How To Clean And Polish Stainless Steel Exhaust

Neil says some chrome pipes are plated under solution with no oxygen which is unstable.

How to clean and polish stainless steel exhaust. Get a clean cloth and start cleaning the internal exhaust pipe. Clean the stainless steel exhaust with a trisodium phosphate cleanser using steel wool. Clean the exhaust pipe -Use a wheel brush and a degreaser to get inside of the exhaust pipe.

Stainless steel care and maintenance may require the use of harmful chemicals. Muriatic Acid is a form of Hydrochloric Acid and can burn skin. You need to be gentler with chrome pipes which are why the dirt is soaked first before being gently scrubbed with a softer metal and some cleaning agent.

Never do it on hot pipes always cold He says it can be used to clean all oxidation on stainless steel and chrome. Carefully rubbing the headers with some water and emery paper to retain the brushed finish. There is always a lot of loose grime left in the exhaust after giving it an internal clean.

Both can be re-chromed and re-buffed to restore to its former shinier state. Use the wheel brush with the degreaser to get as deep into the exhaust pipe as you can. Once through dry the exhaust header thoroughly with an unused cloth or rag.

There are two main types of motorcycle exhaust pipes. Use steel wool for very dirty exhaust tips. Letting the headers go back to ambient temperature.

You may want to consider putting a polished sleeve around the pipes so that the heat wont transfer so easily and you wont have to polish every time you drive around. The exhaust system I am using for an example is a Yoshimura stainless steel unit for a 2006-2007 Suzuki GSX-R 600750. Carefully shaving off as much plastic as I could with a brand new Stanley knife blade between forefinger and thumb.