[Michelangelo]

Curious if anyone has any cool tricks for remover dried up shoe rubber off some chrome pipes? HOpefully there is some other trick than steel wool, as I really dont' want to scratch the chrome up. It's actually on my touring bike, VX800. I gave a gentleman a ride to his car after running out of gas and he didn't pull the peg down, but instead rested his foot on the pipe for 10 mins! The entire bottom of his shoe was melted to my bike. At least I have most of it off except for a crispy residue. I tried scraping it with a rubber/plastic and very hard scraper but not dice.

 

[WILD_FX]

Try Brake Clean ..

 

[ApeX1]

...EZ-OFF Oven Cleaner. Get the pipes hot first, then apply. :thumbup:

Hope this helps.

 

[Michelangelo]

I'll try both of them. Will the EZ off wipe straight off without damaging?
What ist he Brake Clean? Is that just simple Brake Cleaner?

 

[Minorthreat405]

EZ off is good shit funny its just household oven cleaner
Anyway
dont let it get on any powdercoat(I use it to remove PC)
or plastics

 

[WILD_FX]

I'll try both of them. Will the EZ off wipe straight off without damaging?
What ist he Brake Clean? Is that just simple Brake Cleaner?

yes .. and do it cold

 

[Master Pain]

I always considered it a trophy. $300 Alpinestars smeared all over $700 M4's...

 

[Jolly705]

It happened to me once, I just took a rag after heating them up and it came right off.

 

[TomCRMI]

If neither of the above work just take the pipe off and use a polishin wheel with fine polishing compound.

But be careful not to do it too long or you may damage the chrome coating.

Tom

 

[WILD_FX]

If neither of the above work just take the pipe off and use a polishin wheel with fine polishing compound.

But be careful not to do it too long or you may damage the chrome coating.

Tom

I had rubber burn on mine and the brake cleaner took it off ..