CB450 K0 Exhaust - Repair or replace?

[Crady]

My 66 Black Bomber was delivered arrived yesterday and I've started taking stock of what can be salvaged and restored vs. replaced. On the exhaust side, the system effectively rust free but, there are some scratches and dents that need to be addressed followed by re-chroming to get them back to looking new. The muffler cores don't appear to be removable so smoothing the dents from the inside out doesn't seem practical.

Does anyone have experience successfully restoring these mufflers and/or is the cost so high that should I just accept that the more practical approach would be to buy NOS if I can find them.

Thanks!

 

[ancientdad]

I'm of no help with the dents, but I can tell you most places won't want to re-chrome your pipes because of the carbon buildup inside the pipes and the contamination it would cause to their solution tanks.

 

[Crady]

I'm of no help with the dents, but I can tell you most places won't want to re-chrome your pipes because of the carbon buildup inside the pipes and the contamination it would cause to their solution tanks.

Thanks. Good to know