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Offline Moz

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Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« on: March 05, 2012, 10:15:00 pm »
As title really guys, the cars in great nick, apart from the rear tailpipes which are brown and rusted.

Never cleaned anything like that before, is there any recommended specific products I can use?

Thanks as always chaps.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2012, 10:18:26 pm »
Fine wire wool... and autosol (or other) metal polish
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2012, 10:23:44 pm »
A good tip is to thoroughly wash it first before the autosol and elbow grease, sounds obvious but lots of people dive straight in and it gets messy.  :happy2:
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 10:37:10 pm »
Suppose that makes sense, will pick up some of that Autosol mate.

Appreciate help chaps.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2012, 10:39:53 pm »
autosol gets my vote!
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2012, 10:40:10 pm »
I always use an engine degreaser with a foaming head before getting to work with the metal polish. Just let it dwell for 5 minutes or so then rinse off.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2012, 10:48:57 pm »
I have Optimum Metal Polish, which is liquid, very thin and less abrasive than autosol. Autosol can get heavy deposits out, but you want something much finer for restoring that bling to the exhaust afterwards.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2012, 10:57:49 pm »
My Milltek gets very stained and corroded. It looks pretty shocking without a visit from the green scourer.

Good job it's stainless I say.  :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2012, 09:58:03 am »
Autosol mate best stuff ever i used it and mine came up amazing
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2012, 11:42:47 am »
Quote from: Hedge on March 05, 2012, 10:57:49 pm
My Milltek gets very stained and corroded. It looks pretty shocking without a visit from the green scourer.

Good job it's stainless I say.  :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:

My exhaust goes black within about 500miles.  :sad1:
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2012, 04:35:35 pm »
As above degreaser to remove the build up and then buff with MF and metal polish. Use 0000 grade wirewool if you really have to.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2012, 07:05:44 pm »
Autosol everytime or/and get a new milltek!!!!!! :happy2:
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2012, 07:20:36 am »

I'm using Gunk foam engine degreasant (6.99 from Halfords) to get the worst of the black off with fine wire wool, but  it's hard work. Then the autosol to finish, but I've not started that yet.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2012, 07:06:43 pm »
I've heard oven cleaner is a good start when it's really bad?.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2012, 07:16:29 pm »

Chuffed to bits with the autosol! And my mate came round and got some awful marks off his chrome side bars on his V6 Nissan Murano!
 
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