Exhuast help!

[Rebel]

Hey guys, I need some advice from you experts out there! My bike is in pretty good shape i try to take care of it but over the years my headers have been getting kinda bad with the rust. I want to take them off before this riding season starts here and clean them up what would you reccomend i use to make them look good?

[scottynoface]

Sand off as much rust as you can and paint with VHT.

[cintidude04]

[arsenic]

Or send them to a company called Jet Hot and have them ceramic coated. That's gonna cost more than spray paint though.

[Lykkan]

Use a wire brush and remove as much of the old rust as you can then use header paint (usually vht as mentioned)

[chrisx2]

Note with the VHT there'll be some initial smoking upon first use as they heat up.

[cintidude04]

With any heat resistant paint there will will be some smoking as they heat up and cure.

[Wild-Bill]

Forget the wire brush. Get them sandblasted. Last time I needed to clean up a header I took it to the local parts yard and slipped the guy $20. Worth every penny. Then you hit them with Naval Jelly before priming and painting.

In case you're not familiar with Naval Jelly:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_117792-133-01-80277-01_?PL=1&productId=3009567

Just be sure you're wearing some old jeans and those heavy-duty black rubber gloves when you apply it. That stuff WILL eat your skin!

[Rebel]

Thanks for all the tips guys !

[Rebel]

Started sanding the pipes

[Wild-Bill]

When you get tired of sanding remember that bit about sandblasting.

[Rebel]

Low on funds and cant afford it but 10 bucks in sanding discs and some elbow grease never hurt anyone LOL Guy wanted 80 to blast both pipes i said no thanks.

[rexazz2]

the sandblasting method described will last A LOT longer BTW

[Wild-Bill]

I'd have thought you could make the money to pay for sandblasting in less time than it'll take to sand those things by hand. Mow a lawn or something...

Always an option once you get really, truly frustrated.

[Rebel]

Sanding is all done only took a few hours last night with a few adult beverages I 4.5" grinder with a wire cup wheel. Im not looking for Show quality just not a rusty ugly pipe. Will Start the priming tommorrow or the next day with the vht flame thrower primer paint and clear.