What does everybody use to clean their headers?
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What does everybody use to clean their headers?
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04-15-2018, 10:44 AM
there's a good point. i'm creeping toward 7k now, but i've been frequently trying to keep it as clean as i can, using various polishes. my hope is that the optiglanz will be like a "reset" so that i can start caring for the pipes in the proper way. I had read a post about treating them with wd40 on a regular basis between cleanups, and letting the exhaust heat develop a nice, smooth, non-blotchy color.
04-24-2018, 06:24 AM
Can someone explain the Jet Hot thing you are talking about? I am about sick of having to polish mine after just about every ride to keep them looking great. I have been using Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream, It will shine them new but it takes time and a lot of patients.
04-24-2018, 06:40 AM
The photos are gone, Tim, but see http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7023
04-24-2018, 06:43 AM
Q: What does everybody use to clean their headers?
A: Puddles
04-24-2018, 06:45 AM
(04-24-2018, 06:43 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Q: What does everybody use to clean their headers? actually i rode through a deluge yesterday and when i got it into the Garage at night and wiped down the headers they were totally polished. really, rainstorms do wonders, as long as you don't let it air dry.
04-24-2018, 11:23 PM
not to zombify this thread but, I just wanted to put a conclusion on the whole thing: Optiglanz is effing magic. seriously. I just got my bottle in the mail from germany and went right to work and I have never purchased anything so effective at its stated purpose in my life. Those pipes returned to their original color just from rinsing off.
right here: https://www.louis.eu/artikel/optiglanz-c...l/10004155 
04-24-2018, 11:51 PM
I fixed my bronzed, spotted headers for good by replacing the 2013 with a 2017.
![[Image: d9ca85def2b288b0967b520794aeda27.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201804/d9ca85def2b288b0967b520794aeda27.jpg) ![[Image: 75857b4897e8593edc1881524058bcfa.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201804/75857b4897e8593edc1881524058bcfa.jpg)
04-24-2018, 11:53 PM
lol, that'll do it, though i think there's a price difference betwen my solution and yours :-p
04-24-2018, 11:54 PM
Looks good Kenny...now your next challenge is to keep all those spokes clean!
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