I did not mind the bluing of the pipes when it got hot after driving it a few hundred miles but what upset me was the fact that the bluing was not in the normal progression starting from the hottest point and fading to stainless further back on the head pipes. This was caused by some ham handed transportation grabbing the cold pipes with dirty/oily hands and then starting the engine and baking in the weird patterns of blue; no respect at all for a nicely built little hot rod.
I tried polishing the pipes to be able to start over on the bluing process but it did not work and came out a dull finish. I would have had to remove the head pipes completely, have them professionally buffed and pray I got them back in place without touching them to then be able to start the blue process all over again. PITA. I wrapped the pipes and did not waste anymore time again.
