Removing Rust from Tailpipe

[Kn0x]

How do I get rid of rust on a tailpipe? My car is brand new and the car looks great but my tailpipe is completely covered in rust. It looks horrible.



I tried using Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish and it made it look a lot better than what it was, so instead of it being completely covered in rust, now there are just rust spots.



Any ideas?

[BigJimZ28]

do you have a pic?

do you KNOW what is made of?

[Kn0x]

Not sure what it is made of.



You can see rust spots all over it. The picture really doesn`t show it as much as when I am looking at it.



The mothers mag and alum polish got rid of a lot of the rust, but I am still left with these spots. They don`t come off with the polish.

[White95Max]

If the car is brand new, any corrosion should be limited to the very surface. How long did you work in the metal polish? I was able to polish my Protege`s exhaust tip back to a clean, shiny finish after 7 years of neglect. I can`t imagine yours is that far gone. I`d recommend trying the metal polish again, and working a very small area for a long time. That will show you what you`re capable of.



If nothing else, get a stainless exhaust tip from the store and clean/seal it up before putting it on the muffler tip. Then keep it clean from that point on.

[Kn0x]

I`ll give the polish another go-round.

[Kriminal]

Have you tried using steel-wool 0000 before applying the polish ? You may find this`ll give you a "head start".

[joshtpa]

I had that same problem...I used Clearkote metal polsh and it worked very well. You could try some CLR first and then top it.

[BigJimZ28]

this will not fix the surface rust problem but...........

to make it look a 100x better

spray paint it black and/or get a clamp on chrome tip

[kastanaras]

Yeah clean it up as best as possible and then put on a chrome tip.