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All this talk of PSEs and replacement exhausts made me think about my exhaust tips....which are really black and grimy.
Were they originally chrome on my 1999 C4 Cab? - and if so, how can I get them back to a shiny state - they look so nice as brand new replacements - but it just doesn;t seem worth the £££s if a bit of elbow grease can clean them up...
thanks
Alex
Migration info. Legacy thread was 128470
A tube of Autosol from Halfrauds will do the trick. Brings them up like glass, however they get dirty again really quick.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 128471
Alex I think the 996 tips are brushed stainless.
The easiest way to get them like new again is to remove them and take them to a metal finishers in your area (yellow pages should list some). They'll have the proper machines and cutting compounds to cut through the crap on them.
I did this to the old tips I had on my 993 which were also brushed stainless. The polisher suggested polishing through the brushed finish - he got them up to a mirror finish. They looked superb!
He did a similar thing to this pair:
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Migration info. Legacy thread was 128472
Mine need doing - I'll try the Autosol route as I have a tube at home, else I'll go down Asim's suggestion - those tips look great man!
~ Maxie
Migration info. Legacy thread was 128511
Autosol get's a thumb's up from me!
Mine are spotless and you don't need to keep doing them every week with it just occassionally.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 128543
On a 993 there is a U clamp and a bolt. Other than it being a bit rusty, it's a case of removing the bolt and taking the tip off.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 128584
Yep same here... bit of autosol and elbow grease and they are like new... shiney/clean tips really pick out the rear of the car...
Migration info. Legacy thread was 128639
You don't need to take them off to clean them as you can get your fingers/cloth in and around them quite easily. Like Roadhog said they really do finish the car off well.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 129863
Autosol did clean them up in the end but the rolled edges (especially around the bottom of the pipes) remain dirty (corroded?). I don't think Autosol can remove this unless anyone else says otherwise. Any ideas for removing this type of corrosion before I take Asim's suggestion of going to a metal finisher's?
~ Maxie
Migration info. Legacy thread was 130152
Maxie, try a pan scourer with the Autosol. Only use it on the stubborn bits and don't apply too much pressure as it'll scratch the surface.
Otherwise get a pro polisher on the case.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 130316
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