 Getting Rubber Boot Residue off the Exhaust
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Took a bunch of neighborhood kids today for a ride and have burned shoe rubber on the exhausts. Any quick and safe ways to remove the hardened dried gunk from the chrome? Thanks for any tips...
Sensei Keith
Dallas Texas
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Great question, I need to know too.
'04 Black Speedy/BUB exhaust/AI removed/UNI Filter
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What I have found to work very well is to take some Orange GoJo on a rag while the exhaust is still hot. Be careful to not hold the rag on the exhaust to long because you will burn your hand if you keep it there to long. Works everytime for me.
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try using nail polish remover (when the exhaust is cold)the stuff with acetone in it should work .
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some times the light's all shining on me
other times I can barely see
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Citrus Magic (i think it's called). It's an air freshener, but is pure citrus (orange oil). It will melt the rubber marks before you can wipe it off. Won't scratch the chrome like orange gojo. Finish off with simichrome or Honda's Spray Cleaner Polish.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
Triumph, it's how I live and what I ride.
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we should do this every weekend!
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With the pipes cool, I would try acetone which won't hurt the metal finish, then go back over with Semichrome. I haven't tried this on boot rubber, but it did work great for removing some blue tarp material (thrown over the bike before cooling).
Bob
2005 America, 904cc - sold. 2014 Trophy SE.
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Sensei the best thing I've found for residue on the pipes is Road Rub. It comes in a roll stick for 5.99
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keith, see my post about cleaning exhausts, got the trick for you...
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kerosene works great!!! thanks Yota, kerosene is perfect.
I use kerosene on my bike and cars at least once a year to strip all wax and replenish oils in the paint. Then wipe down real good and apply more fresh wax.
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Dennis
Triumph, it's how I live and what I ride.
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