Polishing Exhaust Tips?

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Dec 16, 2008 | 01:24 AM
  #1  
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.

-Update-
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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Dec 16, 2008 | 01:32 AM
  #2  
heard of people's using mother's polish
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Dec 16, 2008 | 01:56 AM
  #3  
mothers is damn good.

Before




after a couple rub downs.

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Dec 16, 2008 | 02:31 AM
  #4  
NEVR-DULL.

It's the shat.
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Dec 16, 2008 | 02:34 AM
  #5  
Quote: 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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Dec 16, 2008 | 03:49 AM
  #6  
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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Dec 16, 2008 | 01:09 PM
  #7  
Quote: NEVR-DULL.

It's the shat.
+1 on the Nevr Dull
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Dec 16, 2008 | 10:35 PM
  #8  
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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Dec 16, 2008 | 11:37 PM
  #9  
Would this work on the front grille?
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Dec 17, 2008 | 05:43 AM
  #10  
I use BG throttle body and intake cleaner. Works like a charm.
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Dec 17, 2008 | 03:00 PM
  #11  
Quote: 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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Dec 17, 2008 | 11:52 PM
  #12  
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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Dec 18, 2008 | 11:37 AM
  #13  
Quote: 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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Dec 19, 2008 | 05:58 AM
  #14  
Quote: Would this work on the front grille?
yes it does. used it. Made it look like new again.
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Dec 19, 2008 | 06:40 AM
  #15  
the tips looks really nice. i mite consider doing this myself
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