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exhaust discoloration - Southwend - 12-27-2015
Firstly Merry Christmas all. Happy New Year to boot.
My factory exhaust is beginning to discolor. What are your recommendations for a cleaner. I imagine this is one of the things that titanium does not do? Warm enough here in Va to ride, unfortunately wet enough to float.
Santa stuck a nice Corbin under the tree this year as well, must be a theme!
RE: exhaust discoloration - Bob Sdaman_imp - 12-27-2015
There is a wealth of information on this subject, but I have to assume you're talking about the headers, and not the can itself. See the link below:
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/search.php?action=results&sid=a19a11e5e3f70723108282e8c46b15ec&sortby=lastpost&order=desc
I was recently looking into this for my own bike, and anything from 3M Scotch-Brite & WD-40, to something called "Optiglanz" seem to be reputable options.
One commonality among all the options is that it seems to be a lot of work, and you'll be doing it often to maintain the polished surface.
For me, I may just let the headers go about their merry way. I'd rather ride the thing than clean it.
RE: exhaust discoloration - Emilio_imp - 12-29-2015
My 2014 CB1100 standard also discolored the pipes (4 to 1) to a dark gold color in less than 1000 miles. I'm not impressed with the quality of the pipes at all.
I'm wondering if the 4 into 2 pipes on the Deluxe model would keep their color better?
How about any after market pipes out there that are better quality?
The discoloration happened too quickly, the cleaning product/stainless steel polish doesn't seem like a long term solution.
RE: exhaust discoloration - Southwend - 12-29-2015
(12-27-2015, 02:12 PM)Bob Sdaman_imp Wrote: There is a wealth of information on this subject, but I have to assume you're talking about the headers, and not the can itself. See the link below:
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/search.php?action=results&sid=a19a11e5e3f70723108282e8c46b15ec&sortby=lastpost&order=desc
I was recently looking into this for my own bike, and anything from 3M Scotch-Brite & WD-40, to something called "Optiglanz" seem to be reputable options.
One commonality among all the options is that it seems to be a lot of work, and you'll be doing it often to maintain the polished surface.
For me, I may just let the headers go about their merry way. I'd rather ride the thing than clean it.
Thanks for the link. The Jet-Hot factory is just about an hour away. I am going to pay them a visit an save some shipping costs.
RE: exhaust discoloration - capttwb136_imp - 12-29-2015
Blue Job works well. It has been around a long time. Takes a little work though.
RE: exhaust discoloration - kennyw - 12-30-2015
I love the gold coloring. I just knock off the mud and dirt and keep riding.
RE: exhaust discoloration - Django - 12-30-2015
(12-30-2015, 03:20 AM)kennyw_imp Wrote: I love the gold coloring. I just knock off the mud and dirt and keep riding.
+1
RE: exhaust discoloration - quietguy_imp - 12-30-2015
+2
RE: exhaust discoloration - LongRanger_imp - 12-30-2015
(12-29-2015, 09:22 AM)Emilio_imp Wrote: My 2014 CB1100 standard also discolored the pipes (4 to 1) to a dark gold color in less than 1000 miles. I'm not impressed with the quality of the pipes at all.The single-wall pipes on the STD will discolor. It's normal. The 4x2 pipes on the EX/DLX are double-wall and shouldn't discolor.
I'm wondering if the 4 into 2 pipes on the Deluxe model would keep their color better?
How about any after market pipes out there that are better quality?
The discoloration happened too quickly, the cleaning product/stainless steel polish doesn't seem like a long term solution.
RE: exhaust discoloration - the Ferret - 12-30-2015
My dlx pipes with 18,000 miles look just like they did when I brought it home ( except dirtier lol)