Cleaning my not so shiney tail pipes

[SteveP]

Ok with the recent mod of the (of the now already not) very shiney Milltek I wondered what was the best way to clean and if required protect the finish of the tail pipes?

Thanks,

Steve 

[Phil Mcavity]

ive bought a tube of Autoglym Metal polish already for that very job Steve. That should be the best stuff to keep our pipes uber shiny

[CocoPops]

You can try it out on my black Miltek Steve!

[Phil Mcavity]

lol filthy black like it was the other week, could of swarn yours is the same colour as redrobins Lee, or does yours magically turn silver when you add WATER!   

[stealthwolf]

This is what I do. Not brilliant but pretty good. Then again I have only a stock ED30 exhaust.

1. Spray degreaser >clicky<. Stuff I got foams Spray around the outside and the outermost of the inside. Leave for a while.
2. Repeat.
3. Scrub with a suitable brush >clicky<. The one I use is perfect as it allows me to clean the inside of the exhaust and in between the two pipes.
4. Degreaser, leave, degreaser, scrub. Repeat this four or five times.
5. Wipre excess away with a clean cloth. I find WD40 >clicky< helps.
6. Start the engine. A few revs will clear out any crap that you dislodged from the inside of the exhaust. Wipe away any crap. Make sure there's nothing behind the exhaust. My garage door now has some black droplets. I haven't bothered to clean them off yet.
7. Using your fingers, spread some Autosol Polish>clicky< around the chrome bit of the exhaust.
8. Scrub using wirewool clicky. This is like Brillo pad without the soap. This is the most tedious bit but the reward is greater the longer you spend at this stage. I get bored after about five minutes of scrubbing, plus my knees start to hurt at this point. I apply the polish twice but I try and scrub as much as I can.
9. Step down to using a scour pad. I use the green side of a washing-up sponge for this bit. Scrub some more.
10. Finish off by buffing with a nice, soft microfibre cloth. Your exhaust should be nice and shiny. Your knees may hurt, so it's worth investing in some kinda matt. The more often you clean the exhaust, the easier it is.

[Phil Mcavity]

^^^^^^^^^^^^holy molly, those pipes will look cleaner the picture of the Tubular Bells!!.

[dubsport]

Having used quick a few different metal polishes throughout the marine industry the best i have found is:

Peek Metal Polish
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=peek+metal+polish&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Once the tail pipes are cleaned coat with Baby Oil, yes i did say baby oil - this gives it a protective coating against the salt etc, good idea to coat the exhaust with this after each wash at this time of year 

[JPC]

This is what I do. Not brilliant but pretty good. Then again I have only a stock ED30 exhaust.

1. Spray degreaser >clicky<. Stuff I got foams Spray around the outside and the outermost of the inside. Leave for a while.
2. Repeat.
3. Scrub with a suitable brush >clicky<. The one I use is perfect as it allows me to clean the inside of the exhaust and in between the two pipes.
4. Degreaser, leave, degreaser, scrub. Repeat this four or five times.
5. Wipre excess away with a clean cloth. I find WD40 >clicky< helps.
6. Start the engine. A few revs will clear out any crap that you dislodged from the inside of the exhaust. Wipe away any crap. Make sure there's nothing behind the exhaust. My garage door now has some black droplets. I haven't bothered to clean them off yet.
7. Using your fingers, spread some Autosol Polish>clicky< around the chrome bit of the exhaust.
8. Scrub using wirewool clicky. This is like Brillo pad without the soap. This is the most tedious bit but the reward is greater the longer you spend at this stage. I get bored after about five minutes of scrubbing, plus my knees start to hurt at this point. I apply the polish twice but I try and scrub as much as I can.
9. Step down to using a scour pad. I use the green side of a washing-up sponge for this bit. Scrub some more.
10. Finish off by buffing with a nice, soft microfibre cloth. Your exhaust should be nice and shiny. Your knees may hurt, so it's worth investing in some kinda matt. The more often you clean the exhaust, the easier it is.

im sure that would get them very clean, but it would scratch them to hell to right?
it would certainly take off the "milltek" from the top of the pipes!

[stealthwolf]

This is on stock ED30 pipes. I imagine on brand new millys, you can skip the scrubbing with a brush/wirewool and maybe the scour pad, and stick to using microfibre cloths instead.