How To Remove Burnt Plastic From Exhaust Pipe
Just put Vance an Hines pipes on an really dont want to scratch them up to get off the black mess.
How to remove burnt plastic from exhaust pipe. Tried bug an tar remover didnt do a thing. Burnt plastic bag on the exhaust. The microfiber cloths recommended above are quite durable and perfect for projects like this.
It should wipe right off with a damp cloth. The plastic type sweat pants I was wearing melted on the pipes didnt even notice till a few weeks later. They seem to use Easy Off oven cleaner or any other non caustic oven clear and let it sit for an hour then run the bike for 10 minutes turn it off and super fine 0000 steel wool.
A lot of people with motorcycles seem to have similar issues to you especially with their boots melting to the exhaust. Good as new or at least before it was caked in melted plastic bag. If the material is fairly easy to melt you may be able to use and old iron to melt or soften it up and then wipe it away with a cloth.
Spray directly on spot and wipe with a microfiber cloth. Oven cleaner some times works also. Whatever is left on can be wiped off with a soft cloth then as the exhaust cools you may want to finish up with a metal polish.
Restored back to better than factory new using scrub pad and stainless steel wool of varying grades with finest finishing using fine stainless wool with Mothers Metal polish. Some plastic from my bike cover melted onto my exhaust and I want to try and get it off. If not utilize the steps below followed by immediate transportation to the nearest medical center.
This isnt hidden away under a car exhaust its a no fairing bike with header pipes clear to see. I heard that if you soak a sock in WD-40 and leave it on the exhaust overnight or for a couple hours then scrub. Depending on the type of plasticPVC if the pipes are too close to an exhaust manifold then yes its likely that it will melt or at least suffer.