[GARY]

I had an exhaust leak. There is exhaust soot on the chrome pipe and the cylinder head. What will remove this?

 

[Snuffdog76]

have you tried like a chrome polish? Meguires makes motorcycle cleaning products and one is a good chrome polish.

 

[woodenhorse]

I had an exhaust leak. There is exhaust soot on the chrome pipe and the cylinder head. What will remove this?

Gary, RedSpawnSilver suggested WD-40 to me....I was gonna use it if I had to, but mine was at the tips of the pipes and it simply wiped off.

 

[GARY]

I tried WD-40 and mineral spirits-both products removed a small amount. I thought about trying some type of heavy duty cleaner but I was hoping that someone would know of some type of product that is made for this type of problem.

 

[mental]

Gary, I bet Clueless has something for that in his bag of tricks. Also when I did fire damage jobs we used smoke sponges to clean items damaged by soot, they simply absorb the soot, $4. The new Mr Clean dry erasers work on the same principle, think graphite pencil, eraser, its a sacrifical sponge, Liquids generaly just smear the soot.

 

[imwright1985]

Ketchup works on chrome, Used it on the headlight trim and a few other parts on my corvette.

 

[Goat]

Ketchup works on chrome, Used it on the headlight trim and a few other parts on my corvette.

Ketchup.....???.....like the condiment made from tomatoes? I wonder if its the acidity from the tomatoes and or vinegar that works and if it is, why not just try a lemon?

 

[RedspawnSilver]

Ketchup.....???.....like the condiment made from tomatoes? I wonder if its the acidity from the tomatoes and or vinegar that works and if it is, why not just try a lemon?

Hmmm, idea... maybe we should try Coke (seriously)... works on everything else... ... but, WD40 worked pretty good on mine, then again... kind of dug into it to get it to work...

 

[imwright1985]

Ketchup.....???.....like the condiment made from tomatoes? I wonder if its the acidity from the tomatoes and or vinegar that works and if it is, why not just try a lemon?

heard that worked too, but ketchup has a nice paste consistancy

 

[Rascal]

Give Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" a try.

 

[GARY]

Worked like "MAJIC" on both the chrome and paint with no ill effects.

Thanks Rascal

GARY