# What does chrome do when it's heat cycled?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 8, 2007, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-chrome-do-when-its-heat-cycled/30544 "2007-06-08T06:32:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-chrome-do-when-its-heat-cycled/30544/5 "2007-06-08T06:41:15Z")

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When I had chrome pipes on my motorcycle they just turned the blueish/gold color over time with heatcycling. No issues with it chipping off or anything but this was only over a period of a year with no rain or anything ever getting on the bike.

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