Exhaust dirty ends???

[GTiBEER]

When I bought my Golf last month the bodywork is immaculate and everything is working fine, the only thing that niggles me is the stainless steel exhaust tips have never been cleaned and are black and very dirty looking.

A friend off mine told me to clean them with engine oil but I think he was having a laugh as it looks worse now.

Has anyone got any tips for bringing them back to their original shine?

[182_blue]

When I bought my Golf last month the bodywork is immaculate and everything is working fine, the only thing that niggles me is the stainless steel exhaust tips have never been cleaned and are black and very dirty looking.

A friend off mine told me to clean them with engine oil but I think he was having a laugh as it looks worse now.

Has anyone got any tips for bringing them back to their original shine?

Autosol  

[johnston]

glad somone asked this already, i was just about to say the exact same thing lol 

[Tara]

I gave up with this and just had new tail pipes put on 

[stealthwolf]

If they're really dirty, I'd suggest using (engine) degreaser or similar. Once you've removed the worst of it, using a microfibre cloth and autosol to polish to a nice finish. I'll warn you now - the dirtier they are, the more elbow grease is required.

[GTiBEER]

That's my Sunday planned then! She looks like she runs on diesel and I'm sure some shiny pipes will finish her good looks off!

Cheers!

[uk_stu]

Use a fine wire wool with a metal polish... (Autosol) and then rub!!

will bring it up nicely!

[ScrupesGTI]

I recently fitted a miltek ED30 exhaust to my car, the special tips are always filthy and a git to clean. I use carb and brake cleaner to get the thick off then polish with autosol but it stays clean for all of 10 mins of driving. better to paint them black i thinks???

Spoils the look of a clean car which is a shame

[Edition30]

I gave up with this and just had new tail pipes put on 

Lazy co..


I hope it was of Miltek (or similar) style?

[Gene Hunt]

I recently fitted a miltek ED30 exhaust to my car, the special tips are always filthy and a git to clean. I use carb and brake cleaner to get the thick off then polish with autosol but it stays clean for all of 10 mins of driving. better to paint them black i thinks???

Spoils the look of a clean car which is a shame

..........quick wipe with a soft cloth a couple of times a week will keep on top of it.

[GTiBEER]

Used all my elbow grease and she has come up well!

Used Fairy liquid and a wire brush to get the black crud off and then used that Autosol stuff (thanks 182_blue) and the final result was pleasing but not perfect. I think some stains were never meant to come off but unless you look closely you would say it was shiny!

P.s does anyone know where to get clay as my local Halfrauds is clean outta stock???

[stealthwolf]

Tends to be on car-cleaning websites, such as washshop, autoperfections, elitecarcare, cleanyourcar etc

[TANNER]

Someone advised me to use a Brillo pad with the soap in to get most of the black off before autosol. Works a treat for me! Splashed out a pound on some Wilco's budget wire wool pads. Bargain!

[stealthwolf]

If you use wirewool, you need to use 00-grade wirewool, or better still, 0000-grade. Wirewool has the propensity to induce scratches on the exhaust, hence a finer grade is less likely to cause problems.

[GTiBEER]

I will try the 0000 wire wool pads and when I finally get a fully refurbed chrome looking pipe I can eat my bacon off I will post a pic. As if I didn't have enough geeky habits already, this website adds a whole new dimension and less time with my girlfriend lol!