Removing rubber/plastic off an exhaust?

[EazyDuz]

What is the best way?
I read on US forums that a product called 'goof off' is supposed to be good. I tried it on a cold and hot pipe and it did next to nothing.
I'm hesitant to use 0000 grade wire wool as that would be the most abrasive.
So I did read oven cleaner works well, anyone had experience with this? Of so any particular brand?
Thanks
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[Moxey]

I've used a heat gun before to heat it up then scrape it off once its become viscous, try running the bike and getting it hot enough if you don't have access to a heat gun.
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[fatjames]

Is this melted textiles on the exhaust bend on the virago? I had that, couldn't get it off so wrapped the exhaust! (then got a mans bike.. )

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[Llama-Farmer]

Get it off with something abrasive like fine grit glass paper and keep using a finer grit then autosol/wire wool until it's polished out?
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[ZRX61]

Razor blade used as a scraper.
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[delsol]

Scalpel, much care, much patience and autosol.

Rush it and minor scratches in chrome make you wish you had not rushed it.

Takes less than a second to make a scratch, feels like eons to polish the scratch out.

[yen_powell]

I have heard that getting it hot and using oven cleaner is good.
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[ripzay]

Depending on whether it is actually plastic, and also on the type of plastic.. You could try acetone (from a pharmacy (strong solution) , not a supermarket)
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[Suntan Sid]

I got some melted plastic off a stainless steel link pipe using a stanley knife blade, to scrape the worst off, the rest polished off with Autosol, a plastic scourer and elbow grease.
The whole process took about 40 mins and left no scratches!
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