spilled motor oil on hot pipe?????

[dwcrash]

I accidentally spilled oil on my pipe while it was hot today and the chrome turned. A friend of mine said to try to use oven cleaner on it after I get it hot again. Will this work? I figured it was ruined. Also will mixing octane booster with 93 octane make a suitable race gas? Thanks

[hondafox440]

Octane booster is a no-no. The disadvantages outweigh the rewards.

Lacquer thinner or carburetor cleaner should remove the oil. If you use oven cleaner MAKE SURE you stay away from aluminum parts. It oxidizes (bascially aluminum rust) almost instantly, and leaves a permanant (removable only by sanding) white film on the aluminum. I learned this the hard way.

[Martin Blair]

no it doesnt leave a film if you wash it off right away i use easy off oven cleaner to strip annidizing of aluminum parts all the tme then use soem mothers polish to shine them up.