Cleaning and maintaining headers

[WyldeMT]

How do you guys go about cleaning and maintaining your shiny down pipes?

I pressure wash them, WD40 on a Brillo and then acf...

Thinking autosol may be better.

 

[flipper]

I don't bother.

 

[R6owdlad]

Use Autosol but still left with a few pit marks.
Might try a Brillo pad to get rid of these...

 

[ToastedBlue]

coke (the drink) and a green scouring pad works (apparently), but I don't bother either

 

[WyldeMT]

I wouldn't bother if it was my everyday bike but it's not. So I'd like to keep them looking shiny for as long as possible

 

[flydnb]

I got the akra and the headers aren't shiny anyway and my bike isn't used in shit weather .

 

[Colton123]

Autosol is very good mate use it on mine

 

[marthy]

I pull mine off and sodablast it! Irreverent pic of my seat here next to my exhaust after cleaning.

 

[stevecbr]

I use autosol, every couple of weeks. Comes up ok, but starting to pit a bit. Bike used everyday,whatever the weather

 

[boro]

autosol or brasso works a treat

 

[Andrew Dean Aston]

Anusol works a treat.
(Or is it Autosol)
HaHa

 

[Slappyhead]

Don't get the 2 mixed up or you will end up with a very shiny rear end, but on the plus side your headers won't have any bits hanging off them.

 

[stevecbr]

My MT has now done 15600 miles and seen 3 winters, its used everyday. I'm using autosol to polish them, its looking OK, but would like to get the awkward bits a bit cleaner. Any easy methods to keep it shiny, I was thinking wet and dry?

Below is photo of my headers taken today, after 15 minutes with Autosol

 

[Fulfilled-09]

I'm using R222 metal polishing soap on my headers. Chemical Guys Heavy Metal Polish is probably more top notch though. I'm just out of the CG at present and into the R222. Both great at the job. Car Care Products | Detailing Products | UK - Clean Your Car has some of the best detailing products available.

 

[Fulfilled-09]

Perhaps using some very fine wire wool, with your product of choice, would do the trick.