[Tripple650]

Hey guys just finished shining up the pipe on my xc. I think it looks good, here are the before and after pics... Sorry they arent the best quality just from my cell phone...
Before:
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After:
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For all you who want to know how, it was very simple. I just used "MOTHERS" aluminum polish. I got a cloth, put a bit onto the cloth and worked the wax in, until a dark grime came out. Then i buffed it out using another clean cloth. I repeated that a few times to get it where i wanted it. Took about an hour, including the belt guard.

 

[BarkMulcher]

You're supposed to tell us how you did it

Looks good.

 

[Curt_Man]

Looks good mang[8D]

 

[proxJ]

looks good.

 

[XCFTodd]

looks good [Dude]

 

[foxracing]

looks nice and shiny you must of put some elbow grease into that.

 

[saberstang]

sand blast the steel pipe and throw some high temp black on and you got yourself a nice looking pipe.

 

[Chris_Flesch5]

looks good

 

[indy_boy]

looks good it was so brit that i needed sun glasses lol

 

[cat_man440]

lookin good lookin good

 

[myvertxcape]

GF polishes my . . . Oops, wrong place.

 

[ski-dooguy]

wow thats nice

 

[xcjunkie]

Originally posted by saberstang
[br]sand blast the steel pipe and throw some high temp black on and you got yourself a nice looking pipe.

it looks good now but would look even better with a black pipe

 

[Goater]

Thats freaking nice. I may have to give it a try.

 

[Tripple650]

I recomend this to everyone, since it is so easy. I love the fact on how you can directly see the results. I worked in lines, across the pipe in section of like 5 inches... You could see how the line that i polished is bright and shiny compared to where i havnt, which was still dull. I have also done the chain case cover, which looks good also.

 

[Customized89Trail]

yeah, you should really sandblast the pipe itself and paint it with high temp paint. aside from looking good, it will extend the life of the pipe a bit.

 

[Tripple650]

so about how much is sandblasting a pipe? Also does that high temp paint really hold up? My friend did it on his xr dirtbike, and it didnt turn out so well.... then again, it wasn't sandblasted...

 

[04polaris500]

Looks awesome, and did yoru friend bake the pipe?

 

[ArcticCat1]

Nice job and it looks good.

 

[v-maxsledder]

looks good. but as customized said take of the guard and sand the pipe down and spray with high heat paint. i didnt sand blast my pipe i just sanded it with a drill then painted it a charcoal color. i think baking the paint really helps ive heard of people puttign the pipe and can in the oven but i dont feel like trying that 1 btu its an idea for you. and also if you paint the piep and can also do the y pipe.