Ok, I need help. I have a car that is supercharged and being supercharged it has to be tuned a bit rich. My chrome exhaust tips turn black over night because of the rich exhaust fumes. It's almost impossible to remover. I've tried never dull, bug and tar remover, etc. Any ideas???????????
Exhaust Stains
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vtec92civic
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what kind of car? Not always do they need to be running overly rich though depending on the car etc . . . . sometimes it could be to rich that the spark plugs are not burning off everything but anyways . . . . .
some for of lubrication and #0000 steel wool.
some for of lubrication and #0000 steel wool.
sullysdetailing
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Dane302 said:
P21S Polishing Soap and #0000 Steal Wool it does wonders
Smoothfinish
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Simichrome and steel wool #0000 would work great and if you have FK 1000p use that to seal.
audicoupej
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For chrome Deep Chrome polish works very well. I was using it on my stainless tips for a while too.
On my stainless tips I use OMP and I just recently tried Collonite Metal wax on them last night. It is supposed to offer protection as well as clean them up. Time will tell what protection it offers.
BTW, my car is aftermarket supercharged (VW R32) so I know what you mean about the tips turning black. I just wash them with a microfiber at every wash (~once a week) and hit them quick with a metal polish every few weeks.
On really heavy built up stuff, I will use NvRDull and or step up to the #0000 steel wool with glass cleaner for lube. I try to stay away from steel wool unless it's really heavy.
Good luck. Soemthing should clean it up well.
On my stainless tips I use OMP and I just recently tried Collonite Metal wax on them last night. It is supposed to offer protection as well as clean them up. Time will tell what protection it offers.
BTW, my car is aftermarket supercharged (VW R32) so I know what you mean about the tips turning black. I just wash them with a microfiber at every wash (~once a week) and hit them quick with a metal polish every few weeks.
On really heavy built up stuff, I will use NvRDull and or step up to the #0000 steel wool with glass cleaner for lube. I try to stay away from steel wool unless it's really heavy.
Good luck. Soemthing should clean it up well.
Dane302 said:
Yea, just simple mother's mag & aluminum polish
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0000 steel whool
Fairly easy to get both (mag polish from any store really Autozone, advance, pep boys etc etc) Steel wool from home depot.
rip off a piece of steel wool (about the size of a clay bar) scoop some mag polish and rub away until it becomes dark, which it will, and then polish off with a terry cloth, i usually rub it off with a dirty terry cloth dedicated to the exhaust and then polish off with a MF dedicated to exhaust just to finish it off
again that's just how i do it you can do it any way you please as long as you just rub/wipe off :LOLOL also wear some gloves or some disposable latex gloves cuz it definitely does get very black and somewhat greasy so just for better grip/less time scrubbing after lol
and no i've never used a sealant.. was too afraid it would burn/yellow due to exhaust heat, tends to get very hot but im looking into some sealants ive seen on this site.