urgent help - fabric melted on exhaust down pipe- how to get it off?

Discussion in 'Ducati General Discussion' started by Etherion, Aug 12, 2013.

  1. Hi all,

    I was doing some photo shoots and some fabric melted got caught and melted on my titanium exhaust downpipes. I tried scrapping a bit off and it does come off but takes a long time and a few micro scratches.

    Does anyone know what to do to avoid scratches?

    Many Thanks
     
    #1 Etherion, Aug 12, 2013
  2. Like you I've done that, the only way I found was to use a brand new Stanley blade and be very careful. The small marks polished out with some Solvol but that was stainless not Ti.
     
    #2 nuttynick, Aug 12, 2013
  3. Get yourself one of those aerosol cans that plumbers use to freeze plpes. A quick spray with that should shift it in one solid lump.
     
    #3 magic1, Aug 12, 2013
  4. melt it off.
     
    #4 supervee, Aug 12, 2013
  5. Is the melting it off and using the aerosol method for real?

    Am i supposed to use a lighter to melt it off?
     
    #5 Etherion, Aug 12, 2013
  6. If you use heat be very careful as titanium will BLUE/GOLD if you use to much on it, i use 600 THEN 1200 grade wet/dry paper
    with solvol to get any marks off its the best way i found then finish with a soft buff/wheel with solvol in a drill.
    then soft cloth to finish.

    brian.
     
    #6 Brian91cfr, Aug 12, 2013
  7. Freeze it and then get a piece of hardwood against the edge and give it a tap....
     
    #7 Ghost Rider, Aug 12, 2013
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  8. Whatever you do, approach it with caution. If you freeze it, dont run the bike straight away just in case, but if you decide to heat it up, just run the bike and let the engine heat up the fabric. You will need some good fire retardant gloves thou. The only problem is if its burnt and now cooked onto the exhaust, that's a slightly different proposition
     
    #8 mattmccabebrown, Aug 13, 2013
  9. just start the bike up untill the pies are hot the remove it with a thick cloth , it not rocket science
     
    #9 motojohn, Aug 13, 2013
  10. Probably find that tackling it early one morning when its much cooler with a very thin bladed knife under the edge, the whole lot will just ping off anyway.
     
    #10 Ghost Rider, Aug 13, 2013
  11. you'll have to be a bit more carefull next time you want to get up close to the exhaust in your thong...
     
    #11 SteveO916, Aug 13, 2013
  12. Top Tip; and you get a nice hot pie to eat afterards....
     
    #12 SteveO916, Aug 13, 2013
  13. And when will "ards" be?
     
    #13 efcbluepete, Aug 14, 2013
  14. hen my doubleu key orks again!
     
    #14 SteveO916, Aug 15, 2013
  15. I would have thought an oven cleaner product would shift it. After all it shifts all of the baked on crud in your oven without damaging the metal. :upyeah:
     
    #15 Robarano, Aug 16, 2013
  16. just buy a new exhaust, ebay the old one. it's what it's there for after all - selling damaged crap.
     
    #16 supervee, Aug 16, 2013
  17. So, what did you try? What results? Or just not had a go at removing it yet?
     
    #17 efcbluepete, Aug 20, 2013
  18. #18 Scott1, Aug 21, 2013
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