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July 24th, 2014, 04:00 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Philip
Location: Yuma, Az
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2007 250r Posts: 45
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Rusty Headers
I bought my bike from some one who lived in Seattle. Long Story short, rainy summers+slushy winters=rusty bits. I have been slowly replacing rusty things, and was wondering if anyone knew a good way to remove rust from the headers. I was thinking wd40 and steel wool, but that might be to abrasive. Any suggestions or links would be greatly appreciated.
P.s. please keep it simple i'm not super mechanically savvy. |
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July 24th, 2014, 04:17 PM
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RIP Alex
Name: Cuong
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steel wool or a wire wheel/brush on a drill and then coat it with some hi temp paint.
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July 24th, 2014, 07:57 PM
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/moved to general
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July 24th, 2014, 08:16 PM
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Name: Tom
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July 25th, 2014, 06:25 AM
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yep, I used to use steel wool and WD40 on the Katana... wash it off and let it dry and then shoot it with some high temp flat black header paint...
mind you, it was right behind the front tire, and i ride all the time so i had to redo the process every year in the spring. |
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July 25th, 2014, 08:14 AM
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July 25th, 2014, 10:26 AM
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Fighting Texas Aggie '05
Name: Neil
Location: Hutto, TX
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I asked my wife to give me the "rusty headers" and all I got was a kick in the nuts lol
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July 25th, 2014, 12:09 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Philip
Location: Yuma, Az
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July 25th, 2014, 12:16 PM
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Fighting Texas Aggie '05
Name: Neil
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lol
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July 25th, 2014, 12:22 PM
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Autosol & a tea-towel
Rub the autosol onto the (cold) headers, wrap the tea-towel around it a full loop & pull the ends to polish around the entire circumference at once |
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July 25th, 2014, 04:01 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Paul
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soak for 24 hours in a bucket of vinegar, turns the rust to stiff sludge that comes off with a light wire brushing (or nail brush if you are lucky) and doesn't touch the steel
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/show...hlight=vinegar |
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