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Title: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: HLAH on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 06:40 PM
Hello there

The chrome on my exhaust has/is tainting/changing color through the entirety of the system....It appears its due to heat discoloration etc...I'm not the most prolific with my cleaning & was wondering if this will re-rejuvenate with some sort of polish?

Thanks in advance...

Adam
Title: Re: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: gsxbarmy on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 06:51 PM
Would suggest Meguairs NXT All Metal Polish (given they are chrome), small amounts applied with something like a makeup remover pad (pinch some from the wife) and buffed off with a microfibre cloth. You can use Solvol Autosol, but that is slightly abrasive, so you would need to apply gently (Megs is not abrasive)
Title: Re: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: grog on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 07:36 PM
elbow grease. available for free where you live. i have multiple products, multiple pads, cloths etc. time spent is the answer. no free lunches they say, i agree. get stuck into it. youll like the results. mine gets devotion 3 or 4 times a year. ten yrs later, not a speck, by my standard only, i see others on here that put me to shame. only has to please one person, rules i live with. sorry to preach but it works. pics when done, looking fwd.
Title: Re: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: Andre on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 07:40 PM
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 11 October  2017, 07:36 PM
pics when done, looking fwd.

Before and after pics please. Also product(s) used and elbow-time. Not asking much  :whistling:
Title: Re: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: Red Biker on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 08:08 PM
Hi Hlah,
I dont know the colour of your bike but using Black High temp paint may be an option, I did mine last winter and they've held up well and to clean them you just wipe with a damp cloth  :onya:
Title: Re: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: Del on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 08:47 PM
Thats the fella Red get everyone's bikes slow but surely black  :onya:
Title: Re: Exhaust chrome tainting...
Post by: Red Biker on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 10:07 PM
LOL Del,
I did think twice before posting, I just love mine too much!!   :salute: