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haknslash 08-16-2008 11:11 AM

Blue-Away FTW!
 
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My bike had some blueing that needed to be addressed. PO never stayed on top of polished exhaust maintenance.

So I've never tried Blue-Away and was skeptical. It is somewhat expensive for the little bottle ($17) but it has proven well worth buying!

Here are some pics before and after applying Blue-Away to the affected areas. I have not gone back over the areas I applied Blue-Away to with some Semichrome polish so keep that in mind.

Here is the affected area on my right side midpipe before applying Blue-Away. The camera did not pick up the blue and purple hues but does show the brown colors and spotting developing.

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And here is the result of how well Blue-Away has worked. I still need to make a few more passes but so far it's coming out very nicely with a bit of elbow grease.

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From underneath and behind...

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I also started polishing on the exhaust cans as they have some oxidation that needs to be addressed.

Before...

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I'll probably make two more passes but here is what one pass looks like. I've used semichrome over the years and it's one of the best polishes out there IMHO.....

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finepooch 08-16-2008 12:08 PM

mother's metal polish has worked for me for a lot of years. for stubbourne stains use a cotton cloth and a sander. another trick for the back side is to wrap a sock around the pipe and pull it back and forth, like a sawing motion. wrap the sock completely around the pipe and you can get the front at the same time.

haknslash 08-16-2008 12:18 PM

Thanks for the sock tip. I'll give it a try. For the stubburn areas I used the Dremel with a polishing wheel bit :)


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