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Old 12-16-2008, 01:24 AM
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Polishing Exhaust Tips?<Polished Exhaust Tips w/ Pics!

I want to bring my stock exhaust tips back to the reflective look they had. Right now they are really dull. What products do you guys suggest I use to polish it up.

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Okay, so after searching around my garage, I found that I had some Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polisher that I used for my plenum.
Here are the before and After shots:

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Old 12-16-2008, 01:32 AM
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heard of people's using mother's polish
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 01:56 AM
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mothers is damn good.

Before




after a couple rub downs.

 
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NEVR-DULL.

It's the shat.
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by absolutg
heard of people's using mother's polish
hmm
do u mean the metal or the chrome?
i have a hks exhaust i would like to clean it too
thanks
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 03:49 AM
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I use Wenol fine on my tips, super easy and takes all of the crap off and leaves it all shiny. I stare at it for hours.
 
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Originally Posted by delaseouL
NEVR-DULL.

It's the shat.
+1 on the Nevr Dull
 
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Old 12-16-2008, 10:35 PM
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Alright, I tried the Mother's Mag and Aluminium polisher and it worked out great! It took off all that baked on carbon and now my Exhaust tips look like mirrors! I updated my original post with the before and after pics!
 
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Would this work on the front grille?
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 05:43 AM
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I use BG throttle body and intake cleaner. Works like a charm.
 
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Old 12-17-2008, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by G U LATER
Would this work on the front grille?
Well Im not too sure that metal polisher would work on chrome plated plastic. You could try a chrome polisher, but I use Glass and Stainless Steel Cleaner on my grill and it works like a charm, gets all the smudges, fignerprints, bugs, and road grim off.
 
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Ha you guys would be amazed at my exhaust tips. Mothers wouldn't do anything to it; same wth Nevr-Dull. Here is how my exhaust looked before:

Exhaust tip on left is polished; one on right is not polished:



My process was:
Scotch Brite pad filled with Mothers Metal polish
Wetsand 1500 grit
Wetsand 2000 Grit
Eagle Nevr-Dull
Klasse All in One to protect from future build up

Shiny, Shiny (notice the right exhaust now):

 
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Old 12-18-2008, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Asad_A203
Ha you guys would be amazed at my exhaust tips. Mothers wouldn't do anything to it; same wth Nevr-Dull. Here is how my exhaust looked before:

Exhaust tip on left is polished; one on right is not polished:



My process was:
Scotch Brite pad filled with Mothers Metal polish
Wetsand 1500 grit
Wetsand 2000 Grit
Eagle Nevr-Dull
Klasse All in One to protect from future build up

Shiny, Shiny (notice the right exhaust now):

Damn, if mothers wouldn't do anything, then your exhuast tips crazy dirty! But it looks good now
 
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Old 12-19-2008, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by G U LATER
Would this work on the front grille?
yes it does. used it. Made it look like new again.
 
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Old 12-19-2008, 06:40 AM
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the tips looks really nice. i mite consider doing this myself
 

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