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Title: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: Rad1o on July 16, 2025, 06:08:46 AM

Hello,

I have a Stelvio E5. The exhaust on the right hand side has a somewhat flimsy heat shield which probably could be longer. I must have had my boot resting on it when I moved my feet back once or twice and some rubber melted off the sole and transferred onto the exhaust. Now it is burnt in and dark black charcoal. I tried turpentine with not much luck.

Is there anything that would easily take the rubber off without scratching the exhaust?

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: PeteS on July 16, 2025, 06:18:20 AM

I use wet Brillo pads on chrome. Won’t scratch it or stainless though if the stainless is oxidized it may
Brighten it and you might have clean the whole exhaust to match.

Pete

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: Vagrant on July 16, 2025, 06:47:47 AM

Razor blade paint scraper.

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: n3303j on July 16, 2025, 08:10:37 AM

Get it good & hot then rub hard with a 100% cotton cloth.
Also works when plastic bag blows onto headers en route.

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: Perazzimx14 on July 17, 2025, 12:27:41 PM

Oven cleaner is also said to work.

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: jcctx on July 17, 2025, 02:00:16 PM

Starter spray and a rough cloth rub has worked for me in the past. This also works for many spot cleaning chores; of course do not spray on hot exhaust!!!!!

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: Turin on July 17, 2025, 06:21:47 PM

I've used oven cleaner . get the pipes hot first. Spray on and wipe off with a wet towel

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: slowmover on July 17, 2025, 10:32:06 PM

I tried everything to get a melted plastic bag stain off. Eventually the extreme heat of the pipe just vaporized it away.

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: John A on July 17, 2025, 11:05:54 PM

I’ve found that after some heat cold cycles it gets brittle when cold and a sharp non metallic scraper gets it off with minimal cosmetic damage to the pipe. I prefer a hard wood scraper

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: vintagehoarder on July 18, 2025, 02:45:34 PM

I agrree get them hot use a triple up cotton towel to wipe it off one hot m then once you get it off Mothers mag and alum polish will finsih the job!  Don't ask me how i know :grin:

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: AJ Huff on July 18, 2025, 02:59:41 PM

I just leave it.
Because I know I'll put my boot on them again. 😀

-AJ

Title: Re: Rubber on Exhaust
Post by: BrianK on July 18, 2025, 03:52:53 PM

Quote from: jcctx on July 17, 2025, 02:00:16 PM

Starter spray and a rough cloth rub has worked for me in the past. This also works for many spot cleaning chores; of course do not spray on hot exhaust!!!!!

Oven cleaner does work.  Learn from my mistake - spray it on a cloth and then rub onto the pipe.  Don't spray! - you'll overspray and take paint off cases, etc.  Ax me how I know!