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how to clean up the pipe
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Posted by: dirtbike34j

ok so i had a really dirty pipe on my 400ex and it made the whole thing bad so i was playing around with different products to get it off so i found a cure

INGREDENCE

hot pipe,wd40,thick towel,tooth brush

DIRECTIONS

start ur quad and rev it up to get the motor and pipe hot then sprey wd40 on the pipe "it will smoke alot and smell weird" but just rub it with a thick towel or tooth brush so u dont burn ur hand just keep scrubbing untill u see a difference you might have to get the pipe hot again then wipe the wd40 off with some simple green or something else thats what i used.and it should look better or shinny again

HOPE THIS HELPS SOME PEOPLE

MY RESULTS

BEFORE
[IMG]http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/dirtbike34j/027.jpg[/IMG]

AFTER
[IMG]http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/dirtbike34j/016.jpg[/IMG]

difference in the 1 cleaned and the other 1 not cleaned
[IMG]http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/dirtbike34j/021.jpg[/IMG]

Posted by: dirtbike34j

tell me if this is usefull and understandable

Posted by: tri5ron

Next time try using 000 or 0000 steel wool.

You dont have to warm it up and chance getting burned,
It dosent smoke, or smell,
and does as good or better of a job.

jmho...

Posted by: hornetgod13

I used WD40 and steel wool with the pipe cold. It worked like a champ!

Posted by: quad9

or just use THE WORKS toilet cleaner. it is about $2 a bottle. just spray it on and let it sit for 30 sec and wipe it off.

Posted by: red_rider_069

quote:
Originally posted by hornetgod13
I used WD40 and steel wool with the pipe cold. It worked like a champ!

yup shes a beaut

Posted by: 400ex28

steel wool

Posted by: JOHNDOE83

i took mine off and hit it with a wire wheel on a grinder and mine looks like a new pipe. smooth and a lil bit of shine.

Posted by: UNBROKEN

i like using brillo pads on mine and works good

Posted by: Gatekeeper

Used steel wool and it came pretty clean. Sprayed pipe with PB Blaster after cleaning and haven'y had anything stick to it in the last month since treating

Posted by: 300exkid123

steel wool works wonders

Posted by: jesseweaver

quote:
Originally posted by JOHNDOE83
i took mine off and hit it with a wire wheel on a grinder and mine looks like a new pipe. smooth and a lil bit of shine.

yea that works really good. we did that on my friends older 3 wheeler and the pipe went from pure rust to looking brand new.

Posted by: 250x_kyle

i used mothers aluminum mag polish and some 800 and 1000 and 1500 grit sand paper

http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f134/needanewquad/?action=view¤t=PICT0216-1.jpg