DaddyCee Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Hi All. My tail pipes are looking a bit unclean and I am wondering how but to spruce them up. I have the 0.000 grade wire wool but that isn't shifting a thing. I also have autosol but don't want to apply that until the pipes are a little better off. Here are the pics of my sad end: Warning Fairly Big Images exhaust shot 1 exhaust shot 2 exhaust shot 3 exhaust shot 4 Hope someone can advise. Cheers, DC. Quote
Lexx Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Put Autosol on now and rub in with a piece of cloth. Quote
DoogyRev Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Put Autosol on now and rub in with a piece of cloth. +1 .... Its great stuff Quote
Gball1973 Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Put Autosol on now and rub in with a piece of cloth. +1 .... Its great stuff +2 It's Towser's wedding tackle Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 so apply liberally or sparingly? rub in and it should shine? Quote
Lexx Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 so apply liberally or sparingly? rub in and it should shine? Just stick it on a cloth, and use elbow grease. its not gonna damage anything so dont fret Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 ok will give a go. thanks for the advice always great to see speedy help. DC. Quote
RisingPower Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Autosol + wire wool + plenty of effort Honestly, if possible, it's easier to not let it get like that, takes a heck of a lot of effort to bring it up when it's gone like that tbh. Quote
Gball1973 Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Just go with the cloth first Wire wool for last resort Quote
Jeff G Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Looks exactly like mine when I got it, previous owner paid no attention to the exhaust. Autosol, an old bar towel and some elbow grease shifted the crud. Then buffed it up with a soft cloth and some more autosol. Job done Quote
narcotix Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 My exhaust looked just as bad as that when I got my Zed .. I just used a scourer to get the initial dirt off and then went over it with AutoSol a few times to get it looking shiny! Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 so you can use autosol inside the tail pipe as well as on the outside and rim? Quote
rabbitstew Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 so you can use autosol inside the tail pipe as well as on the outside and rim? Im impressed noone has lowered the tone on this thread with all this talk of tail pipes and rims. Autosol is the daddy tho, and you can use it all over your rim, inside and outside. It does take a lot of elbow grease if the thing is dirty. I polished an entire motorbike frame and alloy wheels with autosol and it nearly killed me the amount of work which as involved. As someone else said, once its done, its best to keep on top of it with some light alloy polish rather than go through all the hassle of repolishing. Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? Quote
rabbitstew Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? I use something called ALU by Belgom which I bought from a motorbike show a while back and its excellent. Lasts a very long time. Quote
RisingPower Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? You were the one getting the volk sf's right? In which case. DON'T for the love of gord use polish. Just use a gentle shampoo + wax otherwise you'll ruin them. Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? I use something called ALU by Belgom which I bought from a motorbike show a while back and its excellent. Lasts a very long time. is this it http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ALU+alloy+cleaner&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#ds=pr&pq=alu%20alloy%20cleaner&hl=en&cp=6&gs_id=5&xhr=t&q=belgom+alu&pf=p&sclient=psy&client=firefox-a&hs=tep&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3Aofficial&tbm=shop&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=Belgom&aq=0&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=c860da2aa08f7b6&biw=1366&bih=575 Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? You were the one getting the volk sf's right? In which case. DON'T for the love of gord use polish. Just use a gentle shampoo + wax otherwise you'll ruin them. nah mate this is for the tail pipe not wheels. thanks for the advice though. and no I wasn't planning on changing the RAYS at the moment. Quote
Lexx Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 For your wheels; clean properly, then apply some Rim Wax. PM Tim at Envy Valeting (trader here) and he will give you advice and prices. Quote
DaddyCee Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 slightly off topic - but was thinking of buying C5 from gtechniq.... is it any good? http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/gtechniq/c5-alloy-wheel-armour.aspx Quote
Jeff G Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? You were the one getting the volk sf's right? In which case. DON'T for the love of gord use polish. Just use a gentle shampoo + wax otherwise you'll ruin them. That is me getting the SF's Don't worry, I know all about Volks and the lacquer they use on the polished lip. A garage washed my car and very kindly ruined the GT-C's on my Supra Quote
coldel Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 slightly off topic - but was thinking of buying C5 from gtechniq.... is it any good? http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/gtechniq/c5-alloy-wheel-armour.aspx I bought some and it has worked a dream, makes removing brake dust a case of warm water car shampoo and a wash mitt and an easy wipe and it all comes off no problem. Quote
BulletMagnet Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? You were the one getting the volk sf's right? In which case. DON'T for the love of gord use polish. Just use a gentle shampoo + wax otherwise you'll ruin them. That is me getting the SF's Don't worry, I know all about Volks and the lacquer they use on the polished lip. A garage washed my car and very kindly ruined the GT-C's on my Supra Since the set of SF's you are getting off Goat Of Mendez have already been refurbed with a diamond cut finish and properly lacquered it's not going to be a sensitive as the original Volk anodised finish. Although caution should still apply. Just wash as normal with car shampoo and protect with Rim Wax or Poorboys Wheel Sealant, using Poorboys myself and couldn't be happier (and this is on bare polished metal on my Volks) Quote
rabbitstew Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 what brand of light alloy polish would you recommend? I use something called ALU by Belgom which I bought from a motorbike show a while back and its excellent. Lasts a very long time. is this it http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ALU+alloy+cleaner&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#ds=pr&pq=alu%20alloy%20cleaner&hl=en&cp=6&gs_id=5&xhr=t&q=belgom+alu&pf=p&sclient=psy&client=firefox-a&hs=tep&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3Aofficial&tbm=shop&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=Belgom&aq=0&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=c860da2aa08f7b6&biw=1366&bih=575 Thats the one. Quote
RisingPower Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 That is me getting the SF's Don't worry, I know all about Volks and the lacquer they use on the polished lip. A garage washed my car and very kindly ruined the GT-C's on my Supra Well, urr, you've both got e's in your names Ahhh GT-C's Quote
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