Anyone use chrome polish?

[nubee]

I tried three different types of chrome polish to remove the bluing on my exhaust headers.





Wizards and BLUE-JOB

I liked the Wizards a little better but I still wasn't satisfied with the results so I bought a stick of #6 green polish from the local Northern Tool. I rubbed the polish into a piece of heavy cotton cloth I had. I cut the cloth into 3" X 4' strips. I made a double loop around each of the pipes and with a sawing motion I worked my way form top to bottom. Three hours later the headers looked pretty good









No power in the storage area

[planedick]

Storage????????

Where you live and by the looks of the picture you should be riding not storage.

[prometheus578]

It's always nice when the pipes look as good as the rest of the bike does!

[Wildkat]

They look nice!

GREAT job! Today was sure a great day to show them off too...





I use chrome polish regularly (okay... so regularly for me isn't really so regular) ANYway... my problem is single-walled headers and the carbs still being a little more on the lean side than I thought... Got my headers all polished and pretty... only to have them blue up a bit in the next several rides...

Polishing... a poorman's stress relief...

[Crazcnuk]

I use Turtlewax Chrome polish. It really cuts through rust, and leaves a bit of a 'sealer' behind to keep the rust from coming back.

I find I only have to use it once each spring and the chrome is good for the rest of the year.

I've never had blueing on an of my pipes...but I have tried to reblue my 303!

[ClarkGriswald]

I second the ole turtle wax stuff you can really use it heavily and like he said, removes small rust.

[chrisso]

Ya done good I use Autosol chrome polish. I HRC Ceramic coated my headers so they dont blue-but the Autosol still cleans em up sweet. As you can see i polished the fork legs-with Autosol....many hours of polishing there.....I find polishing very soothing ...especially with a few beers

[strom]

never used it much on pipes tbh.
But it does wonders with the rust flakes that were on the chrome when I got the bike. Some parts were almost ready to be re-chromed, but no need after a short session with the polish.

I use some noname stuff I get in a local mc store.

[DenyP]

I use automotive rubbing compound and a buffer. Then I use a little simacrome polish. I like the results!

Deny

[motoman]

The problem using any type of chrome polish is that the chemical left behind on any areas that have heat causes the chrome to dis-color and turn kinda of a gold-yellow, not to be confused with lean condition. Blu-Away comes in a small, small bottle and is a paste. My headpipes had seen some real abuse before I got the bike back. They were almost black the first six inches. Used on a small area at a time produced perfect results........should at some $17 for a few ounces! Alot of the bigger accessory bike places uaually carry it.