Polish question
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Yep. Find some Wenol metal polish if you just need to remove the bronze coloring that SS gets from heat.
How many miles you got on the BDE? Just curious, so that I can watch out for that as well once I put some miles on her.
Mr Brown
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You just gotta get some polish and buff the s##t out of it.
HIM, I had a spot on one of my yoshie ss cans, picked up some Honda metal polish at the same time I picked up a new can of Honda polish. It was cheaper then Simichrome paste, and the tech said it worked just as good. Took the spot right off. Looked so good I had to keep going, big difference...the towel was black afterwards....just get ready for some rubbin'....$7.95 at your local Honda dealer. Check out the Honda polish too, it's the fire....
streaker00
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Ask E-RACER. He's a FREAK when it comes to polishing. You have to see his bikes in person to really appreciate them.
Yep, I emailed him earlier this evening - we'll see what the man has to say.
E-RACER
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Stainless actually shines up well and really lasts but also get a gold tint when heated..when it turns gold just hit it with some mothers and it will look great again..
But if it not polished in the first place,You can take the pipe off and buff it on a bench grinder using green rough,and then after it gets dull(and it will with the heat) hit it with mothers!!
I got sick of doing this on the mid pipe of my Muzzys so I got it chromed!!
And Thanks Jim for the complimen!I just got a enclosed trailer that has a aluminum frame and I buffed it out...I guess I am a freak!!!
But if it not polished in the first place,You can take the pipe off and buff it on a bench grinder using green rough,and then after it gets dull(and it will with the heat) hit it with mothers!!
I got sick of doing this on the mid pipe of my Muzzys so I got it chromed!!
And Thanks Jim for the complimen!I just got a enclosed trailer that has a aluminum frame and I buffed it out...I guess I am a freak!!!
Hey guys, maybe this will help...
Both BDE Ti muffler end caps behave like Stainless (and must be) and the mid-pipe (that we polish free with an exhaust purchase) IS Stainless. The end caps arrive from Hindle already polished. The rolled muffler shell that VelTune polishes is Titanium. I have never seen or heard of our polished Titanium work discoloring!!! I ran our first polished Ti muffler for about a year under all kinds of riding conditions and there is still no discoloration of the Titanium shell.
Stainless, however, will discolor with sufficient heat-time (the end caps and mid-pipe). These Stainless parts require periodic hand polishing (a clean rag and a good metal polish like Wenol or Mother's Billet Polish) to keep them bright and shiney.
Here is my routine advice to VelTune customers for polished BDE exhaust maintenance, ver-batim:
<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>When the polished Titanium muffler gets dirty from routine riding, I recommend that customers gently wash it with a SOFT, CLEAN cloth using clean, soapy water. After rinsing, any water stains should be hand-buffed with a clean, soft bath towel. ***I'm talking about bath towels straight out of the washer/dryer... THAT clean to avoid even a particle of hard sand or grit that could scratch the polished surface.***
The polished muffler end caps and mid-pipe are stainless steel. Both of these can be touched-up with your favorite metal polish using a CLEAN rag as needed to restore their shine. If the polished mid-pipe starts to turn colors from high heat, just touch it up by hand. The shine can be maintained indefinitely if hand polished with regularity.</span></span>[/QUOTE]
The key to keeping polished stainless looking good is to hand-polish it when the FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DISCOLORATION APPEAR. If you let it go for long, the discoloration takes a deeper "set" and is more difficult to polish out by hand. In severe cases, the part may need light machine buffing again.
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Both BDE Ti muffler end caps behave like Stainless (and must be) and the mid-pipe (that we polish free with an exhaust purchase) IS Stainless. The end caps arrive from Hindle already polished. The rolled muffler shell that VelTune polishes is Titanium. I have never seen or heard of our polished Titanium work discoloring!!! I ran our first polished Ti muffler for about a year under all kinds of riding conditions and there is still no discoloration of the Titanium shell.
Stainless, however, will discolor with sufficient heat-time (the end caps and mid-pipe). These Stainless parts require periodic hand polishing (a clean rag and a good metal polish like Wenol or Mother's Billet Polish) to keep them bright and shiney.
Here is my routine advice to VelTune customers for polished BDE exhaust maintenance, ver-batim:
<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>When the polished Titanium muffler gets dirty from routine riding, I recommend that customers gently wash it with a SOFT, CLEAN cloth using clean, soapy water. After rinsing, any water stains should be hand-buffed with a clean, soft bath towel. ***I'm talking about bath towels straight out of the washer/dryer... THAT clean to avoid even a particle of hard sand or grit that could scratch the polished surface.***
The polished muffler end caps and mid-pipe are stainless steel. Both of these can be touched-up with your favorite metal polish using a CLEAN rag as needed to restore their shine. If the polished mid-pipe starts to turn colors from high heat, just touch it up by hand. The shine can be maintained indefinitely if hand polished with regularity.</span></span>[/QUOTE]
The key to keeping polished stainless looking good is to hand-polish it when the FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DISCOLORATION APPEAR. If you let it go for long, the discoloration takes a deeper "set" and is more difficult to polish out by hand. In severe cases, the part may need light machine buffing again.
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You were right, it was just the endcaps of the muffler and the mid-piper that were discolored on mine. Hit 'em with a little Mother's Billet Metal Polish, and this is how it turned out... [/QUOTE]
Glad you got in under control. Your bike is looking good...!
Ive been hitting my with mothers all day. Cleared up but not all the way will go at it again tomorrow...gives me something to do while im waiting on parts[/QUOTE]
If polished stainless is repolished by hand, when the discoloration is first vaguely visible, it cleans up very easily. As the discoloration becomes more visually distinct, it takes more effort (as you have discovered) but it will come clean... eventually.
This holds true for all polished 304-grade Stainless (most brands of exhaust systems use 304 Stainless).
Glad you got in under control. Your bike is looking good...!
Ive been hitting my with mothers all day. Cleared up but not all the way will go at it again tomorrow...gives me something to do while im waiting on parts[/QUOTE]
If polished stainless is repolished by hand, when the discoloration is first vaguely visible, it cleans up very easily. As the discoloration becomes more visually distinct, it takes more effort (as you have discovered) but it will come clean... eventually.
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