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Offline Snooze

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Tarnished exhaust
« on: April 11, 2011, 10:04:43 pm »
Ive had my car just over a year now and my exhaust tips were tarnished when I bought it.  I get very jealous when I see everone elses shiny exhausts!

Can anyone tell me what I can do to clean them up and get them all shiny like they should be?  There must be some gd products out there that will do the job?  Cheers muchly
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2011, 10:05:50 pm »
Autosol metal polish... and fine 000 grade wire-wool!
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2011, 10:10:17 pm »
Quote from: richwig83 on April 11, 2011, 10:05:50 pm
Autosol metal polish... and fine 000 grade wire-wool!

X2 works a treat :happy2:
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2011, 10:11:15 pm »
The trick is to give them a good wash first before the polish, saves a lot time.  :wink:
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2011, 10:14:41 pm »
As above, wash'em.

I find engine degreaser and a stiff brush helps get rid of much of the crud, especially on the insides.

Use 0000-grade wirewool and autosol and lots of elbow grease.
Then use a microfibre to buff to a high sheen.
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 10:16:25 pm »
Just remembered... last time i jet washed my car i sprayed the pipes with billberry wheel cleaner as an experiment and it worked quite well!  :happy2:
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 08:27:15 am »
Like the others have said Autosol, but I give my tips a quick squirt of WD40 to get rid of some of the deposits.

Gotta keep your tips polished!!  :signLOL: The number of GTIs and GTs that you see where the car is clean and the exhaust tips are still dirty!! Its nearly as bad as seeing a convertible with its roof up on a nice day.
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2011, 09:54:43 am »
Another thing to add to my ‘GTI To Do List’ for the bank holidays.

Would Brasso do the job?
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2011, 09:56:06 am »
Brasso doesnt work particularly well on exhausts, plus it bloody stinks!

I use luster pad personally - brilliant stuff  :happy2:
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2011, 10:54:49 am »
Ok thanks.

Off to purchase some Autosol and 000 wire wool.
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2011, 07:12:45 pm »
Quote from: Kalpsn2000 on April 12, 2011, 09:54:43 am
Another thing to add to my ‘GTI To Do List’ for the bank holidays.

Would Brasso do the job?

.......the stuff that comes in a can that is soaked in a soft wadding type stuff works when you have most of the heavy deposit off.Got a tin in the garage & use it all the time for a nice quick clean.
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2011, 08:33:11 pm »
cleaned mine with autosol the weekend, had the car since October and to my surprise after a bit of elbow grease, found out my exhaust is not standard as I thought, it is a milltek, got excited and jacked her up to see how far it went, just cat back, but still pleased lol,
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2011, 08:54:15 pm »
Quote from: seiko on April 12, 2011, 08:33:11 pm
cleaned mine with autosol the weekend, had the car since October and to my surprise after a bit of elbow grease, found out my exhaust is not standard as I thought, it is a milltek, got excited and jacked her up to see how far it went, just cat back, but still pleased lol,

Bonus.  :pomppomp:
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2011, 09:07:16 pm »
Remember to tell your insurance!
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Re: Tarnished exhaust
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2011, 12:20:16 pm »
It's also worth 'sealing' your exhaust after all of your hard work!

Blackfire Metal Sealant works a treat, and is great on alloys too.
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