Cleaning lc pipes
Cleaning lc pipes
Newbie here, so be gentle with me
I have just bought a 2014 R1200RT LE, and am a little confused about the material used for the downpipes and collector box - more importantly, what to clean them with. I had an F800GT with a full stainless steel system, and used OptiGlanz Stainless Steel Cleaner from Nippy Normans (brilliant stuff). I know the silencer on my RT is chrome plated, but the dealer told me the downpipes and collector box are stainless. However, on inspection, they appear to be plated.
I am reluctant to put OptiGlanz on them for fear of b*gg*ering up the plating (if any). Has anyone used OptiGlanz on RT pipes?
I have just bought a 2014 R1200RT LE, and am a little confused about the material used for the downpipes and collector box - more importantly, what to clean them with. I had an F800GT with a full stainless steel system, and used OptiGlanz Stainless Steel Cleaner from Nippy Normans (brilliant stuff). I know the silencer on my RT is chrome plated, but the dealer told me the downpipes and collector box are stainless. However, on inspection, they appear to be plated.
I am reluctant to put OptiGlanz on them for fear of b*gg*ering up the plating (if any). Has anyone used OptiGlanz on RT pipes?
Last edited by Sooty57 on Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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It's all chromed with just a couple of sections underneath the cover stainless. I only use Autosol. As with all of them you will not get rid of the colouring at the front.
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I find this works better than Autosol. The consistency is slightly thicker, so you tend to use less.
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They say it's for stainless products and recommend something else for chrome.
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It also saysRTman10 wrote: They say it's for stainless products and recommend something else for chrome.
AluTech works wonders on brass, nickel, Titanium and other metals too.so not quite that specific
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Says it's designed to remove scratches so it must be quite abrasive. Not something I would use regularly on chrome. Autosol might not be as thick but then again it's only a couple of quid a tube.
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RTman10 wrote: Says it's designed to remove scratches so it must be quite abrasive. Not something I would use regularly on chrome. Autosol might not be as thick but then again it's only a couple of quid a tube.
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and it "got rid of the colouring at the front".Sullivj wrote:It worked for me: https://1200rt.com/viewtopic.php?t=0
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What do the dealers know, they only sell the bikes.Sooty57 wrote:The dealer told me the downpipes and collector box are stainless.
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Thanks for the info guys. Bloody annoying thing is that I've just ordered a new bottle of OptiGlanz at £15 a pop, and it will probably sit unused on the shelf. :-X
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Sooty57 wrote: Thanks for the info guys. Bloody annoying thing is that I've just ordered a new bottle of OptiGlanz at £15 a pop, and it will probably sit unused on the shelf. :-X
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Do they have any stainless steel parts? I understood they were made from a mixture of Mom's apple pie and bullsh*t.Casbar wrote: Find a friendly Harley owner, they love cleaning 8)