Chaps burned on my pipes

[Tattooedirish1]

Hey guys I've searched but can't find anything so I'll just ask. During the winter I was wearing my chaps and the right leg snap opened, the zipper ran up and the leg was flying behind me like a flag. Well before I could pull over the liner laid on my exhaust and burned to it leaving a caramel colored stain and some seared material. I have tried to clean it off but nothing seems to help at all. Ive tried with the pipes hot from riding too. Any help would be awesome.

Jay

 

[MARV]

0000 steel wool and polish

just do a test spot first

 

[shovelcowboy]

I have used Turtle Wax Chrome polish along with a lot of elbow grease and patience. Put the polish on and let it set a bit.

Shovelcowboy

 

[T.Byrd]

Like Marv said, the 0000 steel wool will do the job just remember always do it with the metal cold.

 

[GDOG_PITBULL]

Jay,
I had the same issue a few years ago and heard an assload of guaranteed cures for it......and only one worked. I'm not saying that this is the only fix but I can tell you that WD-40, mineral spirits, acetone, wax...blah, blah, blah did nothing to remove the charred crap. The only thing that worked like a charm was EZ-Off oven cleaner on hot pipes! Nothing stood a chance against this stuff. Keep it off the painted surfaces whatever you do!!!!!!!!!
Hope it works for you!
G

 

[NascarNutCase]

Bummer man, sure hope you get er cleaned up OK Jay.

 

[Bmarchant]

Guys, I dropped my sunglass bag (nylon) on my exhaust and it melted instantly, leaving a nasty brown gunk on the exhaust. I let the bike exhaust warm up, and took a popsicle stick and rubbed it off while it was hot. The material came right off, and then when it cooled, I used wizards chrome cleaner to finish the area. Worked great and you cant see the spot at all.

 

[Ray]

I have a spot on my pipes from the previous owner that looks like blue jean material tried to melt/burn to the pipes. I tried a little of the super fine steel wool, and didn't seem to work. I just left it on there to remind me that it is "Hot"!

Ray

 

[RoofDude]

Guys, I dropped my sunglass bag (nylon) on my exhaust and it melted instantly, leaving a nasty brown gunk on the exhaust. I let the bike exhaust warm up, and took a popsicle stick and rubbed it off while it was hot. The material came right off, and then when it cooled, I used wizards chrome cleaner to finish the area. Worked great and you cant see the spot at all.

Had a similar experience. I too was able to wipe most of it off with the pipes hot. Got it spit shined when it was cold.

 

[DRBarnhart]

The only thing that worked like a charm was EZ-Off oven cleaner on hot pipes! Nothing stood a chance against this stuff. Keep it off the painted surfaces whatever you do!!!!!!!!!

:iagree::iagree::iagree:

Anything else will leave fine scratches... :down:

Dennis

 

[stinger1]

I had a similar burn from a pair of boots...Cream based Brillo pad works wonders..

 

[johnny2]

if they are chrome the oven cleaner sounds best to me but what if they are ceramic coated ? I got mine hot,took off what I could with a piece of oak (I think pine sap would stain) then let it cool and buffed with auto paint buffing compound, my burn was from a knee high neoprene boot

 

[Tattooedirish1]

Awesome, thanks for all of the replies. I will try. For those of you that used steel wool. didn't it leave scratches and swirls?

 

[Billy the kid]

Steel wool,do it with cold pipes. No scratches or swirls, looks great every time.

 

[GDOG_PITBULL]

Use a wet towel when removing the oven cleaner on the hot pipes:2thumbs:
G

 

[Tattooedirish1]

I'll give it a try tonight. I'll take pics

 

[DeputyDog]

The dealer showed me when I got my bike. Semichrome polish...hot pipes...pure cotton towel. Took of the melted gunk. Then polished when cold.

 

[BBChopper]

Jay,
I had the same issue a few years ago and heard an assload of guaranteed cures for it......and only one worked. I'm not saying that this is the only fix but I can tell you that WD-40, mineral spirits, acetone, wax...blah, blah, blah did nothing to remove the charred crap. The only thing that worked like a charm was EZ-Off oven cleaner on hot pipes! Nothing stood a chance against this stuff. Keep it off the painted surfaces whatever you do!!!!!!!!!
Hope it works for you!
G

Yup,oven cleaner!

 

[toomanybikes]

Spray the oven cleaner on a cloth and put the cloth on the exhaust to be sure that no oven cleaner gets on the paint.

 

[RoofDude]

Spray the oven cleaner on a cloth and put the cloth on the exhaust to be sure that no oven cleaner gets on the paint.

Sounds like a small detail BUT, Im betting an important one