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02-12-2020, 05:19 PM | #26 |
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I use either Griot's metal polish or just Wenol for pot and pans. Works just as good.
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02-14-2020, 11:18 AM | #27 |
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For what it’s worth I now have the exhaust from the OP. He gave it to me in exchange for installing his muffler deletes. I had it looking good as new in a couple hours. I used simple green to get the big stuff loose. Then just used some meguires billet polish by hand. I didn’t even need to use my power balls. Unfortunately it went in my wife’s new 2020 wrx, she was t boned by a red light runner on there phone and the new car is a total lose. It had 2,800 miles. I managed to pull all aftermarket part except clear bra, tint, and the freshly retrofitted headlights.
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04-23-2020, 11:12 PM | #28 |
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buffing compound
you can try some general buffing compound on a rag, with some elbow grease this will work.
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04-30-2020, 06:12 PM | #29 |
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Try some standard metal polish that can be purchased at local hardware store
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05-13-2020, 08:10 AM | #30 |
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+1 on the #0000 steel wool
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05-13-2020, 06:50 PM | #31 |
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steel wool is literally magic and costs less than one hour of working minimum wage.
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05-17-2020, 05:20 PM | #32 | |
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i like the mcguire cone on a drill will chrome polish |
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05-23-2020, 01:25 PM | #33 |
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Will be installing my invidia q300 tmr. Thanks for the helpful tips to keep the quad babies clean!
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05-25-2020, 12:07 PM | #34 |
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I ended up using wheel/brake dust cleaner to break up all the carbon. It took several cleanings to actually break it all up, then follow it with a polish using Mothers products.
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06-02-2020, 12:57 PM | #35 |
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Steel wool and some nail polish remover/acetone seems to work wonders believe it or not
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06-05-2020, 09:59 AM | #36 |
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I hear that the 0000 steel wool + one of metal polishes will work wonders.
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06-17-2020, 03:28 PM | #37 | |
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06-18-2020, 01:25 AM | #38 |
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just dont use baking soda
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06-18-2020, 11:57 AM | #39 |
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I used Barkeepers friend with a blue scotch brite pad when my exhaust was off and it worked great
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06-25-2020, 02:36 PM | #40 |
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I've always had good results with a green kitchen scrubbing pad and mothers metal polish. If the build up was really really bad I have used 0000 steel wool. I have yet to find a method that is quick or easy though.
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09-24-2020, 05:22 PM | #41 |
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Glad I found this thread. I was wondering how I can clean my exhaust!
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09-25-2020, 02:13 AM | #42 |
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The exhaust is not cleanable. At the factory, a special layer is applied to make the second octave DO and FA notes more juicy. Otherwise, the exhaust melody will be fake.
When the exhaust is completely clean, it will sound like DO SOL. |
09-25-2020, 08:44 AM | #43 | |
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05-21-2021, 10:48 AM | #44 | |
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07-01-2021, 03:02 PM | #45 |
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I have been detailing cars for a long time and have always had good luck with this process for exhaust tips especially on my 17 WRX. It is involved but by doing it this way you don't have to spend as much time cleaning them throughout the year as they will stay cleaner longer.
1. Clean the tips with a wheel cleaner or all purpose cleaner and soft bristle brushes. ( I do this after I have cleaned all my wheels so no contaminants from the tips are on my brushes/bucket when I am doing my wheels). 2. Use 0000 steel wool and that same cleaner for the spots that have any staining. 3. Dry the tips. 4. Use Mother's or Meguiar's Metal and Aluminum polish on a dry piece of 0000 steel wool and work in the spots you want to become shinier. 5. Wipe off the excess polish with a microfiber towel using some elbow grease. 6. Apply a coating of your choice to the tips. I will use the wax/finishing product that I am planning to use on the paint of the car on the tips. This final step creates a barrier for future dirt to sit on top of so that the next time you wash the car, the dirt from the tips will rinse off with minimal effort, most of the time just from the water from the hose/pressure washer. I do this process twice a year and the rest of the time it is an easy rinse off. Hope this helps someone! |
07-07-2021, 05:04 PM | #46 | |
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Some metal polish and a speed brush works great! |
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07-12-2021, 10:02 AM | #47 |
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I second this as its exactly what i do as well to clean mine, also I like to then wipe it down with a microfiber cloth on the outside of it afterwards to give it that extra love.
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10-06-2021, 07:46 AM | #48 |
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10-06-2021, 03:13 PM | #49 |
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My Stromung was looking old so I just dug around my bin 'o' detailing supplies and pulled out a can of chrome polish that was older than me.
It worked ok, but required a ton of elbow grease. After using that up, I moved on to a small tin of Mother's wheel polish that had to be 17 years old by now. It was oxidizing and the top layer was dry, but it worked better than the vintage chrome polish. Now she's looking good enough to re-hang in the gravel and salt spray under my car. This is all to say that it really doesn't matter what you use to polish your exhaust, any kind of polish that is metal-safe will do the job, even if it's 40-years-old. |
01-04-2022, 12:36 AM | #50 |
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I have the AWE Touring with the 4" polished/chrome tips and they haven't been chrome since week 2 after installation.
I just roll with them sooted up as it is a pain to clean (even wheel cleaner has a tough time) and I really don't feel like taking each tip off to clean. I'm not impressing anyone with clean tips, plus the darkened tips are stealth like and I didn't pay the extra $100 for the black chrome. I a eventually get around to clean them nice so they shine again. I have the blue coral metal polish and plenty of microfiber cloths waiting. If summer is nice, and I have the time, I might make the tips chrome again...maybe. It really is a never ending battle keeping them clean. |
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