Put her in a dive, Steve!! (Muffler Rust)
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:16 pm
I inspect my scooter mufflers for rust.
A camera is the easiest way for me to see the under side.
Wash, scrub, brush, mask off with newspaper, and spray with HighHeat paint without removal - seems to have kept it at bay for 7 years of 365 riding in Ohio..
I have removed it and painted - but it takes 3 hands for re-installation, and a lift would be nice!
Then there's dealing with getting the gasket properly seated.... So, unless I'm having an OCD Day - I leave the muffler bolted up.
And always enjoy the smell of the paint cooking/curing.
"If it catches fire?!"
I'll just go like H_LL and blow it out. Like those WWII bombers used to do with engine fires …...."Put her in a dive, Steve!"
Not looking too bad this year.
Fish
A camera is the easiest way for me to see the under side.
Wash, scrub, brush, mask off with newspaper, and spray with HighHeat paint without removal - seems to have kept it at bay for 7 years of 365 riding in Ohio..
I have removed it and painted - but it takes 3 hands for re-installation, and a lift would be nice!
Then there's dealing with getting the gasket properly seated.... So, unless I'm having an OCD Day - I leave the muffler bolted up.
And always enjoy the smell of the paint cooking/curing.
"If it catches fire?!"
I'll just go like H_LL and blow it out. Like those WWII bombers used to do with engine fires …...."Put her in a dive, Steve!"
Not looking too bad this year.
Fish