Well I am about to purchase a used header except it is really dirty. I am wondering what I can use to bring back its stainless steel bling! I know people say rubbing alchohol to get prints off but I have to get more than just prints off. Here is a pic:



I was thinking simple green might do the trick??? Any help would be appreciated.

 

take a wire wheel to it. try it on the underside first. and dont use too much pressure

 

Metal/Chrome/Mag polish should work just fine. You could always spray it down w/engine degreaser and scrub the ***** out of it.

 

Should I use a brillo pad? Or maybe the steel brillo pad?

 

just simple green it then get some polisher

 

try some chemicals that they sell on the info-mercial. they might work

If you want it to *bling* forever send it to Jet-hot.com they'll take care of you.

 

If i use polish when i install it and it gets hot will the polish smell ?


Modified by B18CYAAA at 3:59 AM 8/15/2003

 

just wipe it off real well when ur done...it should be ok

 

What brand is that? Comptech?

 

Simple Green

 

I used to use polish with steel wool on my chrome bike. It polishes up really nice and you can even get rid of rust. Not sure if it would work for you but just an idea.

 

Simplegreen, cool water. Repeat if needed. Mothers chrome/aluminum polish. Lots of patience, and hard work. A wheel would defineately help here.... if it is really bad, like oxidzed, you could try wet sanding it before the polishing stage.

 

the last time my friend peed on his header it cleaned it really good!

just kidding. who knows

 

try simple green first. That stuff works wonders!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pho Real &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What brand is that? Comptech?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup comptech. I think I will use some simple green and then cool water (repeat many times), I will see how it looks when I am done and then go from there as far as polish goes. Thanks guys.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lsintegra95 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the last time my friend peed on his header it cleaned it really good!

just kidding. who knows</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahaha, wtf... degreeser/steel brush and mag polish

-Bryan-

 

Use Mothers Chorme/Mag polisher. REALLLLLLYYY good!

 

just clean the bitch and spray it with high heat metallic engine paint.. it'll look like a brand new ceramic coating

 

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Most wirewheels have other metals in them that would cause bi-metallic corrosion.

Still with a Polish made for SS and elbow grease.

 

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engine degreaser worked on mine.

 

I am polishing my header also, halfway done. I used 400, 600, 1500 grit sand paper and some Wenol. It works great.

 

im about to just wrap my ****

 

use clorox and just scrub it down and it'll work just fine!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 11sHatcH22 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">use clorox and just scrub it down and it'll work just fine!</TD></TR></TABLE>

really? I'll have to try that sometime.

Welcome to HT

 

steel wool, the kind you use on glass that is...