Tar & Crap on the exhaust..

[nadeem]

I seem to have acqired lots of tar spots all over the can after the Ireland trip - any tips on how to get the feckin' stuff off...?

 

[Abelrider]

New can. Sorted.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Unleaded Petrol on an old rag.............

 

[Blue Sweeper]

I seem to have acqired lots of tar spots all over the can after the Ireland trip - any tips on how to get the feckin' stuff off...?

AutoGlym "Intensive Tar Remover" does wot it says on the (plastic) tin

 

[nadeem]

cheers guys

 

[Deleted account W]

Parafin is good for tar removal

 

[Raindancer]

Tar removal

Nadeem

I have always used WD 40 and clean off with a rag. Good for all parts of the bike............doesnt scratch and doesn't affect metal colouration.



regards

 

[MikeP]

White Spirit. Dirt cheap and can be used on the engine between the fins without doing any harm too.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Crap on the exhaust.


then polish it off......

 

[Tobers]

A bird crapped on my bike so I told her I wouldn't go out with her anymore.

 

[GSmonkey]

Gunk - spray on engine degreaser.....the best stuff for tar. Get it from Halfords.

 

[The Machine Cat]

one week riding the little roads on the coast of Ireland and the salt eat away the tar. And the bike too.

 

[kal]

had this very problem myself only just last week , cow-muck "welded" onto the header pipes , tried everything to get the stuff off, wd40, de-greaser, gunk etc but nothing would work then i remember the blue bottle of "polish" in the corner..MER .. and it works! brings the pipes up a treat too.. amazing little bottle .

 

[IanC]

Petrol, preferably unleaded. Believe it or not, it's cheap as well.

 

[bustupbiker]

You mean you CLEAN your bikes!!!!!
PS: where abouts in North Wales are you Kal? i am in Carmel Holywell
Have seen a few 12's over the last month or so.
Bikes is fer ridin and chrome don't get yer home.
Lyn.

 

[nadeem]

Got most of it off today with a combo of teh autoglym intensive tar remover and WD40...

 

[kal]

for bustupbiker- hi! i am just around the corner in pen-y-ffordd. blue 1200gs, 6 weeks old and run-in nicely. hi to everyone else on the site too