Cleaning exhaust tips...

sixteen10 · Post by **sixteen10** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:54 am

Ok All

The tips on my Milltek are quite badly stained and I wanna shine them up proper when I polish her on Sunday so I wanna know what products to use that I can find locally?

I have been told to use Autosol but I dunno where to get it?

Any help gladly appreciated

PoLonY · Post by **PoLonY** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:56 am

Autosol and lots of elbow grease, any midas etc should have

GolfMad · Post by **GolfMad** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:57 am

Meguires metal polish

Deranged_9n3 · Post by **Deranged_9n3** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:57 am

Autosul @ builders warehouse or midas !

I used it on my bike's exhaust and it works !!!

@ first it feels like sanding paper but you should keep on polishing then wipe it off and polish with a clean cloth ! you can use this on any chrome parts

dazza · Post by **dazza** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:59 am

Autosol works like dream...can find it at most hardware stores, builders warehouse, Makro hell you should even find it at Pick n Pay or the likes

joggiep · Post by **joggiep** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:01 am

I have used Meguiars All metal polish a few times on my bike before. Espesially on the canisters and exhausts and it takes some elbow grease but they come clean and shiny evry time.

If they are really really bad I take a very very fine grin wet sand paper and lightly sand the exhaust to get the worst of the muck off and then Polish.. mirror finish every time.

VW MAN · Post by **VW MAN** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:02 am

yeah autosol works well in my mind. use it quite a bit on my car and no issues.

SHABSFS · Post by **SHABSFS** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:06 am

Autosol works great, use a toothbrush with it if necessary

Megs metal polish works well too

this is the result after using autosol and a toothbrush

sixteen10 · Post by **sixteen10** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:25 am

Thanks for the responses guys

I'll grab a spare toothbrush and some autosol this weekend and possibly some fine water paper as well and buff those puppies to a shine

rodga · Post by **rodga** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:14 pm

autosol ftw

Yakuza Racer · Post by **Yakuza Racer** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:23 pm

has anyone used oven cleaner???

my buddy swears by it, i tried it and it took off EVERYTHING, my pipe is better than new now, not sure how good it is for the material but it worked

IshuR · Post by **IshuR** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:52 pm

I'd use Autosol

Post by **Neuk** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:16 am

Mmmm, must try this on the Audi when I do a mini-detail, her exhaust pipe tips are quite stained...

Jerome · Post by **Jerome** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:23 pm

I have used a bit of fine steelwool. The one used for dishes. Just a little sunlight soap and it is clean. Then I polish of with some megs car polish and shine.
No scratches at all.

Amith11 · Post by **Amith11** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:27 pm

Jerome wrote:I have used a bit of fine steelwool. The one used for dishes. Just a little sunlight soap and it is clean. Then I polish of with some megs car polish and shine.
No scratches at all.

Vim replaces steelwool for abrasive product...

deranged-gp · Post by **deranged-gp** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:22 pm

Best results I got was first spray mag cleaner on the tips let get all the grim and exhaust build up off and then attack with autosol

Irfaan · Post by **Irfaan** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:08 am

I use Wenol, works better then Autosol

Stompie · Post by **Stompie** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:14 am

wouldn't silvo also work??

OptimuS Prim3 · Post by **OptimuS Prim3** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:27 pm

autoglym metal polish worked fine for me.

xion · Post by **xion** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:23 pm

Autoglym metal polish works great and no abrasive like some other products , keep the steal wool for the insides of the tail pipe never on the outside or it will scratch. Rule of thumb: try a none abrasive product 1st as abrasives dull shine.

A nice tip is to use a high heat wax after polishing something like collinite insulator wax 845 or rimwax which just adds that little extra and makes maintaining soo much easier cos the dust does not stick on.