. Way easier than anything else suggested above, then after it cools use Mothers chrome polish.

Nope, it was a melted micro fiber cloth, as in melted to goo then hardened, what a pia.  Heated it up and smeared it around to get most off, that left a film smear in a larger area.  The petro took it off, it was outside.

The  neverdull worked to clean up the residue but it took some wenol blue to shine it back, now the rest of the muffler looks crummy.  The lesson here is not to drop plastic things on a hot exhaust.  Thanks for all the suggestions.

Miker

[Seegarsmkr]

Nope, it was a melted micro fiber cloth, as in melted to goo then hardened, what a pia.  Heated it up and smeared it around to get most off, that left a film smear in a larger area.  The petro took it off, it was outside.

The  neverdull worked to clean up the residue but it took some wenol blue to shine it back, now the rest of the muffler looks crummy.  The lesson here is not to drop plastic things on a hot exhaust.  Thanks for all the suggestions.

Miker

Thanx Miker I will try and remember that... this site is awesome...so much teaching/learning going on.

seegarz

[Midnight Rider]

Good to know NeverDull is available at Autozone, etc.

Here is how I get boot marks and the one time microfiber marks off my Rineharts (Keep in mind that the pipes are polished with Glare):  Take a small wad of Neverdull and rub on the marks till they are good and covered in whatever chemical is in the Neverdull material.  Let it "soak in" for a few minutes while you take a few swigs of beer and look at other chit you need to do to the bike, burn a cigarette or other smoke of choice, if so inclined.  Then take the same piece and rub the marks off.  If it's a big glob of chit, repeat as necessary.  Will NOT scratch the chrome.  Then take a drop or two of Glare, or whatever other wax/polish you use, wax on/wax off.  Finito.....

[HarlyFan]

You are all making this way to difficult!!! The easiest way to remove anything that has burned onto or scuffed your pipes is to first heat them up so they are hot, go into the kitchen and get a can of EASY OFF oven cleaner and spray it onto the hot pipes in the problem area and watch your problem slide right off the pipe. I have used this method for over 20 years without any problems and without any elbow grease. Wipe the pipe clean with any chrome polish and have another beer while the ole lady begs for forgiveness!!!   

[JR]

I have heard about the oven cleaner method but I didn't have any in the house. I have D&D fatcats and when I picked up my scooter after having them installed I noticed a mark that looked like rust marks pitting. I tried all polishes I had in my garage. D&D said they would send me a new cover so I figured what the heck, I got an SOS pad and watered down the pad and lightly began to rub pipe. It came right off and no scratches. I use it for pant or boot marks all the time now!

                                                         JR

[2006_CVO_HD]

4 beers

Cheers......

[Steve_G]

Use a screwdriver poised above the offending area.  Then using a 10 lb. sledge hammer, repeatedly hammer said screwdriver into and around the offending area.  Then look through catalogs and web sites, and pick out a new muffler.  -Next time don't melt plastic on the new one, and I think you will have solved your problem.

The above method is GUARANTEED safe and a hundert purcent affectiv.   

[LRebel]

Seems that no matter how many times I have told my lovely wife to keep her boots off the pipes, she still melts a little off from time to time.
For the light spots, I just use some chrome polish.  The fine abrasive in the chrome polish will rub them right off with little effort.
For the times she gets the boots on the pipes and cooks them good, I have used some fine rubbing compound.  I recommend that you stick with the finer stuff and use it very sparingly, as you can dull the chrome if you get too aggressive.  I usually try to get most of the cooked rubber off and then finish up with the chrome polish.

I have heard of the oven cleaner technique, but never tried it...was a little worried about the chemicals in the oven cleaner damaging the chrome.
Never heard of Never Dull.  Sounds like it is worth trying??

[Midnight Rider]

Seems that no matter how many times I have told my lovely wife to keep her boots off the pipes, she still melts a little off from time to time.
For the light spots, I just use some chrome polish.  The fine abrasive in the chrome polish will rub them right off with little effort.
For the times she gets the boots on the pipes and cooks them good, I have used some fine rubbing compound.  I recommend that you stick with the finer stuff and use it very sparingly, as you can dull the chrome if you get too aggressive.  I usually try to get most of the cooked rubber off and then finish up with the chrome polish.

I have heard of the oven cleaner technique, but never tried it...was a little worried about the chemicals in the oven cleaner damaging the chrome.
Never heard of Never Dull.  Sounds like it is worth trying??

Works well for me and does no harm to the chrome at all.

[REGGAB]

Tried Easy Off on the Sporty's mufflers this weekend.  It works, BUT, be sure you have good aim, apply it only where you need it, and if it gets on anything else......GET IT OFF NOW!!!!  It'll leave S100 Total Cycle Cleaner looking spots if you don't.  Also, be sure to rinse very well......even more so than you would if you use the S100 stuff.......which I'd NEVER recommend.  I wouldn't recommend the Easy Off method unless you have something really nasty to clean off, and even then, extreme caution is advised.  The stuff is caustic.  Be careful.

[hogasm]

Used the Easy Off Oven Cleaner on my pipes on the way home from Nelson trip. Spray on warm pipes, rub lightly with scotch brite pad, spray lots of water on spot....Looks like new ......which created major fu up...

Did such a great job cleaning the pipes I decided to use it on my engine......took the powder coat right off the motor

DON"T GET IT ON THE MOTOR

[REGGAB]

Used the Easy Off Oven Cleaner on my pipes on the way home from Nelson trip. Spray on warm pipes, rub lightly with scotch brite pad, spray lots of water on spot....Looks like new ......which created major fu up...

Did such a great job cleaning the pipes I decided to use it on my engine......took the powder coat right off the motor

DON"T GET IT ON THE MOTOR

EI YI YI YI YI.  Dewd, that REALLY vacuums.  Wow.  So what now?  Heck, I don't know what I'd do.  Cry perhaps.  Kick my own a$$.  Demand that somebody kick my a$$.  I dunno..........I don't think there's enough beer in the world to drown that sorrow.

[Fired00d]

Used the Easy Off Oven Cleaner on my pipes on the way home from Nelson trip. Spray on warm pipes, rub lightly with scotch brite pad, spray lots of water on spot....Looks like new ......which created major fu up...

Did such a great job cleaning the pipes I decided to use it on my engine......took the powder coat right off the motor

DON"T GET IT ON THE MOTOR

That sucks. Only thing you can do is turn lemon into lemonade. Sounds like diamond cut and color (blue??) powdercoat would make things all better.

If Kathy ever asks I'll deny mentioning this to you.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d