Plastic bag on exhaust headers

stoney · Post by **stoney** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:08 am

A plastic bag blew on to my exhaust headers while parked yesterday - while they were still hot - and melted on them and has made right mess

Any tips how to get the mess off?

Andy

Ruffy · Post by **Ruffy** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:25 pm

Maybe a lot of elbow work with solvol or duraglit stoney,it depends wether there chrome or a textured ally like mine are

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:28 pm

Andy, you could try alloy wheel cleaner or some other nasty acid like solution. I have some alloy wheel cleaner that I left a paint brush in overnight, absolutely no bristles left on it in the morning

just the wooden habdle and a very shiny metal bit.

Steve

Onebag · Post by **Onebag** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:28 pm

Looks to be some decent tips here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99504511.tip.html
Good luck!

stoney · Post by **stoney** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:30 pm

Seems to be coming off by re-heating and scrubbing..I guess a final polish will be required too - Ta for the tips.

Andy

Ade B · Post by **Ade B** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:33 pm

pan scourer on hot exhausts did the trick on mine - but then again they weren't mirror polished to start with...

Ade