dirtbike77 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 anyone know any great tips on how to clean up rusted pipes... i know u probably wont get them back to normal but a quick cleaner upper would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350BANSHEE350 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 how rusted? if there not to bad then you could sand them down and paint them silver or chrome or black etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee haallenbeck Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 here check this out this might help ya http://www.rickswoodshopcreations.com/Misc...ust_Removal.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeyfz Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 try lime away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Man Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 wire cup brush or wire wheel and a corded or cordless drill. hand sanding would work also...but why, if you have power tools. bare metal in 20m for 1 full expansion chamber. then wipe them down with kerosene or gasoline or something that evaporates quickly. then wipe again with a clean/new terry towel and paint 'em with HT paint. then perform the heat cycles to cure the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbon Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 (edited) I used a 3M medium duty sanding disk on a power drill to clean mine up before I painted them. Here's a before/after look: Like Mullet Man said, do the heat cycles with the high temp paint, if you don't do them right the paint will bubble and peel on the pipe right by the cylinder......mine are peeling but I'm to lazy to repaint them right now. Edited March 21, 2007 by bonbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 get a rust remover for chrome, many parts stores have it, wal mart used to carry it as well. Get one of those drill buffers and go to town. I use a fine steel wool to clear up some of the heavier rust spots and then finish it off with the buffing wheel. If they are beyond saving (a lot of times they look worse then they actually are, usually rust sits on top of the chrome, the tiniest pit will make a big rust mark, and when buffed down, looks like a pin hole that you can barely see.) But like I said, if its to the point that you rust is flaking and stuff, a wire wheel and some high temp paint would be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYUK Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 naval jelly from home depot or lowes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 SOS PADS!! Won't hurt the chrome and you'll be surprised at how much you can get off of there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm0rebanshee Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 well you could try soaking the pipe in tranny fluid for a day and pull it out see how clean it gets i use on rusted tools all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheefire Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 scotch bright and a bit of wd40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 naval jelly from home depot or lowes. Murray's, Auto Zone and PepBoys as well...Love this stuff. scotch bright and a bit of wd40 Use this method too... Any bad rust, you're gonna have to put some elbow grease into it...get a die grinder with a scotchbrite pad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Murray's, Auto Zone and PepBoys as well...Love this stuff.Use this method too... Any bad rust, you're gonna have to put some elbow grease into it...get a die grinder with a scotchbrite pad.... do they have the naval jelly there that comes in the tube as a paste? I hate using the gel crap I have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Sorry...the pink jelly in a can is the only stuff I've found there... :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Naval Jelly. no its not from your belly button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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