Burnt rag on downpipe help :(

[Stue11 0]

Pike37 who is a mate of mine and fellow member as just rang me to tell me that whilst drying down the bike with a rag he managed to touch the downpipes with a damp rag and it stuck to the pipe...after removing the rag from the downpipe hes left a big 5-6 inch stain on the pipe... hes tried everything to try and remove it and it wont shift, so if anyones got an idea what to do please tell, thanks in advance Stue11...ps they are bloody new downpipes too hes not a happy man at the mo

[Manxbiker 0]

Are they chrome downpipes? Has he tried chrome polish on them? If not, I believe that on cold pipes, lacquer thinner can remove most if not all stains.

[flange 0]

Some wet n dry is what i'd try.Not to course,about 600 grit,then some 1000 followed by Solvo(sp)
Not if there chrome but most are stainless now.

[Stue11 0]

they are stainless steel mate, well they were

[RichardH 0]

I moved my tankbag at a petrol station while in France, the router mat under it fell off and welded itself to my down pipe , during the course of the holiday it just burned off

[flange 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

they are stainless steel mate, well they were

Ive bought a few neglected bikes where the stainless dowpipes are black.The wet n dry brought them up lovely

[Stue11 0]

@flange wrote:

@Stue11 wrote:

they are stainless steel mate, well they were

Ive bought a few neglected bikes where the stainless dowpipes are black.The wet n dry brought them up lovely

Thanks mate much appreciated

[pike37 0]

@Manxbiker wrote:

Are they chrome downpipes? Has he tried chrome polish on them? If not, I believe that on cold pipes, lacquer thinner can remove most if not all stains.

Thanks for that stu, And thanks to every one for the advise which i will certainly be trying. So far ive tryed autosol,white spirit, turps, petrol, liquid spanner, and the dremmel,and nothing even touching it.

[RichardH 0]

have you tried being careful

[pike37 0]

ITCHY wrote:

have you tried being careful

[Stue11 0]

@pike37 wrote:

ITCHY wrote:

have you tried being careful

Dont worry im sure hes a telling of from the boss

[jezza 0]

@flange wrote:

Some wet n dry is what i'd try.Not to course,about 600 grit,then some 1000 followed by Solvo(sp)
Not if there chrome but most are stainless now.

this is the way to go

[Guest Guest]

sand it down with some fine grades then get the autosol on it and it should come away no trouble. then tell the dozzy sod not to do it again.

[day101 0]

Ive never had this problem with a faired bike

[Chadatious 0]

autosol, with wire wool. that should do it! works wonders on stainless downs

[pike37 0]

@day101 wrote:

Ive never had this problem with a faired bike

[Stue11 0]

@pike37 wrote:

@day101 wrote:

Ive never had this problem with a faired bike

Pike he never cleaned his naked one hence why he bought a faired one

[day101 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

@pike37 wrote:

@day101 wrote:

Ive never had this problem with a faired bike

Pike he never cleaned his naked one hence why he bought a faired one

i did just havnt got OCD lol

[pike37 0]

@Chadatious wrote:

autosol, with wire wool. that should do it! works wonders on stainless downs

Sorted now hot pipes wire wool and a wet rag and lots of elbow grease.And has every one heard the quote accidents do happen.

[pike37 0]

@day101 wrote:

@Stue11 wrote:

@pike37 wrote:

@day101 wrote:

Ive never had this problem with a faired bike

Pike he never cleaned his naked one hence why he bought a faired one

i did just havnt got OCD lol

lol

[day101 0]

@pike37 wrote:

@Chadatious wrote:

autosol, with wire wool. that should do it! works wonders on stainless downs

Sorted now hot pipes wire wool and a wet rag and lots of elbow grease.And has every one heard the quote accidents do happen.

Well done mate, glad you got her sorted!

[Stue11 0]

@day101 wrote:

@pike37 wrote:

@Chadatious wrote:

autosol, with wire wool. that should do it! works wonders on stainless downs

Sorted now hot pipes wire wool and a wet rag and lots of elbow grease.And has every one heard the quote accidents do happen.

Well done mate, glad you got her sorted!

[fr499y 0]

wet rag :| wasnt it the wet rag that got him in the shit in the first place! lol

[Stue11 0]

@fr499y wrote:

wet rag :| wasnt it the wet rag that got him in the shit in the first place! lol

Yea but he didnt rest it on the pipes for as long for the rag to dry and stick to the pipe

[dick65 0]

autosol and elbow grease

[Neill 0]

Scotch brite ?

[flange 0]

Glad its sorted