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RE: Polishing up the pipes - Gone in 60 - 12-03-2021
Now that you've done the hard part, keeping them nice will be a snap. Just a retouch with polish when they start to get a bit gold. I hit mine about every two weeks or so, takes fifteen minutes of light polishing to keep them silver and shiny.
RE: Polishing up the pipes - GoldOxide_imp - 12-03-2021
Great job Whoops. Looks fantastic.
In theory, they should remain "very light gold" for a long time after the first ride. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on your riding environment.
RE: Polishing up the pipes - max - 12-03-2021
Thanks guys, don't mind the goldie tint but i don't like the freckles caused by water drops.
Good stuff on the progress, i'm happy we all reap the benefit of Kiowa eagle's experience.
RE: Polishing up the pipes - Gone in 60 - 12-15-2021
I was at an automotive trade show through the weekend, and stopped at a display for Flitz Polish. As you can imagine, the rep in the booth was showing how well Flitz worked on different metal surfaces.
I talked to him about stainless headers, and he demonstrated on a piece of header pipe using a piece of paper towel to rub it in. I asked about that as opposed to a microfiber or a cloth towel. He said something about the wood fibers in the paper making it an ideal polishing material.
He gave me a ketchup packet-sized sample of Flitz, and suggested that I try it on my headers with a paper towel. I gave it a shot last night, and it looks pretty good. Granted, I keep my pipes polished, so there was just a slight tinge of gold on them, but it came off very quickly. Might have to buy some Flitz!
RE: Polishing up the pipes - Nachodaddy - 12-15-2021
(12-15-2021, 02:56 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: I was at an automotive trade show through the weekend, and stopped at a display for Flitz Polish. As you can imagine, the rep in the booth was showing how well Flitz worked on different metal surfaces.
I talked to him about stainless headers, and he demonstrated on a piece of header pipe using a piece of paper towel to rub it in. I asked about that as opposed to a microfiber or a cloth towel. He said something about the wood fibers in the paper making it an ideal polishing material.
He gave me a ketchup packet-sized sample of Flitz, and suggested that I try it on my headers with a paper towel. I gave it a shot last night, and it looks pretty good. Granted, I keep my pipes polished, so there was just a slight tinge of gold on them, but it came off very quickly. Might have to buy some Flitz!
Dang, Gone, that is nice. Might try that myself.
RE: Polishing up the pipes - GoldOxide_imp - 12-15-2021
(12-15-2021, 02:56 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: I was at an automotive trade show through the weekend, and stopped at a display for Flitz Polish. As you can imagine, the rep in the booth was showing how well Flitz worked on different metal surfaces.
I talked to him about stainless headers, and he demonstrated on a piece of header pipe using a piece of paper towel to rub it in. I asked about that as opposed to a microfiber or a cloth towel. He said something about the wood fibers in the paper making it an ideal polishing material.
He gave me a ketchup packet-sized sample of Flitz, and suggested that I try it on my headers with a paper towel. I gave it a shot last night, and it looks pretty good. Granted, I keep my pipes polished, so there was just a slight tinge of gold on them, but it came off very quickly. Might have to buy some Flitz!
That looks very good Gin60.
I used Flitz back in the late 80's. I believe up here it is the same product now called "Peek", which I use as a final polish. What's great about Flitz/Peek is it is not a harsh chemical.