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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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wizard's metal polish, work better than never dull. and yes ive used never dull before.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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im pretty sure he probably has tried something by now.

yea never dull didn't work that well, and it got too messy.

cleaning it bi-monthly with any metal polish will keep it looking shiny. Elbow grease is the main thing.
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Old Aug 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...
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Old Aug 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.
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Windex works well too, just soak it down and scrub it with a plastic bristle wheel brush. Carbon deposits literally drip right off
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Old Aug 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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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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this reminds me! Time to order more ECP...
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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i've neglected mine for a while.. lol damn gotta go get some metal polish. haha
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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I also neglected mine for a long time as well so i grabbed some metal polish and Mother's Mini Powerball and made the job of cleaning my exhaust that much easier. Almost looked brand new again
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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E.C.P. has been ordered. I'll take some more before / after pics
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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I just picked up some never dull today, waiting on my exhaust to cool off before I start cleaning it
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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english polish > never dull. Used both and the hot polish is better
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 04:41 AM
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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..
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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tell you guys what next week I will take the neverdull vs. mothers challenge and see which works better, faster, and holds the shine longer.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Meguiars chrome polish.
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Old Sep 8, 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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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Old Sep 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!
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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Have you seen the Mothers website? I just checked it out and the front page is pretty awesome...Check it out

http://www.mothers.com/
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Just Bought some of the Mothers polish!
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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^tight website! Even has the Furai right there on the homepage, they know whats up!
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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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I just leave it, the bronze color matches my rims.
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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Autoglym Metal Polish.
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