Tips For Cleaning Sidepipes
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Racer
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Tips For Cleaning Sidepipes
There seems to be a lot of tar on the headers near the wheel that is extremely hard to get off because it gets caked on from the heat. Any tips out there to help get this off?
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Try "De-Solv-It" for removing road tar. I've been using it for over 10 years for removing all types of gooey stuff, including tar on car paint and never had a problem. It's water rinseable, too. I squirt some on a rag wrapped around my finger and use light pressure circular motion to remove tar spots without scratching and then follow it up with a soapy wash afterward.
I never tired it on chrome but it should be OK - try small test spot first.
Here's the company who distributes it. You can find it in hardware stores (Ace, Handi Man) or online (Amazon) -
http://www.orange-sol.com/household/index.html
Good luck!
I never tired it on chrome but it should be OK - try small test spot first.
Here's the company who distributes it. You can find it in hardware stores (Ace, Handi Man) or online (Amazon) -
http://www.orange-sol.com/household/index.html
Good luck!
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) and I used Mother's metal polish and a cloth. They cleaned up pretty quick and easy.
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A tip I can offer for Chrome and stainless steel pipes is use never dull wading with semi chrome paste polish. The never dull is a little abrasive and the semi chrome gives a bright luster and the two together won't scratch the finish, even when the stainless gets that gold look they come back to a chrome like finish easily.
I have never used this on jet hot but I think it is worth a try.
I have never used this on jet hot but I think it is worth a try.
Racer
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I used that never dull wading and it seems to work pretty well to get the tar and stains off my jet hot pipes. Now for those little scratches that I have on there, Ill try a couple different ones to see how it works out. But should I just use a microfibre cloth and lightly go in circles or can I use something like that Mothers Mini Powerball?
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Use the least aggressive approaches and work your way up.
I would start the car to slightly warm up the pipes, shut-down and when warm to the touch apply hand cleaner, yes, good old fashioned mechanics hand cleaner and allow it to soften the tar. Rinse well. Repeat as necessary.
You need to exhaust all type of non-corrosive cleaners to remove the tar before going to the extent of scraping the pipes.
I would start the car to slightly warm up the pipes, shut-down and when warm to the touch apply hand cleaner, yes, good old fashioned mechanics hand cleaner and allow it to soften the tar. Rinse well. Repeat as necessary.
You need to exhaust all type of non-corrosive cleaners to remove the tar before going to the extent of scraping the pipes.