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Stainless steel wool

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I'm getting my exhaust all put together and just need to fill in a little bit of the muffler where the packing has come out. only about an inch or two right at the front. Have looked for stainless steel wool at all the local places I can think of that would carry it, but nobody knows where to get it. Do any of you guys know where I can get some? I found some on ebay, but would rather buy something local rather than pay more than the actual product is worth just to ship it, and wait 2 weeks for it to come.
 
Being from the north country, I don't really know.

I found it in Farm and Fleet and Tractor Supply down here. I think you know to get real steel wool, no detergents added.

Perhaps if there is a "mom and pop" hardware store, they may have it.:)
 
Found some for less than $15

Found some for less than $15

How about this....:rolleyes:
 
Thanks for the replies guys. After reading Hoomgar's thread again about repacking his mufflers, I think I'll try that kind of steel wool. It's not stainless wool I don't think, but the places I checked at today only had the Rhodes American brand. Same as what Hoomgar used in his.

Back a number of years ago I made a muffler for my car, Zook GS1300 (Swift :D). Had a perforated tube and filled the can with real steel wool, Bull Dog brand, which was available everywhere at the time and made locally in Ontario. Well, that stuff didn't last much more than about 6 months, and since I welded the whole thing shut I didn't bother putting more in. Guess there was just too much moisture in that part of the exhaust. That's why I was looking for stainless.

Anywho, will pick up some Rhodes American tomorrow when I get the BBQ black paint for the midpipe I just made.

$70 for a roll is a little too much for me right now. Probably in the future though.
 
I got mine at the local Ace Hardware.

Come to think of it, based on the reasonable price, it might not have been stainless, but it's easy enough to take out the baffle, so it's not that big a problem.

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I bought a repack for Two Brothers cans, was a batt of stainless steel wool the length of the can, and wide enough to overlap when wrapped the long way, about 14" long and about 12" wide. I got it for a little over $13 dollars from Bikebandit (I think!). This is pretty fine gauge stainless steel wool, and I expect it to last pretty well. Another thought is brass wool, frequently available a marine supply stores. Should be pretty resistant to corrosion due to moisture.
 
Mark M said:
Doesn't last nearly as well as the steel wool.

Mark
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There are different type of a muffler fiberglass and I think every one of them
last better than steel wool and are much lighter .
Btw , steel wool burns a much easier than a muffler fiberglass .
 
I'm pretty sure you can get the SS pot scruber pad that Mcloud posted about at Wally-World for a few bucks.($3-5) I think that's where I bought it, works real good for scrubbing the cooling fins on oil pans too.

Andy
 
ive heard of guys using the old pink house insulation with awesome results.
 
I tried fiberglass pink but it wasn't any quieter than a burnt up supertrapp glass pack. i couldn't seem to get it on the baffle tight enough. I repack now with the "muffler" fiberglass, 1 pack plus anything salvageable from the old packing. seems to last around 20000 km.
 
This stuff doesn't burn

This stuff doesn't burn

  • [SIZE=+2]Rhodes American 5 lb Stainless Steel Reel [/SIZE][SIZE=+2]Grade ~ Coarse[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]COMPARES TO # 4 STEEL WOOL[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]AVERAGE FIBER WIDTH [/SIZE][SIZE=+1]120 microns (0.12mm) / 0.005" (5 mils)[/SIZE]
  • Stainless steel wool is made from Alloy type AISI 434 stainless steel.
  • The 5 lb reels are a web of stainless steel wool approximately 1/4" thick by 4" wide, wound onto a 2-3/8" ID fiber core to an outside diameter of about 8-12" and weighing exactly 5 pounds net. All products are about 125 feet of web per 5-pound reel.
  • Stainless steel wool products withstand temperatures in excess of 700?C, exhaust acids and high vibration.
  • Furnace tests show that stainless steel wool will withstand sustained temperatures of 700?C and peak temperatures of 800? C for up to 10 minutes without damage or degradation.
  • CHEMISTRY : C (Carbon) 0.12% max. ; Si (Silicon) 1.0% max. ; Mn (Manganese) 1.0% max. ; S (Sulfur) 0.03% max. ;P (Phosphorous) 0.04% max. ; Cr (Chromium) 16.0 - 18.0% max. ; Mo (Molybdenum) 1.25% max.; Fe (Iron) remainder
  • Common Reels: The simplest form of stainless steel wool is a continuous roving, 4 inches wide on reels. This product meets all of the physical demands for exhaust applications, but is presented in a basic form requiring the muffler manufacturer to do all of the processing and assembly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...go=DR&its=S%2BI%2BSS&itu=ISS%2BUCI%2BSI&otn=4
 
stainless steel wool

stainless steel wool

Go down to your local grocery store and pick up some coarse stainless steel scrubbing pads for scrubbing pots and pans. Get the plain ones, no detergent. I think I paid about six bucks for a box of four, which was plenty to do my Super Trapp once I stretched the pads out some. Added benefit of throatier growl coming form the pipe. Doze
 
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