Blue Job for blue pipes

My pipes have turned blue at the exhaust ports, for a length of about 6 inches.
I bought some Blue Job ($12.99 at Cycle Gear), and gave it a try. It's a white powder that you apply with a damp cloth applicator, and it forms a white paste on the pipe. I rubbed the blue area, adding more powder as I rubbed. Spent maybe 15 minutes on each pipe.
I think the results were fair. Not the chome shine that a new pipe has, but more of a bronze color. Seems like the secret to this stuff is to keep at it. The more you rub, the better it works.
With a healthy engine and single-wall pipes, I'm sure the blue will come back. But I may use Blue Job every once in a while to improve the look of the pipes.
That's my report. Sorry, no pics.
Ride safe,
Tim

If the pipes are turning blue then the engine is not running correctly. Likely the carbs are a bit lean. That is themain reason people say to not add chrome pipes until the engine is running at 100%. You can also spray some high temp paint inside the pipes to help keep the bue away.

and you can take your baffle out untill you solve the problem....... doh, that'll make it run leaner.

not having a baffle makes the pipe run cooler.

kawtoy wrote:

If the pipes are turning blue then the engine is not running correctly. Likely the carbs are a bit lean. That is themain reason people say to not add chrome pipes until the engine is running at 100%. You can also spray some high temp paint inside the pipes to help keep the bue away.

Yeah, the bike may be a bit lean. But most KZs you see with stock pipes have some blue in them. Single-wall pipes can't dissipate the heat.

del

I used Blue Job too... it worked better than anything else I tried, but windin' the KZ out to blow out carbon :whistle: just seems to make the blue come back.

It took a LOT of elbow grease, my pipes were pretty blue. My Advice: Don't expect miracles.