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Burnt on bug splatter on pipes, HELP!

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Old 07-11-2011, 05:56 PM
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Question Burnt on bug splatter on pipes, HELP!

I have a real mess on my front head pipe from baked on bug splatter, I tried everything and can not get it to come off! Mothers chrome polish- did not do a thing. Blue Job paste- nothing. (except scratch) S100- nope. What else works? HELP!
 
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Old 07-11-2011, 05:58 PM
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Easy-Off oven cleaner.
 
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Old 07-11-2011, 06:02 PM
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Soak a t-shirt and lay it on the pipe over the guts. Leave it there overnight , the moisture will loosen up the juice!!!
 
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Easy-Off oven cleaner.
Go to Walmart. Get BBQ/Oven cleaner spray. Make sure the pipe is cool to touch. Spread a rag out behind the pipe to avoid any overspray behind the pipe/chrome cover. Spray cleaner over burnt on bug/melted plastic/burnt on rubber. Wait 20-30 minutes. Wipe off cleaner. Bug gone, it's that easy. If a little remains after first wipe, repeat process a second time.

Don't ask how I know. I've had to use the process more than once. Works like a charm when all else has failed.
 
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Oven cleaner, 10 minutes, wipe off
 
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From experience. Start it for about 30 seconds to get warm. Scratch off with a nickel, IT WILL NOT SCRATCH YOUR HEAT SHIELDS.
 
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WD-40 and 0001 steel wool works too.
 
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acetone. done.
 
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NEVR-DULL cotton wadding.
 

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0000 steel wool with a little gas on a cool surface, no scratches, works great.

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