Clean the pipes...

mr500 · 10-03-2019, 09:16 AM

On my 19, I put on cobras. Well as you can guess I get the ol pop pop on decel. It has left a nasty dark "ring" on the tips of the left side only of my new pipes.(Weird)

I do plan on getting the Ivanization but until then what is the recommendations for cleaning this crap off. I assume it a carbon buildup of some kind.

And I did not want to just go diving in and mess the chrome up. I have searched and came up the following:

0000 and WD40
SOS pad and Lim-O-way
Carb Cleaner and polish
Magic Eraser
Oven cleaner
Copper scrubb pads.

And Simichrome

Anyone else have this issue and resolved it?

**MVA-Voyager** · 10-03-2019, 10:34 AM

I have a chrome polish that I use. I have the V&H Twin-Slash. on the carbon buildups, I apply liberally, allow it to sit for a few minutes and then I wipe off, with a little elbow grease, and the carbon comes off with not too much hassle. sometime i need to repeat a 2nd time

recumbentbob · 10-03-2019, 03:25 PM

easy off oven cleaner, use it on cold pipes

mr500 · 10-03-2019, 05:02 PM

Ill give those a try. Looks like a black eye with only the left one colored lol

DragonLady58 · 10-03-2019, 06:50 PM

Easy off and Krud Kutter, which is biodegradable....its like a really mild form of acid. Its a cleaner/etcher....
https://www.amazon.com/Krud-Kutter-M...139436&sr=8-16

mrt · 10-04-2019, 09:55 AM

I dampen some 0000 steel wool and polish with that. Cleans up nice.

mr500 · 10-04-2019, 10:21 AM

Im gonna try them all LOL. Nothing but time. Hope this will stop with the Ivanization

**JD Hog** · 10-04-2019, 12:23 PM

I have been Ivanized and I get that on my left muffler also. I do not get any popping though. I use an SOS pad to clean it.

mr500 · 10-07-2019, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Hog

I have been Ivanized and I get that on my left muffler also. I do not get any popping though. I use an SOS pad to clean it.

Interesting that it is ONLY on my left pipe.

So I take it that the Ivanization doesn't fix it. Not a deal breaker for me though

Peg · 10-07-2019, 05:26 PM

Voyager pipes, including slip-ons, are not true duals. The most direct route for the exhaust is through the right side pipe, so there's more heat that side... I'll bet that has something to do with it?

mr500 · 10-28-2019, 03:37 PM

I hit it with some 0000 SW and it came right off. No scrubb no mess

Thanks All

BigDog1294 · 10-29-2019, 02:29 PM

I used a Mr Clean Magic Eraser sponge on the tips of my Tri-ovals. That and a little soapy water took off all of the "exhaust dirt."

mr500 · 10-29-2019, 02:32 PM

Oh Yeah. Those magic erasers are great

mbarr10 · 10-29-2019, 08:38 PM

Easy Off, No Abrasives. Best with melted on stuff, ….Don't ask

Ponitail · 10-30-2019, 07:40 AM

I have cobras and have ivanized and I get it on both mufflers. However the left side is always darker than the right side. An sos pad took it right off.

