Exhaust chrome plating repair

[Uygurcagri]

When an exhaust header is chromed a layer of copper is put on first. On header pipes usually this copper layer is thicker than on simple chromed parts that are not subjected to heat. The heavier layer of copper helps prevent the header pipes from turning dark blue from heat as the copper distributes the heat more evenly across the surface. The copper is also far softer than the chrome top layer and can be damaged easier than the chrome by itself.

When i tried to remove the melted plastic, probably i have thinned the copper surface by mistake. Now when i ride bike, that part of header gets blue, while rest of the header is not blue. Is there any way to avoid this by thickening the copper layer? After each ride using autosol to remove from the same point is not so cool

 

[bdalameda]

When i tried to remove the melted plastic, probably i have thinned the copper surface by mistake. Now when i ride bike, that part of header gets blue, while rest of the header is not blue. Is there any way to avoid this by thickening the copper layer? After each ride using autosol to remove from the same point is not so cool

If you have removed the top layer of chrome - not much you can do about it other than getting the header pipe replated which usually requires the plater to remove all the plating and reapply the copper and chrome. There used to be a product specifically made to remove the blue from header pipes - it was called "Blue Away". I don't know how effective it was or if it is still available.

 

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