Removing Melted Plastic From Exhaust

[xtek95]

A good friend of mine got caught in rain and wore her Dry Rider plastic rain gear on an extended ride. When she got home she noticed burned plastic on the exhaust of her bike and burn damage to her rain suit.
Any suggestions on what to use to easily remove this residue from the exhaust?
Thanks in advance. FWIW i think she tried "Goo Gone" to no avail...

[KGT1200]

I did that right on the scection that came out of the engine. Solution? Go pick as much as possible off when cold, another ride and let it burn off. If it's on the chome muffler, then I'm not sure if that will eliminate it. I know it is entirely gone, in my case.

May want to try some freeze off, and see if it disconnects from the metal when the metal shifts when freeze is applied. I have some cans of that stuff from a "incident" with freshly painted yellow lines that I went over, and spun some stuff up on my truck. It really worked!

I will get the name and info, and post later tonight. Good Luck!

[RoscoeRules]

I'd try a heat gun to soften it and use a wood or plastic scraper. Like the way you remove glued-on labels or decals without harming the substrate.

[108625]

Remember, the pipe was hot enough to melt it once; so it can do it again. Go for a good long ride to get fully up to temperature, and scrape with a pice of wood. You might have to do it a few times to reheat it to a workable temp.

Once the pipes are cold again, some MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) , a sturdy rag, some elbow grease, and plenty of ventilation will get the rest off without marring chrome or stainless (it can rub through paint, but pipes that get hot enough to melt plastic usually cooked their paint off already).

How do I know this? Lessee, black rubber boot soles, rain gear, and a carelessly placed Joe Rocket mesh jacket sleeve taught me how.

[xtek95]

Being a girl, she had some finger nail polish and tried that last night. She said it worked great to take off the plastic. It left a residue, which was easily cleaned up with the "Goo Gone".
She's a happy camper, now that her Vance and Hines pipes are shiny again.

[PAULBACH]

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Try some oven cleaner! It is designed to work with high temperature metal.

[rspennachio]

I used Simichrome when my nylon glove melted to the header pipe. Just a bit of rubbing and it is as good as new. Flitz works just as well. I find either of them at the local hardware store.