SunGodRA Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'm loving my new K1 exhaust - but what with the salt on the roads and wet weather it discolours very quickly, and needs polishing at least once a week. So, my question is - is there anything I can put on it after its been polished (Autosol) to prevent the orange 'rusty' discolouration? cheers, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'm loving my new K1 exhaust - but what with the salt on the roads and wet weather it discolours very quickly, and needs polishing at least once a week. So, my question is - is there anything I can put on it after its been polished (Autosol) to prevent the orange 'rusty' discolouration? cheers, David is it not stainless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'm loving my new K1 exhaust - but what with the salt on the roads and wet weather it discolours very quickly, and needs polishing at least once a week. So, my question is - is there anything I can put on it after its been polished (Autosol) to prevent the orange 'rusty' discolouration? cheers, David is it not stainless? Its supposed to be!! When I say rust - its only surface and can be wiped off with my finger etc (maybe Mark or Dan can describe better as they saw it Saturday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 The welds arnt stainless so this is where the "rust" is coming from. Also dependent on the grade of stainess used then there can be issues. It does seem to tarnish lots compared to others, but propper cleaning should help. To clean you could try gunk or any of the other engine bay cleaners, but dont do it on a hot exhaust!! Also carb or brake cleaner will bring it back up again. Just looking to see if I can find anything to wax or coat it! Wheel wax may work as its formulated for wheels that do get warmer than the body panels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Megs NTX metal poish is meant to have anticorrosives in it to stop it rusting, but that on my Nismo and makes it a dodle to clean, give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Nice one Chris - I will get some today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 +1 on below carb brake cleaner... easy clean To clean you could try gunk or any of the other engine bay cleaners, but dont do it on a hot exhaust!! Also carb or brake cleaner will bring it back up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 TBH - the Autosol metal polish I use brings it up really nice, but there is no protection in it - gonna try the Megs next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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