[Randy_NYC]

My Dowco cover melted (thought it wasn't supposed to do that but that is a different story) and now I have got a baked on plastic film on my chrome exhaust pipes. I have managed to get some of it off while the bike is running, but I have not been able to clean them completely.

Any advice?

 

[Guest]

steel wool cleans chrome. but it just gets dirt off, not melted plastic. and you've already tried getting it hot and scraping it off?

 

[Randy_NYC]

Yes, but did not want to use anything too abrasive. Will steal wool scratch the chrome?

 

[Guest]

no it makes it really shiny.

 

[Randy_NYC]

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

anytime. dont be a stranger now and come back to the board!

 

[Jason James]

I saw on TV once that cleaning chrome with Coca Cola and Aluminum foil is a great way polish up your chrome. Just spray the chrome with coke and rub with foil for a great shine.

After further research it seems that the prefered method is coke + steel wool is the way to go. Wheel acid is also used instead of or added to the coke. Hope that helped.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Oven cleaner does the job and is less likely to scratch the expensive chrome.

 

[Dodge345]

A month or so ago I threw a cheap cover over my bike too soon and melted two big spots on the exhaust...hard as a rock. Searched around here and other forums and found the solution...I just ran the bike a few miles and back to get the exhaust nice and hot, then sprayed WD-40 on a rag and wiped it right off. Trick was to get the exhaust hot enough.