12-09-2017, 11:10 PM
(12-09-2017, 07:10 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: In my opinion it was shabby of Honda to ship the 2010-2016 Standard CB1100s without double-walled stainless steel exhaust headers. Those fitted to the DLX/EX/RS models are much sharper.
However, being essentially lazy, I've accepted this curious design decision and am allowing my headers to discolour in whatever way they want.
For those unable to live with that choice, a product called Optiglanz has received rave reviews on this forum for its simplicity and efficacy.
Optiglanz is great for getting the overall original silver colour back, but it may still leave some freckles near the cylinder head. For those persistent spots, you will still need a traditional metal or dedicated header paste polish and "elbow grease".
The good news is, the more you use Optiglanz the less discolouration you will get, and it seems to take longer for the discolouration to return. Also, the discolouration I did get was more gold than brown with slight shades of blue near the cylinder head. The gold shade actually didn't look bad in contrast to the Spenser Blue tank.