If you want to do it the easy way clean it after a ride when the pipes are very hot and the rubber is soft. It comes off MUCH easier. It's like a rock when it's cold. Make sure you wad the towel up thick though so you don't fry your fingers. That and a little Mother's and it'll come right off. You can also always wet sand. If you're a perfectionist 1000 (or start coarser if necessary and work your way up), 1500, 2000 and some Mothers... The stainless is obviously a little harder than aluminum but you can still make it (or pretty much any other metal) shine like chrome just the same. There are also a ton of different companies that sell polishing wheels and compounds if you like using power tools (and saving a bunch of time). There's nothing you're going to do to the cans cleaning them that can't be polished back out fairily easily. As with anything you clean whether it be carpet or mufflers for your bike just start off mild and work your way up.

 

Thanks you guys. I will be trying this out today.

 

It will work, it just depends how bad you want it.

Maybe get your chick involved if she isnt busy shopping for new shoes.

 

Many years ago when men were fellas and women were dames (mates & birds in Limey Land) us Rockers with our cobbled rear sets and Wiley Clubmans made our own heel guards a bit of 6061, some ally pop-rivits and a couple hose clamps. 20 minutes if you are nutz about polishing

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer

 

Those are cool

 

She has all the shoes she needs, but even if she wanted another set she would be right there with me cleaning. Every Saturday we wash the bike together. Hell she even helped change out the CTT's.