Creeping into your muffler, accelerated by theīelow boiling point temperatures at the end of the exhaust stack, the bastard gets his tendril intoįrom there, it's a sad story of regret, removal, angst, and a long search through eBay. However, the enemy rust has begun to show his face. No problem, you say, as you ride through the puddles. But, insidiously, it begins.įirst, there's the sudden shower out of nowhere. The moped back up to par, and she purrs like a kitten. I wonder if it was painted black originally for a reason.Īt first, life seems good. Grandma's knick-knack shelf for 30-some-odd years, but still clean). Just empty the ash from the muffler into the trash, and it's clean as a whistle (ok, a dusty whistle that's been on art house theater, you come back to a clean Three to four hours later, after seeing that great new flick at the. (don't want to fill the house with smoke!) and start the self-cleaning cycle. We're going to making a lot of carbon into carbon monoxide gas!), you close the door, engage the door latch Taking advantage of your kitchen window to provide ventilation (remember, Muffler above the foil, on the upper rack. With the proper safety techniques, this can clean your muffler just as well any anythingĪfter putting a layer of aluminum foil on the lower rack of your oven to catch any oil or other drips, you gently place your I love my ride, and want to treat it with respect.Īpartment life has it's advantages, but a place to put a proper BBQ isn't one of them.I'll just put this back on my bike as-is. Placed artfully into the coat hanger, you gently lower it's hellish carcass to the concrete (or the back of a cookie sheet turned lip-side down).Īn hour later, after the burgers are done (What?!? You considered wasting the opportunity to Burn Meat?), you gently shake out the ashįrom the muffler, and gaze in wonder at how clean it is. Lifting the blazingly hot muffler from the inferno with a pair of tongs The carbon inside begins to flake off in chunks, and slowly consume itself in the heat.Ībout a half hour later, the muffler has reached a nice cherry red. Your muffler for the cleansing flames by thrusting a metal coat hanger up it's exhaust pipe.Īs you lay the muffler on the burning coals, and heap the red embers around it, you can hear the muffler pop at the metal expands, and You lay down a bed of charcoal, and light 'em up. Picking up a cheap $20 BBQ set at the end of summer may not have been the best culinary purchase you ever made, but it's coming in I have a self-cleaning oven with a working door lock.I have a back yard/porch/etc where I can burninate in the open air!.This process will release quite a bit of deadly carbon monoxide, you ponder your options. Store) will restore the surface finish, you choose to follow the simple chemistry of C + O 2 => 2CO. Pondering the pure essences of metal and fire, and knowing that a can of spray-on high-temp stove black (available at your local hardware I've got a stock black, painted muffler.Īh, so the way of fire is your path, my pupil?.With a flash of insight, you take off the muffler, look inside the exhaust port, and see that's filled with a black, caked on soot. Your moped has that not so fresh feeling these days - can't get up the hills it used to, lowered top speed, and sounds constipated. 2 Chemical Cleaning for Chrome MufflersĬhoose Your Own Adventure: Cleaning Your Muffler.1 Thermal Cleaning for Painted Mufflers.