Cleaner for Exhaust Pipe

[roadlizard]

Big footed me managed to melt shoe sole rubber on the hot exhaust pipe while hunting for the side stand. So far this gunk defies all removal techniques. This includes hard plastic scrapper, WD 40 and fine steel wool. Any experience to be shared in removing this stuff? Is there a shield available to protect this area?

 

[n7myr]

not sure if I was lucky or what, but on another bike I got the pipe hot and then used WD40 and it worked, not saying it will work for you but it did for me

at least once it did

 

[luvtoride]

Run engine & heat pipes up. Spray oven cleaner on the goo & wipe off. Works well... used this technique myself.

 

[chickey191]

Big footed me managed to melt shoe sole rubber on the hot exhaust pipe while hunting for the side stand. So far this gunk defies all removal techniques. This includes hard plastic scrapper, WD 40 and fine steel wool. Any experience to be shared in removing this stuff? Is there a shield available to protect this area?

if it is on chrome - I've used a razor blade to scrape off. Never scratched a pipe with it. I don't think I would use it on aluminum though or rough pipes.

 

[Warchild]

Even after taking a razore blade to it as best I can, I've got some melted boot heel on my Erion full system mid-pipe that defies anything I can throw at it. It has become One With the Metal, it seems.

Haven't tried the EZ-Off oven cleaner trick, though... guess I'll give that a shot.....

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

Even after taking a razore blade to it as best I can, I've got some melted boot heel on my Erion full system mid-pipe that defies anything I can throw at it. It has become One With the Metal, it seems.
Haven't tried the EZ-Off oven cleaner trick, though... guess I'll give that a shot.....

I've never tried that on an exhaust pipe, but my days in the restaraunt biz taught me that nothing is impervious to the mixture of heat and eazy off. Nothing.

 

[petercwelch]

Another successful user of hot pipes and ez off oven cleaner. Works the best.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Is there a shield available to protect this area?

Check out the Tanji heel Gaurds @ fjr tech.

 

[ionbeam]

Is there a shield available to protect this area?

Heel shields for the exhaust pipe have been discussed many times. This page is pretty representative of the discussions.

You can find heel shields at the Bikes-n-Spikes web site where the Dean Tanji type of shields are discussed.

Dean Tanji Shields Image from Bikes-n-Spikes

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And another popular type is made by Cobra, discussed here at the FJRTech site.

The following two pictures borrowed from FJRTech site

The Cobra guards are available everywhere. JC Whitney and a bunch of motorcycle parts sites carry other types of Cobra shields. One supplier with a verity of shields can be found here.

 

[IndianaTom]

I got a little goo on mine my first attempt to deploy the kickstand. It came right off with the wipe of a cotton rag, engine still running. I don't know if it would work as well if it cooled down, and re-heated.

 

[painman]

I've used 3M Bug & Tar remover and it worked. Also good for stripping wax off paint. PM. <><

 

[donaldb]

Also, try using the finest steel wool you can find and a little wd40. I am not sure of the grading system to measure coarseness, but there is one, and very fine steel wool is available and used by body shops, etc. It works very well for me.

 

[Silverbullet]

0000 Steel wool. Simple, fast, cheap.

 

[black mamba]

Oven cleaner is the way to go. As someone else said, I've never found anything that can resist comming off when you use this stuff.

 

[FriscoJim]

AT a fabric store there is this stuff called Dritz - it is designed to clean the bottoms of irons - works fantastic - heat up the pipe and smear a bit on a rag with a little elbow grease and it works wonders - got a melted rainsuit off of chrome pipes for me with no side effects

 

[roadlizard]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Hot pipe, oven cleaner, two hour soak, copper scrub pan with a little elbow grease. Like magic the offending melted shoe goo was gone. Great tip Thanks to all who replied.

 

[spalkin]

Spray some Brake Cleaner on a tissue. Comes right off.