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Old 06-25-2005, 07:49 AM
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Default how would I clean a melted bag on my exhaust?

yeah... this has got to be the strangest thing yet on HT...

A plastic bag apperantly got stuck and melted on my exhaust yesterday... it is a stock exhaust, and is melted on the tube, not muffler/res/etc..

I wouldnt care too much if it was not making a burning rubber/plastic smell, which I guarantee is not healthy.. at first I thought I had electrical problems..

So how would I go about cleaning this thing off? It is basically white gunk on the tube now, and I am afraid that even if I get under there, cleaning with something abraisive will make it rust soon/er

(or hidden answer #2, just don't idle, drive around for a while, and let it burn to ash? not sure if that is safe or possible though)

Thank you
Old 06-25-2005, 08:09 AM
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Default Re: how would I clean a melted bag on my exhaust? (CooBlueDAB)

scrape it off, not real complicated or just flame it, its yuour exhaust its gunna rust
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Default Re: how would I clean a melted bag on my exhaust? (CooBlueDAB)

just scrap it off with something, the stock exhaust has no coating that **** is gonna rust through anyway

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Default Re: how would I clean a melted bag on my exhaust? (CooBlueDAB)

I had the same problem but it actaully happened to my brand new header, talk about being pissed. Well I asked around and people were just saying to let it burn off so if you do end up with some good info please pass it on.
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Default Re: how would I clean a melted bag on my exhaust? (Lee_Delso)

Use a Brillo pad while the piping is still warm.
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Ive done that a few times, also lacqer thinner will take it off pretty good too with the pad or a rag.
Old 06-25-2005, 10:33 AM
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Default Re: how would I clean a melted bag on my exhaust? (d16prideyhay8)

Gunk Away or some other product of that sort, either that or it will just burn up.
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