How can I tidy up my exhaust pipes?

[jamm13dodger]

My header pipes on my exhaust are a dirty brown colour and a bit rusty. Can I use a black exhaust wrap on them or will the extra heat be bad for the engine?
Any other suggestions other Han take them off and lots of polishing?
Cheers, Rob.

 

[autogs]

did you bother to do a search? no i thought so,plenty of threads on that subject i think mark hooton posted the last one on a product he recommended.

 

[jamm13dodger]

I did actually, found some interesting ones about polishing them and one about keihan exhaust headers instead but obviously missed the ones you are talking about. I'll go look again.

 

[jamm13dodger]

That'll be the one entitled "this is brill stuff"

Thanks for the name Mark Hooton, wouldn't have found the post without it. Not really what I wanted, but a good solution nonetheless.

 

[Schtum]

You could get them blasted and then ceramic coated.....

http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm

 

[jamm13dodger]

Oooooh, now that looks good. Cheers, Rob.

 

[Bendy toy]

Maybe consider chrome plating the stainless? It will blue at the tops but wont tarnish like stainless. These are top folks for exhaust resto jobs.
http://www.ashfordchroming.com/area/chrome-plating/Coventry

 

[Schtum]

Maybe consider chrome plating the stainless? It will blue at the tops but wont tarnish like stainless. These are top folks for exhaust resto jobs.
http://www.ashfordchroming.com/area/chrome-plating/Coventry

Q. Do you offer chroming, chrome plating or rechroming on Stainless Steel?
A. No. But we can mirror polish it to a very high finish.

http://www.ashfordchroming.com/chroming-freqently-asked-questions

 

[GADGET]

You are unlikely to find anyone willing to re plate an exhaust, as there is a risk of contaminating their solution tanks.

 

[Bendy toy]

The people in Coventry specialise in rechroming bike parts including classic 2 stroke exhausts. I've already asked about having my Suzuki 750 Kettle (Allspeed Spannies and originals) - no problem they said.

I didnt ask about chroming onto stainless but its got to be worth a phone call.

This discussion (found via google) suggests it's possible and discusses the issues.

 

[Bendy toy]

The people in Coventry specialise in rechroming bike parts including classic 2 stroke exhausts. I've already asked about having my Suzuki 750 Kettle (Allspeed Spannies and originals) - no problem they said.

I didnt ask about chroming onto stainless but its got to be worth a phone call.

This discussion (found via google) suggests it's possible and discusses the issues.

Here's the discussion link - http://www.finishing.com/377/58.shtml Opinions are divided on the value of plating stainless.

and this might be useful - http://www.premierplatingworks.co.uk/

 

[Doberman]

I think I will give Camcoat a try. They are not far from me so I went in yesterday. They said that the headers on the GSA get very hot so the black option would be the one to go for.

The only thing I have to do is remove them; is it something I can do myself or do I need a lift in order to do such a job? (I suppose the end can comes out first, undo the lamda sensors and then the rest?).

I have the Keihan headers by the way.