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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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how to clean exhaust tips?
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?
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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Try here:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...English+Polish
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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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.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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i just use metal polish. blue magic works well for me.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Nevr-Dull. Cheap, effective and lasts forever.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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If it's just the soot that your're trying to remove - Castrol SuperClean
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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Blue Magic Metal Polish works for me
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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I take the hand-dish-washer, and scrape that bitch clean!
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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I use a spray-on wheel cleaner. I clears the carbon off the tips, like it takes the brake dust of the rims.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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I take the hand-dish-washer, and scrape that bitch clean!

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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Go48
Nevr-Dull. Cheap, effective and lasts forever.

+1
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
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.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Ericok
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
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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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.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Nevr-Dull. Cheap, effective and lasts forever.
+2 Eagle-one Nevr-Dull wadding - look brand new in about 2 mins.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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English Custom Hot Environment Polish for the total win.. cleans up real nice.

Otherwise, wash with soap and water in between.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Astral
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.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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English custom polish is freakin' awesome!
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Astral
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.
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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English custom polish is freakin' awesome!
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..
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 01:28 AM
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How about Simple Green? I use it to wash the engine bay.
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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+1 for ECP Great stuff! Took me a little over an hour to remove 3 years worth of soot.
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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+7 on English Custom Polish

Hot Chrome Environment polish.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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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??
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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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.co...hotchrome.html
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