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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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Thumbs up "Gold" Racing Beat Exhaust Tips - Not Any More!

Like a lot of people have mentioned here before, my RB exhaust tips had turned a sickening yellowish gold color. Never-Dull works OK but just made them a shiney gold. After some serious searching, I have found a product that worked on them.
This is some pretty serious stuff. Gloves are recommended. It is made for stainless steel exhausts and it's description states that it removes gold discoloration. Very easy to apply and remove. Lots of black oxidation on the cloth. My tips now look just like new again. I took some pics but they did not do justice in my opinion.

THIS PRODUCT WORKS - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

http://www.englishcustompolishing.co...hotchrome.html
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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looks brand new
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 01:57 AM
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good find, good review since you were a nevrdull user before.
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 02:34 AM
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Nice find. From your pic it for sure looks like it works.
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 03:36 AM
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looks sweet
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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Great find, I will give this a try. Nevrdull is not doing the trick anymore.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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looks good dude!
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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nice find mang
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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Good find!

Now go clean the rest of your car
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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nice find, but should be towed to the detail forum

unless you're claiming you gained 5 hp from it ...
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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i like my tips gold :D
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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Thumbs up English Custom Polish

English Custom Polish "Hot Chrome" worked great getting the golding off of my Greddy SP2 exhaust.

Thanks Low Fly'n 8.


I ended up getting the 4-pack value set and like the other polishes for my aluminum engine caps and Stainless Steel Strakes. Works better than the Mothers Billet Polish that costs $14.99 for a small tub.
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikelikes2drive
i like my tips gold :D
me too
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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Been meaning to oder this, just a few quick questions:

Did you polish the inside of the tips also? (they look pretty clean)
What kind of rags did you use? Just plain old gargae type rags?

How often do you have to polish them to keep them looking like that?
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Mother's Billet Metal Polish works wonders as well. From my experience, works both on the Racing Beat and HKS exhausts. Usually last for about 2 months or so, then the gold creeps back in.
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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I'm still waiting to see the dyno sheets on these products
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
I'm still waiting to see the dyno sheets on these products
It's not something you would be able to see on a dyno but it cuts down the drag on the tips since they are so smooth
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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plus cutting down on weight from removing all the oxizidation particals.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Just ordered some
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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awesome. just what i need.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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I ordered mine last week and still nothing...
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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You mean no shipment has arrived? Call them and find out what's up.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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***** AUTHORIZATION *****

Time: 02/14/06 02:39:08 PM
If nothing shows up tomorrow, I'll call and inquire (aka Raise Hell)
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 12:33 AM
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mine just showed up I ordered last week too. I emailed them and they emailed me back within minutes. So far so good.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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Suprisingly, "waxing" them with zaino does exactly the same thing.
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