Product Care - 304 Stainless Steel
All stainless steel products should be washed with a suitable motorcycle
wash and rinsed with plenty of water using a soft cloth.
Do not use brushes or scourers, as this will only scratch the surface
and increase the effort it takes to polish the product back to an as new
finish.
Polishing should be done on a regular basis using Staintune Liquid Mirror
Polish or an approved stainless steel polish.
All polish residue should be washed and rinsed off before use. If not
removed, the polish may cause chemical discolouration under high operating
temperatures.
Staintune products are constructed from premium 304 grade stainless
steel minor scratches and marks can be machine polished out to return the
product back to an as new finish. For Australian
customers this can be done at the Staintune production factory at an
affordable price.
For any additional information regarding Staintune product care send
your questions via the contacts page.
More on Maintenance
STAINTUNE stainless steel exhausts require nothing more than routine
cleaning of the exterior of the pipe. This can be done during routine vehicle
washings. You should avoid any cleaners with abrasives. Abrasives will
scratch the surface and cause the mirror-like polished finish to become
dull. If the surface does become dull or accidentally scratched, it can
be repolished back to its original finish by a good machine shop.
Spotting on the surface of the stainless steel can occur and will typically
happen on pipes that have extremely high exhaust temperatures. While it
looks bad, it is nothing to panic over. This again can be removed by repolishing
the surface back to its original finish. If spotting does occur, it will
require more routine surface cleaning and polishing to maintain a spot
free appearance. If it is repolished by a machine shop, the spots can re-occur.
It is advisable to maintain the pipe more regularly than a system that
has cooler operating temperatures. Spotting is an indication that the exhaust
temperatures are extremely high.
Several companies make polishing compounds that we can recommend. Available
in the U.S., S100 Total Finish Restorer, Flitz, Simichrome or a host of
other metal polishes will work well. All of these polishing compounds do
require a little "elbow grease" as the main ingredient. The easiest, least
time consuming way, is to have a professional machine shop handle the heavy
buffing if the muffler was severely neglected. Again, avoid any compounds
that may contain abrasives.
There is never a need to internally service or repack a stainless steel
muffler because the packing material is a spun stainless steel wool. It
will not disintegrate or blow out, ever. There are no rivets and there
is no way to open the muffler up to get to the internals.
For any additional information regarding Staintune product care please
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