Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Pads Review

Overall 4.77 of 5 view all 13 reviews

kid-kansas
Clearwater, KS

Redneck 101 -- How to get burnt plastic off of Exhaust Pipes!

loving this product, A Motorcycle Owner, impressed with this product, a do-it-yourselfer

Pros

Removed burnt plastic from pipes, Great Product, Works

MAY

2008

While riding Lil' Blue the other day I had the misfortune of getting my pants burnt onto my nice chrome exhaust pipes. I was wearing a pair of Starter nylon/polyester based pants when I went to pick up my luggage rack. Well the wind whipped them around and at a light I was treated to the unmistakable smell of burning plastic. I was not happy at all and was staring at a large tennis ball sized glob of burnt on plastic.

I tried scraping it off but it was not doing much at all, so I set sail on the Internet highway in search of a way to remove it without damaging the chrome. I found some suggestions which included Oven Cleaner, Opps by Homex, 0000 grit Steel Wool, Fingernail Polish Remover and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Pads. Well oven cleaner is very caustic and I about gagged using it with no success. Opps barely made a mark in the hard glob and evaporated very quickly. Steel wool no matter how gentle you are is going to scratch so that was not an option and fingernail polish remover evaporated just as the Opps did with no noticeable results, except I was getting high off the fumes and sick to my stomach.

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Pads

This was the last idea I had found and with the failure of the others I figured it was just an idea by someone wanting to give false hopes as there were no Before/After pictures to back anything up as far as if it would work or not.

I grabbed a Magic Eraser Pad and wet it and set out to see if I could salvage my new Cobra Slip On Exhaust Pipes. After about 5 minutes I started to notice it was beginning to fade and I was getting hopeful. I continued to rub and was getting cramps in my fingers from exerting pressure on the pad. So I grabbed a detail brush and used it to apply pressure to the Magic Eraser.

I continued to see progress so I pressed on with my chore and within about an hour I had over 1/2 of it gone and no scratches in the chrome. By the end of my second hour I had a bright shiny exhaust pipe that earlier had an ugly dark brown glob of burnt plastic on it. I grabbed my chrome polish and gave the pipe a good polishing and sat back with a Big Smile on my face!!! It actually worked and even though it made my hand sore and my knees were screaming from sitting so long I was happy.

Bottom Line

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is not just for those household cleaning jobs, it also removes burnt plastic from chrome exhaust pipes. If I hadn't seen it work I would not have believed such a soft surface could remove burnt on plastic and not scratch it either.

So for all those motorcycle owners out there that have had the misfortune of getting plastic stuck on your shiny chrome pipes there is now a way to get it off that is inexpensive and although takes a little elbow grease well worth the effort. A shop would have charged well over $100 to get it off but for less than $5 and 2 hours of my time I was able to claim Success!!

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Pads is recommended by kid-kansas

Review inappropriate? Copyright violation?

add kid-kansas to my friends list add to my favorites subscribe to feed

Search Amazon.com for Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Pads prices

Comments about kid-kansas’s Review

YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! I touched my 07 1200 Low pipes with a synthetic rag and was devistated.I tried all on line methods that were non abrasive to no avail.The magic eraser worked!!! Thank you so much,and yes my hand hurts!!! SOOO worth it!!Lynne N.H.

In response to jasyjen's comment from Jul 27, 2008 at 3:05PM:

I never thought something so soft would work either but I was proved wrong....lol ;)

I use these all the time, but didn't know they'd work for something like this! AMAZING.

In response to LoveisJoy's comment from May 27, 2008 at 3:11PM:

I think the trick is to not get it too wet, I just got it damp and even with all the scrubbing I did it lasted through the whole job. ;)

That was a wonderful outcome. I've tried this Eraser before, but it seemed to disappear in my grip before I was able to get anything clean. Maybe I'll have to try it again. Everyone raves about it. :)

In response to AmyA's comment from May 27, 2008 at 2:03PM:

lol ;)

In response to kid-kansas's comment from May 27, 2008 at 1:16PM:

That she knows how to do hands or should I say paws down lol

In response to AmyA's comment from May 27, 2008 at 1:12PM:

Okay then she can supervise ya....lol ;)

Scrappy get her paws dirty? She is a diva in fashion domestic cat. I don't think they make rubber gloves for little paws lol.

In response to AmyA's comment from May 27, 2008 at 11:54AM:

Probably would as brake dust is a lot softer than burnt plastic. I am sure Scrappy would help too ;)

I wonder if this would work with my rims and break dust. I have on magic eraser at home...I want to give it a try :)

In response to GeorgeChabot's comment from May 27, 2008 at 9:40AM:

You're Welcome George! You can bet there will be one in my side cover from now on! ;)

In response to mrkstvns's comment from May 27, 2008 at 9:13AM:

I know I was floored that they took burnt plastic off of chrome, you could have knocked me over with a feather! I mean they are so soft and that stuff was hard as rock.....all I can say is WoW!!! ;)