12-10-2017, 05:27 AM
Yes, optiglanz, autosol or similar, my pipes were black at the top, i'm convinced it was a preservative that had not been cleaned prior to delivery to the first buyer, given the pattern.
Had to actually get in there with 1200 wet and dry to remove the substance and polish with a strip of old jeans wrapped around one pipe at a time with autosol but i got the result i wanted;
See before and after, and yes they colour up "gold" quite quickly.
Also did a test with a magnet and my stainless headers are slightly magnetic, i wonder how magnetic the double headers are because i remember the 4 exhausts of my cb550k3 were not very old when i had to replace them, so i like the stainless idea for longevity.
Had to actually get in there with 1200 wet and dry to remove the substance and polish with a strip of old jeans wrapped around one pipe at a time with autosol but i got the result i wanted;
See before and after, and yes they colour up "gold" quite quickly.
Also did a test with a magnet and my stainless headers are slightly magnetic, i wonder how magnetic the double headers are because i remember the 4 exhausts of my cb550k3 were not very old when i had to replace them, so i like the stainless idea for longevity.