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Offline AliGTI

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exhaust tips polishing
« on: February 27, 2015, 10:33:58 pm »
Evening all. I've got the standard exhaust on my mk5 GTI and the tips look like they have never been cleaned. The car had done 80k. I gave them a wipe with some metal polish and they came up OK. They still have loads of rust spots and seem to be stained yellowish. Any ideas to bring them back to life?
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2015, 12:42:03 am »
Metal polish, wire wool and elbow grease has good results for me.
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2015, 08:13:21 am »
Brillo pads are ace for exhaust tips!
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2015, 08:29:00 am »
I use Silvo and they come up a treat! Look in supermarkets in the house cleaning isles. In a tin  :happy2:
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2015, 11:51:56 am »
all i can say is good luck as it's going to take some serious elbow grease and results whilst always producing better looking tips than what they were can vary in how much better - so best not to have expectations of that stainless steel brand new cutlery look from the start  :laugh:  :grin:
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2015, 12:09:38 pm »
Autosol metal polish with 00 grade wire wool or a fine scouring pad.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/cleaning-products/polish-wax/autosol-metal-polish-75ml
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2015, 12:50:21 pm »
Autosol top product Halfords about £5-6 really good stuff
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2015, 12:54:01 pm »
 Autosol does amazing things to my milltek tips but on standard exhaust tips which haven't really been maintained you'll be there forever lol
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2015, 01:09:51 pm »
I use autosol also and and find it good also
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2015, 09:44:07 pm »
Fine wire wool with Autosol if its really bad then grade it back.

Britemax Metal twins are great with a dremmel style tool and small polishing head.
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2015, 10:24:21 pm »
Caustic Soda, make sure it's massaged in to all the nooks and crannies. Best to,use bare hands, so that you can get it exactly where you want it....
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2015, 06:48:03 am »
Quote from: Ruggy on March 22, 2015, 10:24:21 pm
Caustic Soda, make sure it's massaged in to all the nooks and crannies. Best to,use bare hands, so that you can get it exactly where you want it....
Best advice ever given on a forum award goes to......
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2015, 07:12:21 am »
Ha ha, would definitely get all the soot and crap off though.  Only downside is all the skin it would remove!
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2015, 08:26:00 am »
Thanks for the advice guys
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Re: exhaust tips polishing
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2015, 10:17:54 am »
I use Autosol and #0000 wire wool to clean my Milltek tips; works and absolute treat and brings them up like new.
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