Ride Bell by Gnarly. A lot of people with motorcycles seem to have similar issues to you especially with their boots melting to the exhaust.
Plastic Burnt On Exhaust And Partially Melted To Helmholtz Pipe S2ki Honda S2000 Forums
If this is a grocery store type of bag its typically polyethylene so youd need a solvent to melt it off.
. I was thinking some nail polish remover acetone would do the trick but I am not sure what affect it would have on the chrome pipe. I hate it when that happens. If you cant get to dry ice go with regular ice but it might not work as well.
I accidentally melted a plastic bag on my exhaust pipe and am not sure how to get it off without hurting the chrome. If anything is stuck to the metal itll melt off or you can try scraping it off with whatever you have handy. Yesterday while riding home I must have run over a plastic bag in the road.
Get under the car and use a paint scrapper. Just make sure if there is excess WD-40 that you wipe it off of the exhaust before you start up the car again. Only show this user.
Sold my 14 RTS went back to 2 wheels. Plastic bag got caught and melted to exhaust. Go the other way use some dry ice and freeze the plastic and then chip it off afterwards.
Apply the liquid onto a rag and then start wiping away. Buffing the pipe with a rough cloth. Joined Jun 22 2016 Messages 726 Reaction.
As soon as I walked into the garage I could smell the burning plastic. Easy Off oven cleanerSpray on and let sit for awhileNo scraping needed. While I was driving along the interstate the other day a plastic trash bag blew under my car and melted onto my exhaust pipe.
I was hoping it would just melt off by now. As it started to cool applied WD40 to a rag and started the wipe down the pipe. You can use a straight razor blade to scrape it off then a medium sandpaper or sanding sponze to.
Whats the best way to get it off with out messing up the pipe and has anyone else done. I wonder if WD-40 would work on it. Dry ice can be bought at the local store - go to the meat section.
Only show this user. A plastic bag blew under my car when it was parked. Ago 14 Wrangler Sport 6spd 22 Freightliner Cascadia.
2014 Kawasaki Vaquero SE. Melted Plastic Bag on the mid pipeAnyone any suggestion. 370z Driveshaft Melted.
There was a bag that had melted onto the exhaust pipe. It smells awful when exiting the car after a drive but now I gotta get underneath and remove all the residue. Girlfriend got home and let me know she just pulled a plastic bag out from the bottom of her car that got stuck on the way home.
Only show this user. FIL said his car had a burning smell. A plastic bag blew under my car when it was parked.
The plastic is so thick that a damp cloth didnt work. 18 Jan 15 2007. Report news Wednesday 2nd January 2013.
Joined Jan 14 2007. If it melted to the pipes use a heat gun on high and work slowly heating it up and quickly wiping it off. If on the muffler painted area thats a tougher job but the same procedure will work just be careful of the heat on the paint.
Or you can just let it burn off - it can take up to a year though. Discussion Starter 1 Sep 4 2009. Only show this user.
WD-40 vaporizes quickly its not going to catch fire from the exhaust heating up. Plastic bag melted to exhaust. Now I have blue goo smeared tightly over my pipe.
Not like youre scratching paint. Joined Oct 25 2016 6373 Posts 2 Jul 7 2019. LED v-leds parking light bulb melted off now.
To me it smelled like burning Elmers glue. Have found best to keep away from mechanical scrubbing etc best result using heat gun heat up plastic rubber ect then scrape remove with. It also removes melted plastic bag from exhaust components very easily and will remove any organic soils like grease wax oil.
Ive managed to get most of it off with a putty knife but theres still a lot of residue baked onto the pipe and now my car smells like burning plastic whenever I drive. It removes paint just as good as it will remove melted plastic bags. Thankfully it wasnt related to the recent engine overhaul.
Some plastic will disolve with gasoline. 7 May 31 2005. She melted a small portion of a shopping bag on her exhaust and I would like some recommendations on removing it.
Overnight some times. Ill have to have a fan going full blast when I get it on ramps. Once I looked under it looks like about a foot long section of her exhaust pipe has the plastic melted on about a foot before the muffler.
Still need several application more of Easy Off but it is working. It is based on n-propyl bromide is safe non-flammable compatible with all metals. Lets just say I spent 3 hrs cleaning this and it.
They seem to use Easy Off oven cleaner or any other non caustic oven clear and let it sit for an hour then run the bike for 10 minutes turn it off and super fine 0000 steel wool. It stuck to the hot exhaust pipe. 2007 Camry 24L 5M.
Start date Oct 30 2017. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. It got stuck right at the step down where the Corsa cat back goes into the factory down pipes.
A single 12 oz aerosol can is about 12. Air Freshener Melted on Dash Airbag Light. It attached it self to my shiny chrome exhaust pipe and melted to it.
It stuck to the hot exhaust pipe. After a drive I noticed a strange burning plastic smell and found that a plastic bag had wrapped itself around the exhaust and melted. Credit card coarse Brillo pad pocket knife.
I tried the home remedies using Easy Off oven cleaner while pipes are hot Goof Off when pipes are cold finger nails and I cant seem to get it off. Oven cleaner some times works also. Joined Apr 19 2016 Messages 173 Reaction score 4.
Polyethylene other than cross-linked polyethylene usually can be dissolved at elevated temperatures in aromatic hydrocarbons ie. Yep just dont get it on anything painted. Only show this user.
Hello I have some possible builders grade sheet plastic stuck to my exhaust and it has melted on the pipe but not completely. Ride Bell by Old Dad. Toluene xylene or chlorinated solvents ie.
A plastic bag must of caught my motorbike while riding today and melted on the exhaust a good 12 long section of pipe. 2 Nov 25 2005. Try some acetone let is sit on the bag.
I have heard of this happening but had not dealt with one until now. Not sure how the plastic got on the muffler and not even sure it was a plastic bag. Its an exhaust pipe.
2002 750 ACE DELUXE. Hey Robin When I get boot heels melted on my pipes I soak the marks with oven cleaner and let it sit. Depending on what kind of plastic it is the acetone might soften it up enough to scrape it off.
