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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #30 on: June 15, 2012, 10:49:01 am »
i used fine wire wool and a silvo on mine, put some snaps on my build thread too.   :happy2:

will get some of this autosol and try that. Also heard Astonish (think its an oven cleaner) does the job quite well.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #31 on: June 15, 2012, 11:41:57 am »
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #32 on: June 15, 2012, 01:21:24 pm »
Oven pride oven cleaner works a treat also. :smiley:
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #33 on: June 17, 2012, 10:34:16 pm »
Dunno if this is naughty or not but after 8 months i'd allowed my pipes to get pretty dirty with lots of carbon build up. I couldn't be arsed to go through the same rigmarole as i did the first time, it took ages to get them shiny, so i just squirted some Bilberry Wheel cleaner on them, left it to agitate for 5 mins and then washed off and pretty shiny with minimal effort  :laugh: I guess i could get the autosol on them now to really finish the job off but i cannae be bothered...  :chicken:
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #34 on: June 17, 2012, 11:36:19 pm »
In all honesty, the exhaust tips is one of those details that I hate doing and hence do separately.
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Re: Best products for cleaning dirty exhaust?
« Reply #35 on: June 18, 2012, 07:57:10 am »
I use petrol to get the worst off , place an old cloth over the top of my green petrol container , tip upside down , let the rag soak up a little petrol , then wipe pipes (be careful only use on cold pipes) , gets 90% of the job done (in seconds , hardly any elbow grease required) , then small amount of polish to give a great shine  :happy2:
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