Well, my friend got a stainless steel header. No, we are not trying to remove the dull color after the header have been use for a while. Just wondering what chemical should we use to take off the burnt grease from finger prints and other debris?

Thanks!

 

I know you can use meguires metal polish.

Id try something less abrasive first, like Never Dull then wipe it down with rubbing alcohol and a cloth.

 

i have the same problem. whats the chance of the burn area clearing up? Should i wear gloves to install after i clean the header?

Never Dull or Meguir? Which one? Thanks

 

Chemicals will only take so much off but generally arnt that great. For removing heavy grease and grim go with a strong non-polar solvent like Xylene (paint section and walmart,homedepot,ect).

If its fried on its a little different case. Carbonized deposits are only effectivly removed chemically by sodium hydroxide based cleaners (red devil lye at home depot).

The best way to remove what your describing is with mild abrasion. wet sand with 2000 grit sand paper will work nice and pull a polished shined out as well- its very mild though and if its not tuff enough move down to a 1200 then finsh back with a 2000

 

Do to you local honda motorcycle dealer and buy "Blu Away" It is a pipe polish. Use gloves when putting the header back on.

 

nitric acid in solution

 

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thats the stuff! you should be able to get it at a HD dealer or shop as well. and eastwood has it in their catalog for sure.

 

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I dunno if thats the actual stuff they used but my dad had a custom made stainless steel pushbar made for his f250 and that thing is bling. He said they had it acid dipped and polished.

 

check the online golf stores for blue away, their the cheapest, like 12 bucks it think when i bought it

 

to prepare SS for processing or coating it is chemically cleaned depending on alloy content with nitric or sulfuric acid in solution, it not only cleans it preps the surface for coating, annodizing etc...


Modified by rtype11 at 7:18 PM 2/7/2005

 

well having it recoat is the alternative plan, but i was looking to try something cheaper first. can you guys give me a SIMPLE explanation =P. or better yet, what product recommend?

 

clean with kerosene or WD40 for grease or degreaser, then final clean with kerosene or wd40 untill little or no residue evident. high speed will bring back some shine. otherwise you can lightly buff with most commercial compounds to regain original lustre/grain.

 

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With my old Stainless header that I took from a friend, it was stained badly and a little corroded when I bolted it on. I wanted to clean it up a little, and I used Akuma's method, and it worked incredibly well. Here's a link: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=852379

I did mine while it was still on the motor, and after about a week of driving, it turned a nice even gold.

 

Rype11: Muriatic acid (formerly marine acid) - being of or relating to brine or having a content of chloride (sodium chloride in the case of sea water) is a 31.45% w/v solution of Hydrochloric acid (HCl). Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) is compleatly different.

It would suck if you mixed these up... and actually... if you really did mix them - together - you would get noxious white fluffly clouds of gaseous hydrogen chloride that would hang in the air almost without disipation and burn your skin and lungs.

 

thanks for catching that, ill edit