How To Clean Rusty Exhaust Pipes
Repeat the process until the rust is removed.
How to clean rusty exhaust pipes. Use a big breaker bar. Inspect the exhaust pipe daily for signs of rust. But before you do that youll want to get rid of as much of the rust as you possibly can.
The trick is to paint over it to contain the rust and stop letting it feed on the metal. There will be a lot of smoke but it works. Clean and scuff your exhaust system and apply Exhaust Paint to seal and protect it from corrosion and road debris.
After it finishes smoking use a rag to wipe the shit off the pipes. Rev it a bit you dont need to actually ride it and let the pipes heat. Apply some wax paste after sanding the rust.
Using a rubber Mallet will help prevent you smashing the pipes in. If rust is just starting to nibble away at a pipe outside your home you can stop it in its tracks. This was a trick that I learned from a episode of American Restor.
Heres a method that sometimes works. Now how to get the rusted bolts off. Use a heat gun and a pry bar to remove the manifold.
Rub a cloth over the exhaust pipe to completely cover the pipe with the wax. This should help break the rust between the two pipes. You will probably also need to replace the muffler because if the tail pipe rusted through then the muffler is probably not far behind it.