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Title: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 01, 2012, 08:16:28 PM So, as you can see in these first few pics, the pipes on my bike have gotten a little brown and nasty, which is a shame because they are a beautiful italian set of pipes, the cross connect alone is cool.
(http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1706.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1707.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1716.jpg) So I took them over to Chris's and threw them in his tumbler. What a cool machine. (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1717.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1719.jpg) S2R1000 Exhaust in the tumbler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6vYK4DMs084#) After about 4 hours the pipes came out looking about like this, (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1720.jpg) So after that it was time to take them home and polish them. (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_1725.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_1.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_2.jpg) Hmm, not for street use. shhhh (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_8.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_13.jpg) Lots of strings (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_14.jpg) like I said, the crossconnect is pretty (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_16.jpg) Here are the tools I used Palm Sander (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_17.jpg) Dremel Multimax and sander I didn't picture the slightly soapy water (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_21.jpg) drill and polishing attachment (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_22.jpg) and of course the bench grinder with polishing wheels (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_23.jpg) Tomorrow I am going to polish a little more and mount these up and watch them turn gold. Stay tuned. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: Pedro-bot on May 01, 2012, 08:23:31 PM Fantastic work sir. [thumbsup]
Looks great. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: booger on May 01, 2012, 08:50:43 PM Purty koo. I like your bike, sweet mods. Did you polish the muffler tips, I can't tell. Mag wheels?
But yeah, polishing stainless exhaust pieces is so easy and yields such a dramatic change in appearance I'm surprised a lot more people don't do it. I've done it with stock brushed stainless muffler tips but didn't do the tumbling step. Just went to town with a stick of red from Lowe's and a benchtop buffing wheel. Came out just as shiny. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 01, 2012, 08:58:04 PM Yah, I cleaned up the metal parts of the cans as well.
Forged aluminum marchesinis. Thanks man. The mods you can't see are my favorite. 1080 high comp pistal pistons and lightened flywheel. The bike is a beast. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: glbrto on May 02, 2012, 03:13:39 AM Nice work [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: Travman on May 02, 2012, 08:59:23 AM Will the exhaust return to the brown color once you use it?
Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 02, 2012, 07:48:10 PM Will the exhaust return to the brown color once you use it? More of a golden color but yes temp should add color. The leaner the bike runs the more color. Lucky for me mine is mapped very well. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 02, 2012, 07:48:32 PM Got the pipes on the bike today, added less color than I thought initially, I'm sure as I ride they will get more golden.
(http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_0169.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_0172.jpg) Yah, I made a video (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/IMG_0174.jpg) A little color after some idle (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_22-1.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_4.jpg) Got back later in the evening and they were getting a bit golden. (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_9.jpg) (http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx52/josephhansen/pipepolish_12.jpg) Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: kopfjäger on May 02, 2012, 08:00:56 PM Looks good, did you look into Performnce Coatings Chromex ceramic coating?
Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 02, 2012, 08:06:40 PM Looks good, did you look into Performnce Coatings Chromex ceramic coating? a buddy of mine did a black ceramic coat on his termis, I decided to just polish mine. From what I understand this will actually last quite awhile and when it gets bad I can just pull them off and repolish. I couldn't believe how good they look considering what they looked like originally. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: NAKID on May 02, 2012, 08:19:53 PM I actually like they way they are turning...
Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: kopfjäger on May 02, 2012, 08:20:54 PM a buddy of mine did a black ceramic coat on his termis, I decided to just polish mine. From what I understand this will actually last quite awhile and when it gets bad I can just pull them off and repolish. I couldn't believe how good they look considering what they looked like originally. The Chromex looks like chrome, plus the benefits of ceramic coating. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 02, 2012, 08:21:28 PM I actually like they way they are turning... me too, straight clean stainless wouldn't look right. I had a good idea how they'd turn, my friend did the same process on his 996 Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 02, 2012, 08:22:06 PM The Chromex looks like chrome, plus the benefits of ceramic coating. I have heard of that, can't you pretty much chrome anything with it. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: kopfjäger on May 02, 2012, 08:31:30 PM I have heard of that, can't you pretty much chrome anything with it. Performance Coatings ceramic coatings are mostly for engine parts, but I guess you could do other things. Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: Gus Duc on May 02, 2012, 09:30:10 PM Good to see you taking care of my old pipes [thumbsup]
I did the same when they were new before I mounted them....man do they sound good [evil] Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: vw151 on May 02, 2012, 09:31:02 PM And....here is the video
Arrow Pipes on Ducati Monster S2R1000 changing color after polishing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW5FFagDXX0&hd=1#) Title: Re: Polished the arrows on my S2R1000, documentary. Post by: kopfjäger on May 02, 2012, 09:35:42 PM [evil]
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