Elbow Grease

[HondaHarry]

This is what I do when I get bored and or motivated.

Glad it isnt humid here or I would never even try it. :)

My trio of Jemco Pipes. Bare metal finish, and reblued welds
(just enough to change the color of them, hope it isnt detrimental
to the structure of the pipe.) I dont think it will be considering
all ive done lately is look at my trikes.

Gives them the "works" look. None of these pipes are new.
all were rusty and or covered in layers of paint. Thought I would
share. Some need a little touch up here and there, but I have about
4 hours into each pipe. i'll get them finished up. all I have is time.
I wipe them down with WD40 from time to time to keep them clean.
The 2 unmounted ones are for the Tiger200 and the 250R. Mounted
one is another Tiger200 pipe obviously. HH

[wild200x]

i want the 250R one!!

those are some realy cool pipes. but not as cool as the Tiger!!

[NINJA]

That looks sweet, Harry! I was thinking of doing that to my Trinity pipe, now I think I will.

[CeaserTheThird]

What are the steps to reblue them?

[HondaHarry]

I used an oxy/acetyline torch with a welding tip (small one)
Mess with the flame size and test how much heat is needed to
change the color of the steel on a part of the pipe you cant see,
once you get the color you want just follow the weld at a steady
speed so the color and temperature stays the same and just keep going
until you hit them all. you just want the metal to glow a dark orange, dont melt a hole in it! clamp the pipe in a vice because it gets pretty
hot and smokes a bit while doing this. I tried it with a propane torch but the
heat is too inconsistent for good results. once you get the pipe warm and
the flame where you like it, it goes pretty fast, takes about 5 minutes to
do the entire pipe. let the pipe cool by itself, or cool it by blowing compressed air thru it. if you dont like it, sand with 2000 grit until the blue is gone, and start over. its not permanent. Now I dont know if this will make the pipe brittle, but as long as you dont overheat it it shouldnt be an issue since a pipe is non structural. Hope that makes sense. HH

[WI200x]

Harry the pipes look great, as do the tigers!! By heating the welds like you did they will not become brittle, or hard as long as you did not quench them in water. The welds and area that has been affected by the heat should be softer, this is called annealing.

[crackshot]

Quenching them in water TEMPERS them causing them to be brittle and crack. Quenching them in oil HARDENS them.