DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.........

[CanberraR3]

If you happen to melt your rain pants on your brand new ceramic coated CES headers
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE OVEN CLEANER to remove it.

The chemical reaction started within seconds and I hit it with the hose straight away. That's the water you can see on the peg rail; the tears came a minute or so later.

The good news is I've been able to bring back 90% of the shine using Silvo and Purple Polish and even a light buffing. I also now have a heat shield that covers most of the area so it's not really visible, but it could have been a lot worse if I'd left it longer or on a different bit of the pipe. Be warned!

 

[mexican]

That sucks!!!! thanks for the warning!!!

 

[Pedro]

****,F in hell , bugger

 

[DaddyRabbit]

Glad you got a quick repair on those pipes! I think I could feel your sickness! I've done similar things in a rush without thinking things through!!

 

[TOMCAT]

Thanks . reminds me I need to get a patch of old denim sewn onto my Motodry strides. Melted mine too. Glad you were able to clean it up mate .. and shield will hide it .. from you mainly.

 

[CanberraR3]

Thanks . reminds me I need to get a patch of old denim sewn onto my Motodry strides. Melted mine too. Glad you were able to clean it up mate .. and shield will hide it .. from you mainly.

I was thinking a patch of leather but denim would be good too. Feeling a bit better about it all now - including the other changes I told you about. Will take a pic tomorrow and post it.

 

[TRIIICK]

I hate when that happens.. When i first bought my RK back in 2001 i used to clean it every weekend using a product called S-100 over time it took the chrome off all the spokes. I use simple green these days once a year. You can always paint it black....but i heard it makes the bike run hotter..

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Just reading your posting I got the same adrenalin rush you probably got, "oh f_cking nooooo". That's how I felt when I broke one of my bucket cam followers earlier this year when using my new valve tool. (not the tool's fault, it was the "tool" using the tool). Glad the damage was minimal to your exhaust. I'd still rather f_ck up my own stuff than pay someone else to do it

 

[cr0ft]

Yeah always go with minimal force and no unknown chemicals or you can have a very bad day. It's not even good for the bike to wash it with household detergent as many of them may contain sodium which will act as a rust catalyst...

 

[bruce aussie]

Glad you got it sorted and hope you yourself are happy with the repair, if you understand what I'm trying to say. I mentioned this to Julie the other day when you did it and her reply was Oh No oven cleaner is caustic. Richard obviously doesn't do the oven cleaning at his house or he would've known that. I said is it really?