side pipes have melted bags .....help!!

[Fred Z]

WEll, i come out and there is this smell...and it is a melted plastic bag of sorts.....melted on the sidepipe.
how do you get this off? is there anyone that really knows this problem?
thanks guys! BTW these are ceramic coated ones.
fred z

[rblong]

I used a very light scotch bright pad. Did OK, but it was a PITA!

[scootter]

Fred,
Go out a drive the car and get the pipes hot. When you get home, get a wet rag and wipe it off( don't burn your hand, the rag will get hot). Some of it might be hard to get off. When it got to that point, I wrapped the wet towel around a plactic putty knife and got the rest off.
Scott

[Got the Bug]

Some people have had good results using lacquer thinner:

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79014

Doug

[undy]

How about some MEK (methyl ethyl ketone)? I had access to it in my younger days. It would "melt" plastic bowls..

[clayfoushee]

Been there, done this........with a melted car cover on both sides during a sudden rain storm, that blew down over hot pipes.

For ceramic sidepipes, #0000 steel wool, and a green Scotchbrite pad will remove all traces. Use a bucket of clean water, and keep soaking both. Start with the Scotchbrite and finish with the steel wool. Use as little pressure as necessary. No chemicals are necessary. A light brush with the 0000 up and down beyond the residue area will blend in and clean up the rest of the pipes.

It helps if you drive at least 100 or more miles first to burn off as much of the residue as possible. Then, it's a fairly easy clean up.

[DealsGapCobra]

Heat the pipes...wipe it off.

[Smoking Cobra]

Used wd-40 once it cooled. worked great.
joeg

[STLN77]

I heated my sidepipes up and rubbed the melted spot with ice cubes. The melted plastic just started flaking off. Nothing else that I tried would work, then someone told we this and it was easy.

[xlr8or]

I've heard oven cleaner on the warm pipes will allow it to be wiped off clean.

[Wayne Maybury]

While various solvents will attack many plastics, bags are usually made from polyethylene which is very resistant to virtually all solvents. Therefore it cannot be removed with MEK, acetone, lacquer thinner, etc.

Try some of the other suggestions.

Wayne

[MaSnaka]

Just tell people it's the skin of the your last passenger. Seriously it will disapear, just don't scrape too hard with the abraisives and when using them you need something to lubricate the process as mentioned, wd40, water, solvent, soap and water.

John

[Alex Donghi]

Flitz and elbow grease is what I used. Ill try the ice cube or oven cleaner next time

[greg schroeder]

Originally Posted by xlr8or

I've heard oven cleaner on the warm pipes will allow it to be wiped off clean.

I tried that on jet coat Superformance pipes to remove the nylon from some dude's gym pants. It made a mess for me and never looked the same. I tried buffing it out to look a bit better, but always came back looking weird.

I bought new side pipes.

[Fred Z]

thanks......you are great........unfortunately.......we tried....messed up worse.....now will hve to take it to ceramic coating place.......for new coating! bummer.....but life could be worse.........really worse!
fred z

[Fred Z]

sorry dbl post

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by Fred Z

thanks......you are great........unfortunately.......we tried....messed up worse.....now will hve to take it to ceramic coating place.......for new coating! bummer.....but life could be worse.........really worse!
fred z

What did you try that made it worse?

[Fred Z]

my friend tried....easy off.....obviously, it is not the answer....but next time i will be prepared. I am going to ask the guys that do the ceramic coating....what is THEIR answer.
will keep you posted.
fredz

[Silverback51]

I have been going through the paperwork I received with the car and one of the items is from Performance Coatings where the original owner had the pipes coated.

Here is their recommendation.

"Most stains can be removed with very hot water or non-abrasive aluminum polish (Wenol, Mothers, Never Dull, Zep 5 Star). Wash your headers with soap and water. DO NOT use any harsh alkaline (like Castrol Super Clean) or acid cleaners or chemicals on your headers, it will damage your finish!! Once damaged, it must be completely recoated."

Sorry I did not read and post this sooner.

[greg schroeder]

I tried aluminum polish too, first gentle hand rub, then buffer after hand rub didn't work. It just never went back to looking as good as new again.