Road tac on chrome
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Road tac on chrome
03 Mar 2016 16:56
Went for a scoot and came home late ,parked my ride and boogied inside and woke up with a delema driping down my pipes aaawww.. does anyone know how to get that inevertant road tac off???
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Re: Road tac on chrome
03 Mar 2016 19:28
Use gasoline, but not when the pipes are hot and don't smoke while using it. Gasoline will dissolve most tarry stuff; just keep the tar wet with it, and give the gasoline some time to soften the tar. Ed
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Re: Road tac on chrome
04 Mar 2016 04:39
I use Liquid wrench silicone spray lubricant to spot clean just about everything on the motorcycle.
On the exhaust pipes you may need to use your fingernail along with the LW stuff. use clean cloths.
On the exhaust pipes you may need to use your fingernail along with the LW stuff. use clean cloths.
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Re: Road tac on chrome
04 Mar 2016 08:18
When I worked paving streets & pothole patching, we had a bucket of Diesel fuel to let the shovels soak for a few minutes & the asphalt would easily come off, & less dangerous than working with gasoline
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Re: Road tac on chrome
04 Mar 2016 08:29 - 04 Mar 2016 08:34
Could also try soaking the stain a few moments with WD40 before wiping.
Maybe even some Skin-So-Soft?
Good Fortune!
Maybe even some Skin-So-Soft?
Good Fortune!
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Re: Road tac on chrome
19 Mar 2016 10:35
Gasoline, diesel, WD-40, baby oil... Anything.... Even soap and hot water. Anything to help melt the tar. I have used Turtle Wax bug and tar remover on my wife's car. Anything you use just follow up with soap and water wash/rinse. Of course all of this is with the pipes cold.
Don't fix it until it's broken.
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Re: Road tac on chrome
19 Mar 2016 21:08
Car wash to remove the heavy stuff,then maybe some acetone on the rest.
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