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Experience with plastic melted on Black Pipes?

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Old 07-27-2010, 11:08 AM
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I melted a plastic strap on my black pipes while riding one day. Used a cotton t-shirt to wipe it off the minute I parked the bike and it took everything off.

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Old 07-28-2010, 07:23 AM
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If you use Easy-Off shield the rest of you bike. It can overspray and leave spots on paint. On chrome pipes, I tried, Easy-Off, Simple Green, WD-40 and it did not work. Steel wool on modern chrome is going to leave scratches. I tried a sponge made by Mr. Clean, I think, and it got a little off and made the spot duller. With the pipe hot scraping with a popsicle stick and my fingernails remove quite a bit, and left some scratches. Keep a rag on the bike and wiping it off while still hot and before it dries is the best way.
 
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Originally Posted by Grendel4
Give Rush a call and ask them what you can use as a touch-up paint in case you botch the job.

There's plenty of 1,500* black ceramic paint out there. If that's what's on your pipes. See if you can find out what they're using on their pipes.

Chrome is one thing, paint is quite another. There is a possibility that some of your paint is gona hitch a ride with the gooey stuff when it comes off.
I actually wound up calling Rush yesterday. They asked me to take a pic and email it to them, but things actually worked out for a change - when I went out to take the picture I noticed it wasn't as bad as I thought the night before. I was able to just kind of peel most of it off by rubbing it with my finger, and the last little bit I used the HD denim paint cleaner & a little elbow work and it came right off without a trace. I figured that the denim paint cleaner would be safe because I sometimes use it when the pipes are cool to clean bugs off of them.

I still have some scuff marks from my boot and sent them a pic of those, but they never wrote back. I'm not sure if they got the email and I was debating calling them back. The boot marks never really bothered me until now lol.
 
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Old 07-29-2010, 08:46 AM
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For chrome a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is THE ****. I also used it on my black Rhineharts and unfortunately it does leave a slightly dull looking spot where you rub. So I ended up scrubbing the entire thing to even out the finish and it's all good. Lesson learned.
 
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