So having the bike bike is great and especially with the termis the diavel is a different beast. However I can see already that with the high temps the logogs that are on the exhaust and various lebels will be loosing their looks quickly Any ideas how to remove the labels from the termis> They look edteched so I suspect wire wool and then polish but wondering if something else coudl be used thanks
Managed to remove 99% of it all from the exhaust using machine polisher. Bike needs agood clean but will post pictures once done
I had mine polished and they looked good IMO. Keeping them shiny was a 15 min job after each ride, and the termi logo stayed intact. see here https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/get-your-pipe-polished.48944/ Stuart
It pretty much is as simple as brushing harpic x10 onto headers and pipes. Leave for c.10-15 minutes. Agitate a bit with a brush. Wash off. Then autosol to polish. Very easy. Just dont get any harpic x10 on anything chrome, or your hands.
So, toilet bowl cleaner (Hydrochloric acid) and Autosol... Do i need a buffer/polisher with the autosol? Like a dremel? or by hand? Rex
I just used elbow grease for the autosol. Used a micro fibre cloth. Once you’ve used the harpic, the autosol doesn’t need much work to make it look nice.
After you have used the Harpic i have used 0000 wire wool with the Autosol then buff off with micro cloth
If you guys are looking to get an amazing finish on your exhausts you can't go wrong with white diamond high shine applied with a terry cloth then buffed off with microfiber. You can get a mirror finish with very little work. Ive used it on my truck for years. I know its not a ducati but ill post the pictures of my dads pipes on his guzzi after I've finished polishing them
I just bought some to leave on the new shelf in the garage because I dont know when I will get to doing it... But I wish it would get done. Rex
So this... Are they still the same color as before? And just much shinier? Or the color of almost chrome? I did try a little area with the product above "Diamond High Shine" Whil the metal is much s,oother and shinier... it does not look like shiny bare (Silver/chrome?) metal. Just a lighter tan/brown color. Cerainly shiny... I did not take any pictures in the Sun... Rex
This is how they should have come out buddy. It takes alot of work but they do come up as a mirror. The header pipes started out black
WOW I bet that WAS A Lot of work... Let me just search the internet for "Pipe Polisher" I am sure nothing will go wrong Rex
White diamond also do a slightly harsher polish too. Im sure there's a video on the website but if you speak to lindon he's tge head guy in the UK and really knows his onions and is usually very helpful with advice on best results
