What's Wrong With my Pipe?

[born-to-race]

Do any of you guys no how to fix my pipe? It looks like it's kinda rusted.

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[born-to-race]

Do you guys no how I can prevent this?

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["BLAHH"300!!]

you can ceramic coat it if you want.
.best bet would be a complete system...go ahead and open it on up.

my d.g. head pipe does that too, i usually take mine off, sand all the rust off, and stick it back on there for a few month's.
..hopefully i'll be gettin' a DMC in the next few weeks.

[born-to-race]

Could I sand it down and then paint it with rust-proof paint?

[SBC101]

Ceramic Coat it or save up and buy an aftermarket pipes for it.

[Diedrich]

yeah get a new pipe bro..but i always took mine off and cleaned it real good when it would get that rusty stuff on it..use sum steel wool or sumtin like that

[born-to-race]

I might have enough money next year for a new pipe. Will the aftermarket pipes rust too?

[GNCC#829]

mine looks like that sometimes
I don't think that it is rust, it is baked on mud.

[sweet300ex]

All it is is mud baked onto it, i have the same problem and i have a white bros header, its hard to get off, try a power washer

[DaveEX7]

Thats what happened to my stock pipe, I just went and bought a Big Gun system, it looks and feels so much better.

[SBC101]

It just depends what brand of pipe you buy the cheapest may rust I heard things about fmf megamax pipes on a 250ex rust sometime when you don't take care of them.

[DaveEX7]

Mine hasnt rusted yet:D

[speedy400]

WIRE BRUSH, it works wonders
-darren

[Martin Blair]

Originally posted by GNCC#829
mine looks like that sometimes
I don't think that it is rust, it is baked on mud.

yep iuts baked on mud but it is a ***** to get off i dont have the problem with the 400 but on the rancher i just leav it on it kind of insulates the exhaust anf helps keep the pipe cool.

[born-to-race]

I guess I'll take it off in the winter and wire brush it. If that doesn't work maybe I'll sand it down and then ceramic coat it.

[ZRider400]

Originally posted by born-to-race
I guess I'll take it off in the winter and wire brush it. If that doesn't work maybe I'll sand it down and then ceramic coat it.
ummm why in the winter?...do it now. lol

i had the same thing happen to my Z, all i did was rub it with the rough side of a sponge.. and use degreaser....it came off.

[born-to-race]

Originally posted by ZRider400
ummm why in the winter?...do it now. lol


I'm to lazy, I could leave the pipe on and do it,
or I could take the pipe off in the summer and do it all.

[DaveEX7]

Originally posted by born-to-race
I'm to lazy, I could leave the pipe on and do it,
or I could take the pipe off in the summer and do it all.


Or save urself some $$$ and buy yourself a nice system for tha quad.

[Houser Cannondale]

its just baked on mud. the factory system is stainless steel so it doesent rust. just wirebrush it or use some degreaser and stiff plastic brush it will look like new again. ;)

[OutlawEX]

Originally posted by SBC101
Ceramic Coat it or save up and buy an aftermarket pipes for it.

[killer03_300ex]

spray some simple green on there itll help with removing the mud or rust its a degreaser itll eat it right off:eek2:

[Str8Wicked]

Just throw some metal polish to it and it'll come right out...

[DaveEX7]

Use a damp brillow pad.