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Gentlemen and ladies,
I just purchased a new Valcun and within the first 600 miles had
black scuff marks from shoes on the exhaust. I was bummed. I did get
it off no problem. While the exhaust was still hot enough to turn the
product to steam I used mothers chrome polish. Took the marks right
off no problem and chrome still looks like new. hope it helps.
Robert B 
- North Dakota
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+++++++ Last week I got caught in the rain. My rainsuit pant leg left a mark on my exhaust cover. I rode to work twice and did a dinner run with my club before I noticed the burn mark so it was baked on pretty well. I tried gasoline, chrome polish, paint thinner, etc. and none of them worked. After reading the posts here I decided to try steel wool with WD-40 [link is to product info at Amazon] and it worked great. The cover came clean quickly and the steel wool left no marks. Thanks for the help. Len L |
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Try ROAD RUB! It really helped me. The Harley store by me sells it but you can get it online too. It's less then $10 a tube and looks like a travel size deodorant. My dad burned his nylon jogging pants on my brand new bike's pipe. I had a huge brown burnt spot right in the middle of the pipe. I rode the bike to get it hot and used a terry towel to wipe off as much as I could. I got a lot off but what was left smeared across the whole pipe and left a thick dull haze. I wasn't sure what was worse. I tried everything: chrome cleaner, WD-40, coke cola, and was just about to break out the oven cleaner when my hubby started calling bike dealers for suggestions. The lady at Harley says they refer to ROAD RUB as "miracle in a tube". You just rub it on the mark while the pipes are nice and cool. It took it all off! It took a little elbow grease and almost 2 tubes, but it was worth it. The toughest spots were where I still had that brown burnt stuff left but everything came off pretty easy. Hope this helps!
Michelle B
- Addison, IL, USA
Both my wife and I just purchased new bikes and we both at some point touched the sole of a shoe to the exhaust. I tried a ton of the different solutions offered on the web, but what finally did it for us was Bon-Ami [link is to product info at Amazon]. It's a very mild cleanser that does not scratch. I used a damp cloth, enough of the Bon Ami powder to make a paste and then just rubbed and rubbed. It was a lot of elbow grease, but no scratches to the chrome.
Steve M
- Hutsonville, IL, USA
I made the mistake of wearing a pair of nylon ski pants on a cold winter day when I rode my Harley and I now have melted nylon on my chrome exhaust pipes. What can I use to remove this without damaging the chrome? I know this is not industrial but an answer would be greatly appreciated. thank you,
John S
Harley rider counts - Seattle, Washington, USA
Well, first-you know those "microfiber" cloths you can buy for
detailing your bike and/or car? Well, they are man-made and they
melt. DO NOT even brush them across your exhaust when it is hot. They
are made of some super-secret, space-age material and they are
hideous on your pipes.
I have had boot rubber on pipes before. Messy? Yes. Work to get off?
Yes. But this stuff resisted everything. I finally tried what I read
in a few responses here-0000
Steel Wool [link is to product info at Rockler] with gasoline.
It took work, but it came off.
I followed up with some Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish. Good as
new.
Paul W
- Orlando, Florida
What worked for me, and, no, this is not a joke...
Goof Off [link is to product info at Amazon].
2006 VTX. The spot on the exhaust was of unknown origin, but, it was
so baked on that everyone (except me) was convinced it was a
scuff/scratch on the pipe - kind of a dull grey smear abut the size
of a quarter. Must have come from a shoe sole. Various cleaners and
polishes did nothing. 3 repeated applications with the GOOF OFF (and
some elbow grease) and it was gone.
For what it's worth...
No, I don't sell or market this stuff, but it is usable on many
different kinds of surfaces and fabrics.
Pete K
- Guelph, Ontario, CANADA
The other day I bent over my bike to get gas and melted half of my nylon track pants on the pipe. I tried a few things to no avail and came across this post after a google search and was just headed out to Walmart to get some Easy Off when my mom said what about this? Now what could a mom know about getting burnt stuff off exhaust pipes, right? Well as it turns out she brought me out Weiman Glass Cook Top Cleaner [link is to product info at Amazon] and Ceramabryte Cleaning Pads [link is to product info at Amazon] and said how about this. So I figure let's give it a shot. At first I think this ain't working but then think wait a minute here. It started to work and even started taking big chunks off. It seems that it has some kind of properties that concentrates on separating it from what it's stuck to. Worked excellent. I hope this helps someone.
