What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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Can any old wirebrush drill attachment do then finish of with autosol or do ye crazy bastards use a mega amount of elbow grease and sand by hand? haha
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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Sanding pad and elbow grease. Its not that bad. Cheaper than a trip to the gym
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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Just Autosol and elbow grease, whilst watching the 6 Nations 8-)

takes this...
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to this.....
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that is pretty amazing.
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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Sweet! Come do mine now... :grin:
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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I hate elbow grease. So very much. What grit sand paper do you use? And wet or dry?

EDIT:read you just used autosol you maniac
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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vfrman wrote:Sweet! Come do mine now... :grin:
Polish your own pipe Steve (snigger) ;)

Really not that bad with autosol, just get comfey in front of the Moto GP or such like and you will be suprised how quickly it comes up :grin:
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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I started with scotchbrite with autosol, then rags and autosol.
Me? The 13th Duke of Wymbourne, Here? In a French maids finishing school? At 3 O'clock in the morning? With my reputation?

BINGEAU!
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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NGneer wrote:
vfrman wrote:Sweet! Come do mine now... :grin:
Polish your own pipe Steve (snigger) ;)
LMAO! If I had a penny every time the wife said that to me...
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Re: What do ye use to clean up exhaust pipework?

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vfrman wrote:
NGneer wrote:
vfrman wrote:Sweet! Come do mine now... :grin:
Polish your own pipe Steve (snigger) ;)
LMAO! If I had a penny every time the wife said that to me...
Respect - good come back Sir :peace:

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