Dirty Exhaust

[pcw1982]

Hi guys,

 

Washing the car last night and decided to have a go at shining the exhaust pipes. No luck though the black stains remain, any recommendations for something to use to get it nice and sparkly?

 

Cheers

[rtbiscuit]

i've rubbed down with wirewool and wet and dry paper and then finished off with brasso, but a better chemical paste would be autosol.

[xStric9x]

Autosol and about 20 mins hard work Am i right Chris?

[nixy]

mine are sparkling now - autosol and fine grade wire wool. Even the wool without autosol is pretty good.

[pcw1982]

Cheers guys, just found another thread on the same subject and Autosol seems to be the product of choice.

 

Should have searched first

[PanosTheGreek]

Hi guys,

 

Washing the car last night and decided to have a go at shining the exhaust pipes. No luck though the black stains remain, any recommendations for something to use to get it nice and sparkly?

 

oh I like exhausts!!!

[Stew]

Hi guys,

 

Washing the car last night and decided to have a go at shining the exhaust pipes. No luck though the black stains remain, any recommendations for something to use to get it nice and sparkly?

 

oh I like exhausts!!!

 

 

Come on the Zed exhaust wouldn't satisfy you dude.... it'd be like throwing a sausage up the high street!

[PanosTheGreek]

Hi guys,

 

Washing the car last night and decided to have a go at shining the exhaust pipes. No luck though the black stains remain, any recommendations for something to use to get it nice and sparkly?

 

oh I like exhausts!!!

 

 

Come on the Zed exhaust wouldn't satisfy you dude.... it'd be like throwing a sausage up the high street!

 

if you say so

[Stew]

Hi guys,

 

Washing the car last night and decided to have a go at shining the exhaust pipes. No luck though the black stains remain, any recommendations for something to use to get it nice and sparkly?

 

oh I like exhausts!!!

 

 

Come on the Zed exhaust wouldn't satisfy you dude.... it'd be like throwing a sausage up the high street!

 

if you say so

 

 

Not from experience....

[PanosTheGreek]

Hi guys,

 

Washing the car last night and decided to have a go at shining the exhaust pipes. No luck though the black stains remain, any recommendations for something to use to get it nice and sparkly?

 

oh I like exhausts!!!

 

 

Come on the Zed exhaust wouldn't satisfy you dude.... it'd be like throwing a sausage up the high street!

 

if you say so

 

 

Not from experience....

 

R U sure about this?

[mc]

would fine wire wool scratch a stainless silencer? not that mine would stay clean for long anyway

[nixy]

i got some from clean and shiny especially for the job. its so fine that its also used to apply wax to furniture etc. I would just test on the underneath first if you're worried. the one i use isn't even the finest you can get.

[mc]

i got some from clean and shiny especially for the job. its so fine that its also used to apply wax to furniture etc. I would just test on the underneath first if you're worried. the one i use isn't even the finest you can get.

 

cool, thanks for the info, I bought meguiars metal polish last time and wasnt hugely impressed, so autosol and wire wool it is next time

[marzman]

Yep i personally would be a bit scared of wire wool - try it on an out of sight bit first...!

 

I used brasso on my stock system and it worked a treat.

[rtbiscuit]

Yep i personally would be a bit scared of wire wool - try it on an out of sight bit first...!

 

I used brasso on my stock system and it worked a treat.

 

the exhaust is harder than the wire wool, its abrasive enough to remove crud. but not hard enough to cut the metal. and evenif i tdid a quick run of wet and dry would restore it, finsih with brasso and good as new.

 

did this on my H&S custom stainless exhaust worked a treat.

[nixy]