I have an 04. stock exhaust.
never cleaned it before....
looks dirty...
any tips on how to clean it? make it look shiney? and nice? :bowdown:

Try here:

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=77235&highlight=English+Polish

Mine usually come clean with ordinary car wash soap, a terry cloth rag, and a little elbow grease. If that doesn't do it, any metal polish—Simichrome or Flitz or NeverDull—works well.

i just use metal polish. blue magic works well for me.

Nevr-Dull. Cheap, effective and lasts forever.

If it's just the soot that your're trying to remove - Castrol SuperClean

Blue Magic Metal Polish works for me

I take the hand-dish-washer, and scrape that bitch clean!

I use a spray-on wheel cleaner. I clears the carbon off the tips, like it takes the brake dust of the rims.

I take the hand-dish-washer, and scrape that bitch clean!


:lol:

Nevr-Dull. Cheap, effective and lasts forever.


+1

I use a spray-on wheel cleaner. I clears the carbon off the tips, like it takes the brake dust of the rims.
i tried that with little success.

If it's just the soot that your're trying to remove - Castrol SuperClean


x2. the stuff is great.. just be careful. it is damn strong.

beers :beer:

ironically, i've always just used car wash when washing the whole car. However, that stuff gets to me almost as fast as brake dust. When i'm just trying to polish it off from time to time, i just use armor all...always seems to shine it up pretty dang nice.

Nevr-Dull. Cheap, effective and lasts forever.

+2 Eagle-one Nevr-Dull wadding - look brand new in about 2 mins.

English Custom Hot Environment Polish for the total win.. cleans up real nice.

Otherwise, wash with soap and water in between.

English Custom Hot Environment Polish for the total win.. cleans up real nice.

Otherwise, wash with soap and water in between.


+1...............this stuff is great! I bought two bottles and it going to be a very long time before I use it up, even when doing the cans on the stainless cat-back every now and then.

English custom polish is freakin' awesome!

English Custom Hot Environment Polish for the total win.. cleans up real nice.

Otherwise, wash with soap and water in between.

I'm a big ECP guy as well.

English custom polish is freakin' awesome!
:yesnod: I'm still waiting for mine to arrive, really lookig forward to clean my Rev8 nice and shiny to go with the wheels I just bought. I'll be posting pics soon..

How about Simple Green? I use it to wash the engine bay.

+1 for ECP Great stuff! Took me a little over an hour to remove 3 years worth of soot.

+7 on English Custom Polish

Hot Chrome Environment polish. :D:

does anybody know if these chemicals will work for the agency power exhaust tips? they are titanium sheets that are turning NASTY gold. i tried cleaning it with some stainless steel polishers but didn't work.

any ideas??

Never fear Peter, Jedi is here! :D:
Chrome Polish and hot environment is a superb chrome polish first and foremost.
It is good at removing bluing from chrome and gold from stainless exhausts.
Excellent polish for use on any metals that have to endure extreme heat

Here's the link for ECP: http://www.englishcustompolishing.com/usca/hotchrome.html

I use Wenols metal polish. The red box, since the tips already have a polish to them.
I tried the wheel cleaner and didn't do much, just broke up the surface dirt.

this stuff also work on Ti tips as well.

Before

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/DSC01014.jpg






After

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/DSC01020.jpg




Keep in mind that "BEFORE" picture was after only 2 or 3 months of having my exhaust. Imagine the difference it would have made had I waited longer... :rock:

Keep in mind that "BEFORE" picture was after only 2 or 3 months of having my exhaust. Imagine the difference it would have made had I waited longer... :rock:Jedi, I noticed that after English Custom Polish, the tips stayed silver much longer than when untreated. Did you notice the same?

yup, one more reason I love ECP. :rock:

Jedi, I noticed that after English Custom Polish, the tips stayed silver much longer than when untreated. Did you notice the same?

Oh yeah...........they will stay the way they should.......shiny silver much, much longer with ECP.

I have an 04. stock exhaust.
never cleaned it before....
looks dirty...
any tips on how to clean it? make it look shiney? and nice? :bowdown:
Brasso. Works great

I find Never Dull to work great. here's a sample pic of mine. In hindsight, I shouldn't have used the flash on the camera as it throws things off a bit (does make the tips look dirtier in the first pic though!)

My tips are/were completely black coated. I somewhat got the black off but now the tips still have a black residue and rough look to them.

I tried wheel cleaner and then I tried rubbing and rubbing with Never Dull. They will not return to their chrome form. Is it possible to buy just new exhaust tips?

Is it possible to buy just new exhaust tips?
Yes, it is (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=71545) :)

I use dish washing liquid. It works great.

see...

http://www.angelfire.com/ne/notears/tips.JPG

I love the sparkling reflection off the tailpipe...it really does remind me of a dishwasher detergent commercial :D:

Product called MAAS metal polish cost about $3 @ Wal-mart in the household cleaning section =) Very easy to use and results are stunning! Removed years of grime and soot to a shiny chrome finish... very little applied pressure.

An '04 and you've never cleaned the tips!? I can see why you'd need to use some harsh chemicals. I wash my car weekly and always clean the tips with just soap and water.