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Dagwood
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 01:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I need some advice on the best product to clean the headers on my 9SX. Dealer suggested blue job(?) and an old sock. I've also heard Mother's is good. Any other suggestions? What do you folks use? Thanks in advance!
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Navygunner
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 01:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mothers is outstanding
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Whodom
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 02:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Eagle 1 Mag & Wheel polish works well too.
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Navygunner
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 02:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This photo doesn't do it justice. Outside it really shines. Whole job done in 15 minutesheaders
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Cataract2
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 02:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Navy, name of that mothers stuff?
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Odie
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 02:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I took BadS1's advice and used some Eagle One. WOW! 20 minutes and the header was beautiful. Seems like it will stay that way for some time with no upkeep. Works great. Thanks BadS1.....
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BadS1
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 03:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hands down Eagle One.I've tried and tried every cleaner polish known to man and it works the best with the least amount of effort and lasts the longest.I just did mine for the first time since Daytona and they really didn't need it that bad.Remember this though apply with paper towel and polish off with soft terry cloth.
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Daveinm
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mother's works really well also. You just need to use the Mother's Billet Polish. The Mother's Mag & Alluminum polish isn't as good.
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Blake
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I concur that Eagle One is the way to go for the SS headers. I saw what it can do and it is VERY impressive, especially if you are in a distant locale missing your girl terribly and like polishing other folks' pipes but don't like spending a lot of time doing so.
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Navygunner
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 05:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Cataract2, Mothers mag and aluminum polish.
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Silversurfer05
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 07:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I used the mothers also it worked great.
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Patrickh
Posted on Friday, June 24, 2005 - 09:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mothers bare metal polish (i think the can says aluminium and stainless)
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Kowpow225
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 05:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I use mothers mag and aluminum as well but the billet stuff is now on the to do list. Is eagle the stuff that comes with its own 'applicator ball'?
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BadS1
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 05:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nothing and I mean nothing works like Eagle One.Blake saw 3 sets of pipes I did in Daytona this year.I had no more then 30 min. into all 3 put together.The end result.....

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Whodom
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 05:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Kowpow- you're thinking of Eagle One "Never-Dull". It comes in a can as a big wad of cotton waste soaked in some kind of cleaner. It's probably OK for touching up already clean pipes, but it can't compare to Eagle One Mag & Aluminum polish (I've tried both). The Mag & Aluminum polish is paste/cream that you apply with your own rag.

I found that polishing the pipes on my S3 really cut down on the heat radiated into my right leg. A shiny surface radiates less heat than a flat surface. (my pipes were REALLY funky when I got the bike).
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Madsx
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 05:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Where can someone find Eagle One? Auto parts store, online ect...?
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Whodom
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 06:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Locally (SC), I found that most auto parts stores carry Eagle One "Never-Dull", but I couldn't find anyone with the Mag & Aluminum polish. I finally ordered on-line from Eagle One. Price was $3.99, but they charge $5 for shipping & handling on orders under $25.

http://www.eagleone.com
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BadS1
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 07:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You guys probably heard me say in the past use Paper towel to apply and rub it in good.Well I learned that from the owner of the company that produces the polish cleaner called Flitz which is also great stuff.See alot of people use a cloth to apply but what the cloth doesn't offer is something that has some abrasive value to it.When he told me this and I tryed it.....it cut my work in half or more.Then I remove it and polish it off with soft terry cloth.
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Metalstorm
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 07:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

What brand of paper towel? What size? What thickness? From what trees of which forrest are these towels made? C'mon man, we need details!

Just kidding.

Thanks for the tip. Any advice that makes a job (like polishing headers) easier & quicker is much appeciated.

On edit: I don't know what appeciated means so please change that to appreciated

(Message edited by metalstorm on June 25, 2005)
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BadS1
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 07:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Bounty it the quicker picker upper.
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12bolt
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 08:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just ordered a bottle and will give the old paper towel trick a try. thanks BadS1
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BadS1
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 09:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

12bolt and the rest.Your pipes maybe pretty blued some of yours anyways.You guys might have to apply more the once to get th desired look your after but you will get there.After you do it though you'll be surprised on how long the pipes stay clean and shiney.
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Whodom
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 10:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My pipes were so cruddy I had to sand first with 320, then 400, then 600 grit, then I polished with Eagle One and they were spotless. Probably the cheaper the paper towel the better, since they're "scratchier".
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BadS1
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 10:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The texture that the pipes have from the factory is gone due to the polish.As you can see in my pic above.
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Metalstorm
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 12:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

By some strange coincidence I just acquired a jar of Mother's billet polish. I tried it out using BadS1's paper towel method and wow! it works great. An hour earlier I ordered a jar of Eagle One to satisfy my curiosity. I had to go online as well because I can't find it out here. I can find Never Dull & Eagle One Never Dull (same stuff?) but not the mag & wheel polish. All I can say is if it works better than this Mother's Billet polish I'll be highly impressed.
I usually like the blued look of headers but my 12S is so pretty & treats me so good that I feel a need to keep her in show room condition.
Gotta love the irony though. I wonder if I would have run into the guy with the Mother's polish if I hadn't had ordered the Eagle One?
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Dagwood
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 02:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks for all of the input, guys! I couldn't find the Eagle One either, but Autozone had a few tubs of Mothers on the shelf and I used BadS1's method and my headers look better than they did the day I bought the bike. Thanks again everyone!
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Xbolt12
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 03:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I was thinking of trying Flitz as I read this post (works great on stainless guns). Anyone tried it on the exhaust?
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Kowpow225
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 05:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

These metal polishes work GREAT on the 'lip' of your 9 rims as well.
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BadS1
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 07:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Xbolt12 Flitz works great but it needs alittle more effort.I kinda can get all the Flitz products I want considering my Niece cuts and Styles the owner of the companys familys hair.It good but not as good as Eagle One on stainless.
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Duff24
Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 01:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah I've always had great results with Mother's aluminum polish...I don't see how it could be that much different than the Eagle One stuff. It's the same kind of creme/paste type stuff that you apply. I think the Mother's is a little easier to find as well...Just my .02
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