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Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers
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woodman Full Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 256
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Posted: January 25, 2009, 6:57 pm Post subject: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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This may not be a news flash to everyone else but I discovered that HD aluminum foil crunched up and used to apply chrome polish will remove the baked on shoe goo that melts on the mufflers without hurting the chrome. There are probably better ways but I thought id pass it on any way.
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pamcopete 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Oct 10, 2008 Posts: 875 Location: South Carolina
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Posted: January 25, 2009, 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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woodman
Great tip. Never would have thought of that.
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mikeava Full Member
Joined: Jul 05, 2008 Posts: 18
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Posted: January 25, 2009, 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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hey thanks
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2-Skinny Full Member
Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 124 Location: Sacramento, CA
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Posted: January 26, 2009, 12:42 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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Well it generally wont hurt chrome but if you work it hard enough and without enough polish as lubricant it will leave scratches and/or rather deep swirl marks. I used foil and Blue Magic polish to remove the rust and pitting from my bike when I first got it. Worked great but did leave some scratching when I didn't use enough polish.
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woodman Full Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 256
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Posted: January 26, 2009, 2:08 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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Yeah, got to use a lot of polish & try & stay on the goo spot as much as possable. Works better then 0000 steel wool & doesnt scratch like it does. Anything was better then the way it looked, nothing to lose
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xsiv_50 New Member
Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 3
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Posted: March 14, 2009, 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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Here a good way not to scratch your finish ,go for a ride make those pipe real hot grab a can of oven cleaner spray it on the baked rubber or shoe marke be carfull not to spray any on your paint or alluminiun parts (works only on chrome ) let the oven cleaner sit for a minute or two just wipe it off wit a wet towell if you are lucky most of the goo will be gone the more fresh is the stain the better it works on old and hard stain you might
have to soak the goo a longer this trick work for me a few time be carefull whit the cheap quality chrome muffler (emgo or chinese) it might remove some shine so try on a small spot first i have remove a burnt rainsuit whit that oven cleaner trick just be patient wile doing it repeat a few time if you have to, remove some the first time ride the bike and next time you wash your bike do it again enventualy it will go away and you wont scratch the finish so keep those scruff-pads and steel wool away from that chrome.
ride safe;-)
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Retiredgentleman 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 2258 Location: Calgary, Alberta 1978 XS650 SE
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Posted: March 14, 2009, 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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"Autosol" polish easily removes black marks and polishes at the same time.
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gantzcb 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jul 17, 2007 Posts: 94 Location: Ohio
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Posted: March 14, 2009, 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning shoe goo off of mufflers |
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For really melted shoes & boots. Try aircraft paint stripper & 0000 steel wool or a rag, rinse with water. Let the stripper sit & do the work while on other projects.
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