How to /what to use to clean exhaust tip?

Raymond Lin · 19 Jun 2012 at 20:15

My google skill came back with this thread.

http://www.r32oc.com/topic/13739-how-to-clean-exhaust-tips-by-pomme/

Looks simple enough except I seem to need about 5 different products.

Are there any product out there that can do the same thing for less?

rodenal · 19 Jun 2012 at 20:17

Autosol and different grades of fine wire wool gets good results

Lustral · 19 Jun 2012 at 20:29

i was wonder this as well the other day , tried to use a damp cloth , but cant get the black bits that are burnt on the exhaust tip.

PardonTheWait · 19 Jun 2012 at 20:36

rodenal said:
Autosol and different grades of fine wire wool gets good results

+1

You'll only get it looking a certain amount of nice if it's not stainless but the standard exhaust on my 106 looked much better after I'd been at it. Got most but not all of the carbon deposits off it.

Stainless obviously can come up gleaming with sufficient elbow grease.

Phil W · 19 Jun 2012 at 20:41

Wire wool, Autosol.

sovietspybob · 19 Jun 2012 at 20:57

Brasso works surprisingly well

Dr Who · 19 Jun 2012 at 21:41

Autosol and a scotch brite pad

shauncr91 · 19 Jun 2012 at 21:51

Use the finest grade of wire wool you can get (It's 0000 grade or something similar), and use that with glass cleaner to begin with, then use a cloth and metal polish to bring it up to a shine once you've removed most of the crud. This is mine before + after with this method

Took about 5 minutes.

Begbie · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:07

Wheel cleaner, or something like Iron X would help out too. Plus they can be used elsewhere

Raymond Lin · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:17

I've ordered some Autosol and 3 grades of wirewool

Thanks !

Maccy · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:50

I used AG tar remover first then Autosol, wire wool just seemed to scratch it

Phil W · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:54

Maccy said:
I used AG tar remover first then Autosol, wire wool just seemed to scratch it

You need a super fine grade!

Raymond Lin · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:54

Phil W said:
You need a super fine grade!

Do I start with the rough grade first or go straight to the 0000 grade?

PardonTheWait · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:59

To be honest your tip doesn't look that bad so I personally would try the finest first, and if it didn't work, then go through the three one after the other.

You won't do any harm by starting with the roughest though.

Kenai · 19 Jun 2012 at 23:06

PardonTheWait said:
To be honest your tip doesn't look that bad

OOH MATRON

agw_01 · 19 Jun 2012 at 23:19

Autosol is amazing! I tried some Autoglym Metal Polish and it was **** in comparison.

Autosol turned this;

Into this;

with very little effort.

rossk26 · 20 Jun 2012 at 07:39

Wire Wool + any decent metal polish product.

I sue Megs NXT metal polish. Awesome stuff! Use a microfibre cloth to buff the tip once you have finished though.

GTAMADDOG · 20 Jun 2012 at 12:30

I bought some Autosol to clean up my chrome exhaust and it's worked brilliantly. I don't have any wire wool so I just tried it with a microfiber cloth and it cleaned the exhaust up with minimal effort which I was surprised at because it was covered in surface corrosion and all the usual stuff you get from a diesel exhaust.

I didn't take any before and after photos, but I'm now looking for more cars to try Autosol on

Firestar_3x · 20 Jun 2012 at 13:31

Dremel with polishing head and Meguiars metal polish.

"andy" · 20 Jun 2012 at 15:31

Various grades of emery cloth then metal polish on a cloth

Probaby feel a bit gay afterwards

Edit- as yours isn't that pitted you may get away with cleaning with a kitchen/bathroom degreaser then just polishing . Only one way to find out