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Title: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: nickbee on December 31, 2015, 12:38:27 PM
So I just took off my Full term exhaust to install carbon belt covers on my M1200S. 

Do you guys have a preferred way to clean stainless pipes?  I remember on my RC51 Ti Satos I used to use a scotch pad with orange cleaner. 
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Post by: Heath on December 31, 2015, 01:29:46 PM
I had good luck with green scotch brite pads and bar keepers friend.
Title: Re: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: nickbee on December 31, 2015, 04:27:19 PM
I use bar keepers friend all the time on my all clad stainless pans/pots so that makes perfect sense!   [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: d3vi@nt on January 01, 2016, 10:09:31 AM
Nice tutorial here: http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=43917.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=43917.0)
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Post by: xcanuc on January 01, 2016, 07:50:27 PM
I used to use simichrome on my 900ss. Worked amazing.
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Post by: Boltznnuts on January 02, 2016, 11:46:24 PM
great results using Raco,just to add another product to the fold
Title: Re: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: koko64 on January 02, 2016, 11:54:11 PM
Mothers Metal Polish and Turtlewax Metal Polish both appear to work well. They are both that white paste common to such metal polishes. A Scotchbrite too.
Title: Re: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: lazylightnin717 on January 03, 2016, 02:38:41 PM
Scotch brite and WD 40 has worked well for me.
Title: Re: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: CookieMonster on January 06, 2016, 09:06:38 AM
Quote from: lazylightnin717 on January 03, 2016, 02:38:41 PM
Scotch brite and WD 40 has worked well for me.
I have heard of this method as well...also I don't know how true this is but that it helps with the bluing process for those into it. Not my statement, so don't flame me for it if not accurate.
Title: Re: Cleaning Termi Stainless Steel Pipes?
Post by: Slide Panda on January 07, 2016, 06:32:21 AM
FWIW I used a "sand blaster" disc in a grinder to quickly clean off the worst stuff (on 2000 era pipes) and a fine wire cup in a drill for follow on passes as well as concave areas the disc could not do at all.