How To Clean And Polish Stainless Steel Exhaust
Never do it on hot pipes always cold He says it can be used to clean all oxidation on stainless steel and chrome.
How to clean and polish stainless steel exhaust. Muriatic Acid is a form of Hydrochloric Acid and can burn skin. Specific stainless steel cleaning. Mix 2 parts water to 1 part Muriatic Acid.
Follow all safety instructions provided with cleaning or polishing agents. Get a clean cloth and start cleaning the internal exhaust pipe. Paint this solution on header with cheap paint brush.
Dont contaminate the stainless steel by using carbon steel brushes. I had a plastic bag cook on my exhaust pipe from the cylinder almost back to the cat. If you have a lot of carbon buildup or scratches applying light pressure using automotive-grade 000 or 0000 steel wool after you spray your pipes with a degreaser or wheel cleaner.
Use steel wool for very dirty exhaust tips. There is always a lot of loose grime left in the exhaust after giving it an internal clean. Could somebody explain how you can polish stainless or point me to a link.
Load your brass wire wheel onto your angle grinder die grinder and go to town. 35-40 minutes of polishing as described above. Now the stainless steel exhaust pipes on my BMW R1200RT needed.
FAST - EASY- CHEAP. If the exhaust header is rusted you can then apply a liberal amount of cleaner with a cloth and scrub in the same manner. Letting the headers go back to ambient temperature.