Yesterday, I got off the bike and was taking off my gear when the wind blew my fleece neck gaiter off of my seat and onto the hot exhaust. In the split second it took me to grab the fleece and peel i from the exhaust, the damage was done. I have tried chrome polish, wd-40, aircraft decal remover (which takes boot scuffs right off) and nothing will touch this stuff. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this stuff off?

 

Try some 0000 steel wool. I rubbed the leg of some nylon overpants on my hot stock muffler once and a buddy of mine got the scorched residue off with some super fine steel wool. Did not scuff or damage the chrome at all.

 

Easy Off oven cleaner........ with pipes hot, spray the oven cleaner on a rag and go to town.

 

Try Goo Gone. It's made to take off labels, gum, tape, etc. Is oil based and I think it will take anything out/off but safe enough to use on skin (taking bandaid goop off). Won't damage chrome either. Then wash with mild soapy water to take any leftover residue off if needed. You can get at Walmart, Menards, Lowes', etc, sometimes near the check out aisles.

 

Explosives!

 

WD40 on cold pipes or easy off oven cleaner on hot pipes. Chrome soap or steel wool is the last resort for me.

 

I agree on the EZ Off oven cleaner, but I did mine when the pipes were cold. (Rain pants.) It took most of it off, and the rest I could do with my fingernail. I'd be careful with steel wool or anything that'll scratch them.

 

And I thought this thread had something to do with sheep!

 

I've always been able to remove anything using Nevr-dull and some elbow grease, having the pipes hot helps.

 

I also tried everything mentioned here to no avail. What did work is to take a penny and scrape it off gently. Since the penny is made of copper that is softer than the chrome no damage is done. Then clean with what ever you normally use. Works great. Don't use steel wool or any scrubbing pads, they will dull the chrome.