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drikko · Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: Exhaust polish

Does the muffler get hot enough that one has to use a special polish for the stainless or is any stainless polish OK to use?
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Flying Duck · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:03 am Post subject:

It's chrome, not stainless. Any decent chrome polish should work.
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Jim · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: exhaust polish

Depends on what exhaust system is on there. If it's Staintune or Remus, it should be stainless.
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drikko · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:11 am Post subject:

It's the original Beemer one. I thought they were stainless!
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yhog · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:15 am Post subject: We have been used this.

My friend who is mechanic of HONDA HRC strongly recommended "Mothers Polish" since before. So all my K friends has been used this in last 10 years with no trouble. Very Happy

This works great Wink

http://www.mothers.com/02_products/05100-05101.html

Gary Bennett · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:23 am Post subject:

Drikko,

Not sure about US bikes, but in OZ the exhuast is stainless and can be cleaned up with 'Autosol Metal Polish' available from Supercheap Auto. Autosol will even take out the browning where the four pipes are collected into one and you can use 400 grit 'Wet and Dry' sandpaper on the headers if they are really bad. Use water when sanding the headers and after you have done them a couple of times, start using 800 grit, then 1200 grit a few times after that again. By this stage they will look shiney as, with no scratches from the sandpaper. If your headers aren't too bad go straight to the 1200 grit. When I started to use the 400 then 800 grit Wet and Dry many years ago, I tried to rub each tube length ways so any scratches were not as visible. Once you get onto the 1200 grit it doesn't matter.
Don't use the Wet and Dry on the rest of the muffler, just the Autosol. It will take a fair bit of rubbing to get that buildup of crap off the exhaust in front of the rear wheel, but once it is off it will be easier to keep it clean.
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BMGraeme · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject:

Standard OEM is stainless over here - at least on mine it is. +1 on the Solvol Autosol although it takes a lot of effort unless you do it regularly.
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Geoff · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject:

I use Never Dull polish with a drill mounted polishing ball about 2x a year.

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drikko · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject:

I found a tube of Autosol in the garage last night, must be at least 20 years old! Worked a treat. It certainly looks like chrome to me. Could it just be really well polished stainless or chromed stainless?
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Tim (Midland Section) · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject: