Rubber Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hi all, Just got my hands on a 2nd hand RSR exhaust system to replace my rusty OEM However, the tips of the exhaust are slightly different colours. I have had a go with T-Cut which brought the exhaust boxes back to a nice shiny finish but this has done nothing for the exhaust tip. I believe the passenger side exhaust tip has had the silver finish burnt off due to high running temperatures. I think it is a coating that has been burnt off rather than a case of polishing the exhaust back to a shiny finish. I've called a few metal fabricators and painters etc around Aberdeen and it seems like no one can help me. Doesn't seem to be anyone who does any form of plating up this way either. A search on the net reveals that there is a brand of spray paint - VHT (Very High Temperature) paint that may be able to help. Failing that I do have one more company to call - Custon Chrome Racing - after the bank holiday to see if they have any advice. I am open to any other suggestions but I want to keep the cost reasonable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Surely its just stainless steel, I doubt very much that its a coating, get yourself some autosol and a bit of elbow grease and a reckon it will polish up nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmJak Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Mine looked like that. Used a bit of silvo and came up a treat. It does take ages tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Autosol and fine grade wire wool should bring it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Autosol and fine wire wool or just a cloth should bring it back up lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 As the others have said, if its just SS then autosol/Megs NXT polish will bring it up lovely with a bit of elbow grease. I would wait for someone to confirm its just SS though. I seem to remember a thread a while back about someone starting to polish their tips (actually might have been talking to the member at a meet) and it started to "go off". We decided that it had been plated with some finish and the polish was taking it off. Can anyone confirm the RSR is just SS? EDIT: Just had a quick google and it seems its a mix of plain SS back boxes and ceramic coated SS pipes. Perhaps the tips are this ceramic coated SS? Would explain why autosol wouldnt fix it. Would need someone with more knowledge to confirm and advise on a fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 +3 autosol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 Ok I went at it for about 1.5 hours! All of those who suggested more elbow grease was required were correct. Cheap option for me so a good result! I used the wire wool with the T-Cut which was quite abrasive and took a fine layer of metal off. I then polished it with a soft polishing cloth and T-Cut. Finally I used Meguiars body polish with a soft cloth to try and get a shinier finish. Its much better than it was but I can't get a mirror finish like the box or the other exhaust tip. I think it may need some kind of mechanical polishing to give it a mirror finish. I'm happy enough with it now but if anyone has suggestions how to get it 100% then I would be glad of any advice. Cheers, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 body polish wont touch it mate, i usually clean exhausts with mr muscle oven cleaner to remove all the hard baked on crap then some scotch brite fine pads then finally go at it with autosol and a soft cloth, wont take long at all and autosol or alubelgum are purpose designed metal polishes worth bearing in mind though, the harder you polish the better the finish as you are applying an abrasive to the metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Drill with a polishing mop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Man up more elbow grease req. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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