Back box polish?

[ddcboyle]

Tried having look, but are you able to clean back box to near same standard as exhaust tips on standard exhaust? Tried autosol on it but goes a bit white. Not sure if im polishing mud or if its just not gonna go shiny

[The Bounty Bar Kid]

Meguiars metal polish. Works a treat and makes it look

[MITZ@CougarStore]

With the OEM exhaust rear silencer you won't be able to emulate the tailpipe...

[ChrisS]

As Mitz says ^^^^.

It's a steel back box not a 'Stainless' steel back box.

 

But

 

"If anyone can...............Wasso can."

[Husky]

You can't no, it's just mild steel, cheap crap stuff that doesn't shine. Best thing to do is get some matte heat resistant paint and spray it Then polish the tips with different grades of paper etc.

 

 

Old thread dug up:

 

 

this is how the exhaust started its life

 

 

 

rough

 

medium

 

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megs metal polish

 

[chettle]

Autosol, without a doubt the best metal polish IMO

[ChrisS]

Autosol, without a doubt the best metal polish IMO

 

A lot of us thought that till we started using 'Megs All Metal'.

[stubzie83]

Autosol, without a doubt the best metal polish IMO

 

A lot of us thought that till we started using 'Megs All Metal'.

 

Both are good. I think Autosol is better at cleaning, whereas the Megs is good as a finishing polish as it contains wax and therefore keeps the dirt off.

 

I gave my DC sports system a going over with Megs before fitting and it's still quite shiny after a month without cleaning and all the rain of late. I think a rinse will probably take all the dirt off without having to polish again.

[ddcboyle]

so autosol/mehuires silencers, but the actual back box all i can do is spray or buy new one. ah well spray it is

[l1lbill]

wow as soon as this rain stops te wet and dry will be coming out! not seen this before!

[Parsnip]

so autosol/mehuires silencers, but the actual back box all i can do is spray or buy new one. ah well spray it is

 

Noo, a new one is always the answer. Next to a Zed at the lights today with the standard 'zorst, made me reliase how much I love the Nismo

[l1lbill]

so autosol/mehuires silencers, but the actual back box all i can do is spray or buy new one. ah well spray it is

 

Noo, a new one is always the answer. Next to a Zed at the lights today with the standard 'zorst, made me reliase how much I love the Nismo

 

 

If only the cost of the Nismo was similar to the wet and dry

 

Really fancy a Nismo exhaust, never heard one in the flesh

[Parsnip]

After extiensive youtubing my mind was made up - HFC's and the Nismo exhaust is a match made in heaven - pretty similar to the normal Z noise, just a bit more of it - bellowy growl untill about 3500 rpm then it just starts shouting its way towards the horizon

 

Keep meaning to sort a decent sound clip, had the go pro on the back, but not great quality...

[l1lbill]

yeah get a video up bud!

[Dblock]

Paint the back box red! That will look mad.

[l1lbill]

ha ha ha painted back boxes....could be onto something

[Dblock]

If done with a good paint that can take the heat. I think it could potentialy look awesome.

[ddcboyle]

I painted my back box few days after starting this thread, so far, ain't cracked. Only painted black so it doesn't show too much

[Whazza22]

Autosol all the way

[downhuman]

Tried other stuff, always come back to Autosol... BUT use Bilt Hamber autobalm afterwards as keeps the metal from fading for longer and hugely corrosion resistant too...

[samsniss350z]

Autosol to remove the dullness + Megs for a beautiful shine

[ThriftyFifty]

I went to halfrauds, picked up some AutoGlym Metal Polish... have to say it works really well. About £6 for a tube.