10-03-2019, 09:16 AM	#1
mr500 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn Al Posts: 247	Clean the pipes... On my 19, I put on cobras. Well as you can guess I get the ol pop pop on decel. It has left a nasty dark "ring" on the tips of the left side only of my new pipes.(Weird) I do plan on getting the Ivanization but until then what is the recommendations for cleaning this crap off. I assume it a carbon buildup of some kind. And I did not want to just go diving in and mess the chrome up. I have searched and came up the following: 0000 and WD40 SOS pad and Lim-O-way Carb Cleaner and polish Magic Eraser Oven cleaner Copper scrubb pads. And Simichrome Anyone else have this issue and resolved it? __________________ 2019 1700 Voyager VBA #02943 Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by mr500; 10-03-2019 at 09:21 AM.
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10-03-2019, 10:34 AM	#2
MVA-Voyager Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 83	I have a chrome polish that I use. I have the V&H Twin-Slash. on the carbon buildups, I apply liberally, allow it to sit for a few minutes and then I wipe off, with a little elbow grease, and the carbon comes off with not too much hassle. sometime i need to repeat a 2nd time __________________ Randy A. Mechanicsville VA 2011 Voyager - Blue/Silver - "Addie"
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10-03-2019, 03:25 PM	#3
recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	easy off oven cleaner, use it on cold pipes __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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10-03-2019, 05:02 PM	#4
mr500 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn Al Posts: 247	Ill give those a try. Looks like a black eye with only the left one colored lol __________________ 2019 1700 Voyager VBA #02943
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10-03-2019, 06:50 PM	#5
DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,368	Easy off and Krud Kutter, which is biodegradable....its like a really mild form of acid. Its a cleaner/etcher.... https://www.amazon.com/Krud-Kutter-M...139436&sr=8-16 __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-04-2019, 09:55 AM	#6
mrt Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Cannon Falls, Minnesota Posts: 127	I dampen some 0000 steel wool and polish with that. Cleans up nice. __________________ 2012 Voyager (graystone/black) Ivan's ECU flash K & N air filter Racnray's throttle mod Kuryakyn trunk rack Kuryakyn longhorn offset hiway pegs Grasshopper riders back rest
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10-04-2019, 10:21 AM	#7
mr500 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn Al Posts: 247	Im gonna try them all LOL. Nothing but time. Hope this will stop with the Ivanization __________________ 2019 1700 Voyager VBA #02943
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10-04-2019, 12:23 PM	#8
JD Hog Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 2,960	I have been Ivanized and I get that on my left muffler also. I do not get any popping though. I use an SOS pad to clean it. __________________ Jim Diebolt 2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS The Black Kaw 2005 Vulcan Nomad Sold 2006 Honda 1800 VTX (Freebie) Sold 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Sold 2001 Harley Ultra Classic Sold Hangtown, Kalifornia VBA #2625
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10-07-2019, 05:26 PM	#10
Peg Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: West Coast, North Island, New Zealand Posts: 1,375	Voyager pipes, including slip-ons, are not true duals. The most direct route for the exhaust is through the right side pipe, so there's more heat that side... I'll bet that has something to do with it? __________________ Nothing screams poor workmanship like wrinkles in the duct tape '02 1500 blonde Nomad (Sold) '97 800 burgundy Classic (Sold)
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10-28-2019, 03:37 PM	#11
mr500 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn Al Posts: 247	I hit it with some 0000 SW and it came right off. No scrubb no mess Thanks All __________________ 2019 1700 Voyager VBA #02943
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10-29-2019, 02:29 PM	#12
BigDog1294 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Atlanta GA area Posts: 127	I used a Mr Clean Magic Eraser sponge on the tips of my Tri-ovals. That and a little soapy water took off all of the "exhaust dirt." __________________ Big Dog Atlanta, GA 2011 Vaquero
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10-29-2019, 02:32 PM	#13
mr500 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn Al Posts: 247	Oh Yeah. Those magic erasers are great __________________ 2019 1700 Voyager VBA #02943
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10-29-2019, 08:38 PM	#14
mbarr10 Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,565	Easy Off, No Abrasives. Best with melted on stuff, ….Don't ask __________________ Please post back after you have solved any issues 2016 1700 Vaquero 10/4/2016 2007 1500 Classic W/ Reckless Fairing, 42,000 miles 2004 600 Honda Shadow 18,000 miles 1989 500 Honda CX Custom 55,000 miles 1973 400 Kawi Triple 5,000 miles
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10-30-2019, 07:40 AM	#15
Ponitail Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 150	I have cobras and have ivanized and I get it on both mufflers. However the left side is always darker than the right side. An sos pad took it right off.
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