How To Remove Melted Plastic From Exhaust Pipe
Removing melted plastic from metal can seem daunting once it has cooled and is firmly stuck on.
How to remove melted plastic from exhaust pipe. This is a useful tip for anyone whos ever accidentally touched the rubber on their shoe rain pants or any other meltable material to their burning hot motorcycle pipes. I heard that if you soak a sock in WD-40 and leave it on the exhaust overnight or for a couple hours then scrub it with a damp cloth the stuff comes. My rain gear has melted onto my nice chrome exhaust pipes yet again.
Let the pipe heat up by idling the engine. I had the same type of problem with an entire plastic bag melted onto one of my Mustangs exhaust pipes. 1 of 3 Go to page.
Shut the engine off and spray the EZ-off on the stain. By the way bike is running great love the sound the Vance an Hines gives these 50 to 60 degree days. Discussion in The Garage started by moto27 Sep 29 2011.
Wait a minute or so. What I have done in the past is to go for a ride or run the motor until it reaches operating temp. A plastic bag must of caught my motorbike while riding today and melted on the exhaust a good 12 long section of pipe.
A lot of people with motorcycles seem to have similar issues to you especially with their boots melting to the exhaust. Sometimes plastic can accidentally melt and get stuck on hot metal glass or ceramic surfaces. The plastic type sweat pants I was wearing melted on the pipes didnt even notice till a few weeks later.
PO said he did not know he hit it until he smelled the plastic burning. 2021 Camry TRD 2007 Camry LE-beater ASE certified master technician. Hot pipe and wd40 might cause a problem you dont want to deal with.