JOHN R
- Niagara Falls Ontario Canada
For rubber heel burnt marks on my chrome pipe, I used 0000
Steel Wool [link is to product info at Rockler] and WD 40. Looks
perfect, no scratches.
I was skeptical, but it worked, and I had to rub reasonably hard, but
it took only a few minutes.
Johnny B [name deleted for privacy]
- Ottawa ON Canada
I also have to FULLY endorse Classic Cloth. I do 4,500 miles a
month on my GL1800TE Goldwing and enter every kind of bike show you
can imagine. In less than 10 months, that bike has taken over 19
awards. (13 first place - 5 second place - 1 3rd place)
Classic cloth is AMAZING as it works on both plastic and metal
chrome, brass, mirrors, etc etc etc. Anything that has oxidation will
respond very well to this cloth. Most of your HD shops carry it and
some of "the other guy's" carry it as well.
It WILL remove stuff from your pipes. I have done this on three other
bike to prove it. Works amazingly well on rims! (Took my front rim
with over 30,000 miles worth of accrued "gunk" and had it looking
much better than new in about 30 minutes.)
Doug R [name deleted for privacy]
- Jax, Florida
Ed. note: We're glad it worked for you, Doug -- but please try to limit the superlatives, folks; it draws shills for competitive products who then feel the need to describe their product in even more glowing terms, and we end up deleting a whole good thread. It's a major pain and has happened way too many times.
I want to thank everyone for the ideas in this forum. I had a shirt with cotton and polypropylene touch my exhaust and leave residue. I tried scrubbing with a rage and OOPS and WD40 with no luck. I then applied the oops using 0000 Steel Wool [link is to product info at Rockler] and that removed the residue with no scratches. THANKS.
Stephen Gannon
- Austin, Texas Travis
My 12 yr. old managed to drape his polyester motorcycle jacket
across the pipes today and my first response (once I calmed down) was
to get on the internet to see what to do. Thanks for all the help! I
tried the Goo Gone [link is to product info at Amazon] and that
didn't work. The Easy Off did the trick. I think the pipe is still a
little discolored, but the mess is gone. I'll bet when the wife is
the culprit it takes even more "understanding".
Thanks again.
Rich Ruess
- Maple Valley, Washington
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June 18, 2008 I have melted a rain suit on a black exhaust pipe, unlike all the solutions mentioned above are on a chrome pipes. Has anyone had any luck with any solutions on black pipes. I don't want to wear off the black finish which is not as strong a finish as chrome is. Kekoo Gatta
August 23, 2008 I tried many things to get melted plastic store bag off my exhaust....the only thing that worked was to heat it up with a propane torch..carefully...and wipe off with a cotton cloth then polish with Nevr-Dull [link is to product info at Amazon]....no residue & nice and shiny!! Delores Maillard |
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Hi I went through an enormous puddle broken sprinkler line and
when I was touching up my paint fenders etc. I accidently dropped my
micro fiber cloth on my hot pipes cooked on!
How do I remove it? PLEASE HELP!!
Michael Galvan
A/C Tech - Palm Desert, Ca. USA
I unintentionally rested my riding boot on the pipe of my guy's bike and had a mess. We removed the rubber with Brasso [link is to product info at Amazon] metal polish. It worked wonders!!
Marsha Hayes
- Ridgely, TN, US
I never had to use it, but Ive been told that a ball of aluminum foil will rub it off. Good luck
dan dewitt
- zephyrhills Florida
I accidentally dropped my microfibre washmit on my hot chrome exhaust header. Once the header cooled off, stuck to it was melted orange microfibres - it was like baked on. I spent hours on the internet to check for a solution, however was not comfortable with chemicals as you never know what they can do (especially caustic stuff like easy off), steel wool (known to scratch), sandpaper (scratches like steel wool). I tried the magic eraser with some success. Comet was mild enough, just like the magic eraser not to scuff the chrome. What really worked was a brass shim. Brass is softer than chrome and will not damage the chrome if you are careful. I was able to gently scrape off the baked microfibres without leaving a trace on the chrome. You should always try this on a small area first. Good luck!
Jim Simpson
- Vancouver, Canada
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October 31, 2009 my wife set her fleece on my seat witch of course as
always if you put a jacket or shirt on the seat it ends up
on the pipes jason doe
October 31, 2009 We realize that you're ticked at your wife over the incident, Jason, but calling her your 'seat witch, of course as always' is a bit strong. I hope I misunderstood :-) But you made my Halloween. Glad the nickel worked! Regards,
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