Chrome Removal

[krazzykustoms]

is there anyway to take chrome off pipes..sand blasting mabye?..i like the bare look on drag pipes....

[climb any hill]

There a few guys on here who have done it, let's see what they say... I'm curious to know if the blasting did the trick.

I would love to have bare pipes on my shee, I think in your case the chrome ones look good on your shee!

[ttbanshee_rida]

if u do that wont they rust!?

[climb any hill]

They would rust instant when riding at the beach but would be easy to clean.
I imagine wiping them down with WD40 would help alot!

[bfulton620]

to answer your question.... yes! blasting them will remove the chrome... i have done it before a few times with the blaster at my work.... usualy, we blast them and paint them flat black, or gloss black.... but one time we left them bare, we used a clear coat over the top of them. they never rusted! worked great...... make sure the clear coat is heat resistent!

[ttbanshee_rida]

do u have any pics of them 620?

[bfulton620]

nope, that bike is long gone, i might have a pic of the black ones.....
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ok, i checked.... if you go to the photo section on here, and do a search for my username..... look in the picture of my little bro and i on our dirtbikes (198?KX80, 2003yz125)..... both those pipes were blasted and painted black.... the 87 lt250r with two pistures conected also has a pipe that i blasted and painted black..... mind you, the bikes were dirty, and those pics were snapped after years of wear and tear on the pipes.... no metal showing through though.... if done correctly, it will last forever..... i do not have a pic of the clear coat, that bike was run hard and put away wet.... she is in the big scrap yard in the sky as we speak....lol...

[krazzykustoms]

thanks ..il try an blast them...