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#7051 XVCycoe (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 37 Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   My son left part of his shoes on my pipes. What's the best way to get it off?   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #7054 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Get the pipes hot and try wiping it off with a cotton cloth. That should get alot of it. Then you can try (with pipes still hot or reheated) oven cleaner. WD40 works alot of times. . I've heard that a brass brush or 000 or 0000 steel wool won't hurt the chrome but never tried it. Don't want to find out it does scratch. I'm sure more people here will come up with other cures.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7064 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   XVCycoe wrote: My son left part of his shoes on my pipes. What's the best way to get it off? Buy new pipes What Muskie said. Once they have cooled, you can also use a razor blade (the old kind) and put is almost parallel to the pipes to 'lift' the rubber off. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #7065 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Yeah, your gonna get new pipes anyway. This is the perfect opportunity. Doc mentioned razor blades. If you are nervous about this they do make plastic razor blades for just this kind of problem.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7067 RC (User) Moderator Posts: 12 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   EZ Off oven cleaner and a popcycle stick works pretty darned well. Be very careful where you get the EZ Off though. It can remove paint also.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7080 davehrn (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 262 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   use the edge of a nickel I've used it my understanding is that the metal in the nickle is softer than the chrome... works great... don't need a lot of pressure, doesn't scratch the chrome ~Guido   Logged     Flash & His Bike... She\'ll possess you. Then destroy you. She\'s death on wheels. She\'s... Christine   The administrator has disabled public write access. #7083 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   We own Roadies. We've spent our nickel's on goodies for the bike?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7084 Greeny (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 502 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Yeah...I even bought a windshield bag and a tank bib that has buffalo nickels tacked on as decorations. I spent my nickels on some nickels!! ....greeny   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #7096 geezer (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 48 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Use 00 or 000 steel wool and light pressure, hot or cold pipes. Will work great and no scratching. I've done it plent of times of the years with all my bikes, my wife can't seem to figure out that when you run the engine the pipes get hot, imagine that!   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #7103 TMK (User) Sometimes Wrong But Never In Doubt Platinum Boarder Posts: 1013 Re:Shoe rubber on pipes 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Lacquer thinner! Slightly warm pipe...works like a charm...avoid the steel wool except as a last resort (too much pressure and it does scratch), etc... BTDT...mine had 200 miles on it when my wife left her boot bottoms on my BRAND new pipes...I have to tell you, it did cross my mind that if I had one biker on the jury I'd never get convicted Regards, Ted<br><br>Post edited by: TMK, at: 2006/07/05 22:22   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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