How to clean exhaust tips?
08-13-2008, 08:15 AM
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I have english, and for the outside of the tip (mazdaspeed) It looks brand spanking new afterward, but i still have a bunch of carbon build up on the very tip of the tip that i cant get off after scrubbing for 30 mins on the passenger side...
the odd thing is, it comes off the driver side in ~10 mins or so, but no such luck with the other side. I was thinking of getting a soft tip for the dremel and going at it, but i know chrome finishes are pretty delicate. I need to get my trunk debadged...
the odd thing is, it comes off the driver side in ~10 mins or so, but no such luck with the other side. I was thinking of getting a soft tip for the dremel and going at it, but i know chrome finishes are pretty delicate. I need to get my trunk debadged...
08-29-2008, 07:11 AM
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Bought my 05 used in Feb. Car in excellent shape...except for the exhust tips which probably were never cleaned. Both were completely black inside and had caked on carbon under layers of dirt. Exhaust looked like it belonged under a Ford F350 Diesel.
Tried high pressure wash at the car wash...surface dirt came off, but that was it.
Used Simple Green...smells like root beer, but still no change.
Tried Chrome polish from Turtle Wax...no change.
Brasso...starting to see some metal through the carbon, but arm fell off.
Wrights Metal Polish (Wipe on, wipe off)...complete joke.
Eagle One Never Dull....saw a little improvement after 2-3 minutes, encouraged....after about 15 minutes per side, have the factory shine back, even did the inside of the tips.
Now that the chrome is visible again, I used the chrome polish...looks like mirrors. After a week, the small bit of carbon wipes off at the lightest touch.
Never Dull for the win...+ just a little patience and elbow grease.
Tried high pressure wash at the car wash...surface dirt came off, but that was it.
Used Simple Green...smells like root beer, but still no change.
Tried Chrome polish from Turtle Wax...no change.
Brasso...starting to see some metal through the carbon, but arm fell off.
Wrights Metal Polish (Wipe on, wipe off)...complete joke.
Eagle One Never Dull....saw a little improvement after 2-3 minutes, encouraged....after about 15 minutes per side, have the factory shine back, even did the inside of the tips.
Now that the chrome is visible again, I used the chrome polish...looks like mirrors. After a week, the small bit of carbon wipes off at the lightest touch.
Never Dull for the win...+ just a little patience and elbow grease.
08-29-2008, 03:57 PM
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The Windex Challenge
These pics are left with windex and right with mothers mag/alum polish. The windex removed the carbon but did not bring the shine. took about 2 min with mothers but I do not really let the carbon build. If you look closely at the right you can see my yard and the neighbors house.
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08-29-2008, 04:15 PM
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this reminds me! Time to order more ECP...
08-30-2008, 12:02 AM
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E.C.P. has been ordered. I'll take some more before / after pics
09-01-2008, 04:41 AM
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Man, We Ain't Found Sh*t!
for the users of nevrdull, it's oily stuff.. if you use a microfiber rag to wipe off after getting the carbon gone, you will have much better results.. there are other polishes here with pics to show how good they work, but honestly nevrdull works just fine.. especially if you have lots of buildup..
09-08-2008, 04:35 PM
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neverdull vs. mothers
Mothers wins!! Today I tried neverdull on the L. tip and mothers on the R. tip. I believe the results are obvious that the mothers tip is far better looking than the neverdull tip. Yes I know the R. tip is in the sun but I do not think it has any bearing on the differance in look. So here's how it went. First off i got the neverdull about 2 weeks ago and got a little excited and went ahead and cleaned the L. tip only to discover I was already dissapointed with the quality and mess that is neverdull. So after waiting 2 weeks to let the carbon and unburnt fuel rebuild on the L. tip. I did the comparrison today. the neverdull was cheaper than mothers as expected but I think the small can of mothers will last a bit longer than the neverdull due to the little bit goes a long way deal. Also you have to tear off a good bit of the never dull so you can keep it in your fingers and not let it drop on the ground and pick up bit of concrete that will scratch your tips. Neverdull is also a mess and leaves behind an oil that is hard to get completly off. Everytime I thought I got it all I would rub another spot and it would leave another oily streak. The mothers on the other hand dries to a powder like wax and comes off clean. It also took off the eewww inside the tips much much faster in other words no elbow grease required. So hands down mothers is far superior to neverdull. Pics are in order for comparison and again L. is neverdull R. is mothers.
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09-12-2008, 11:39 PM
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^ I second that mother's is best. Always used it, always have. Made my tips look good as new, and doesn't require much elbow grease! Will get picks up tomorrow for proof!
