A month ago my attached garage burned pretty badly. I had my brand new, never used headers stored in the attic for 'safe keeping'. Ha!
They have heavy smoke on the outside, but they weren't subjected to extreme heat. I've only tried lacquer thinner to try and clean them and that didn't work too well. I don't want to ruin the bright finish, so what can I use to clean them up?

Jimmy,
Why not take them to your local powdercoating shop and have them re-tumbled? Tumbling headers in a plastic media is part of the coating process.

Jimmy,
Why not take them to your local powdercoating shop and have them re-tumbled? Tumbling headers in a plastic media is part of the coating process.

I did not know that!
'Local' is a stretch, but I'll have to hunt someplace down in the DFW area. Thanks Bill!

Wenol or Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish work quite well for small to medium projects, otherwise, yes have them shot with media.

Wenol or Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish work quite well for small to medium projects, otherwise, yes have them shot with media.

X2...I polished mine with mag/aluminum polish and they clean up great!
Just Like polished aluminum.

A brillo pad should also work.

Steel wool (medium) is what we use on our coated race headers