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Title: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 05:07 AM
Ive seen this a few times online ECT but didn't really believe it .
So I tried it today .
Harpic power plus max10
Cleaner *(May not be available other than the uk)
I started with the 2-1 mid part of the akroprovic as it's under the motor and looked really grubby.
I covered with the harpic stuff while wearing gloves (it fizzes slightly as you apply it ) using a long nailbrush rubbing it into the hard to reach parts.
Let it sit for 15mins in a stainless steel sink(I don't know how this will react with plastic's or painted surfaces ect) .
Then I washed it well with hot water
Then tried.
I then finished with a quick rub with autosol polishing paste and a buff up.
Start to finish 30 mins and very happy now just need to do the rest of the pipes as results are impressive.
:cheers:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 05:34 AM
Hi Seth
So the silver 2/1 was the end result and the other pipes have not been done I take it
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 05:56 AM
Yes the silver 2-1is the one I've done.
The others are the ones still to be done and to show what it was like before I started .
:cheers:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Del on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 05:58 AM
I swear by this stuff - us as Seth says and then a final finish woth Astonish Stainless cleaner - jobs a good un
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 05:59 AM
Going to us that Seth a good find mate cheers  :onya:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Notty on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 07:24 AM
Top Tip - don't use it on the tiles in the bathroom - turned grouting blue took hours to scrub off  :bugga:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 07:43 AM
Any chance it may rid the cat of fleas and leave it with a nice shiney coat  :whistling:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Sweaty on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 11:17 AM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 30 January  2019, 07:43 AM
Any chance it may rid the cat of fleas and leave it with a nice shiney coat  :whistling:

Not sure, but it would definately burn your pussy  :whistling:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 05:01 PM
Quote from: Sweaty on Wednesday, 30 January  2019, 11:17 AM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 30 January  2019, 07:43 AM
Any chance it may rid the cat of fleas and leave it with a nice shiney coat  :whistling:

Not sure, but it would definately burn your pussy  :whistling:


Singe that minge . . .
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: grog on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 07:16 PM
Yeah, ill try that. Anything that makes 14 cleaner, mates reckon i have OCD. Surely it means Of Course I Did?
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: froudy on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 07:29 PM
Harpic works well, but I use the polishing mops method if the system is off the bike.
I did this one for a mate a couple of years ago now. Came up a treat :boogie:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Sweaty on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 07:41 PM
I seen the first pic & thought you had cleaned them in Harpic Blue  :happy1:

Great job Froudy  :onya:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 10:11 PM
Mm blue exhausts do they make the bike faster
:stir:
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: Basil Brush on Thursday, 31 January 2019, 12:36 AM
I took off a SBS collector - as I was sick of the sight of it minging all the time.

Next time Mrs Brush is in Asda (any supermarket will do). We got a bottle of this legendary stuff. By now the collector had been replaced by another. And it was to be offloaded on eBay. Honest - it looked like it had been dredged out of a swamp/used as a ships anchor.

10 minutes with this stuff - It came up like new. I'm amazed that some entrepreneur hasn't latched onto this stuff. You could re-brand it as "Motorcycle stainless steel cleaner". Considering it costs £2-00. In some motorcycle shops they'd charge £15-99 for the same...
Title: Re: Stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 31 January 2019, 11:34 AM
Yeah in my thread I have some posts about how I did mine.
http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=3.msg12#msg12