How To Clean Stainless Steel Exhaust Pipes

A popular way to safely clean chrome or stainless steel exhaust tips is by using a dedicated exhaust cleaner followed by automotive-grade steel wool and a metal polish you can apply with a clean microfiber towel.

How to clean stainless steel exhaust pipes. Now the stainless steel exhaust pipes on my BMW R1200RT needed polishing too after 5000 km on the odometer. I own a motorcycle Yamaha TDM 900 with a stainless steel exhaust system - I guess type 304 as it is non-magnetic. 1- Clean wash get all dirt off the exhaust pipe.

Use Autosol Bike Cleaner or Autosol Fast Clean and Polish 2- Apply either Autosol Metal Life Saver or Autosol Bluing Remover and let it work for a minute or so. Get them ceramic coated or switch to stainless steel headers which go brown but can be restored with metal polish. A short video showing how I clean my exhaust of my XT660RPlease like comment and subscribe.

The stainless steel part must be thoroughly cleaned. There are two main types of motorcycle exhaust pipes. Oily residue from the solvent is washed off with more soapy water.

After it finishes smoking use a rag to wipe the shit off the pipes. Use steel wool for very dirty exhaust tips. How To - Restore your Stainless Steel Header or Exhaust Wed Jun 24 2009 728 am Im doing this write-up to help all of us out there that has an old header that used be good looking and now its just a couple of pipes.

However if your exhaust is made of stainless steel you may be in luck. Carefully rubbing the headers with some water and emery paper to retain the brushed finish. Wash with soap and lots of water to get the abrasive bits off.

Neil says some chrome pipes are plated under solution with no oxygen which is unstable. Both can be re-chromed and re-buffed to restore to its former shinier state. The principle is to put the lace once preferably twice around your exhaust pipe and then move the ends back and forward.