Polishing exhaust tips
 

So I figured I would put up some before/after pics of exhaust tips that I recently polished. I used the following:

Blue Magic metal polish (cream)
Mothers Powerball Mini
Some paper towels to apply the polish
Microfiber to buff polish out.

I don't claim to be super experienced or a pro at this but I think this can show what can be done with a few hours and some patience. So don't be afraid to buy an old used exhaust!!

Before

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9117/img0772d.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7500/img0773r.jpg

Finished product:

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6756/img0794kn.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9421/img0793b.jpg

Looka shiny again. Well done!

did you polish the whole exhaust or just the exhaust tip?
how long did it take?

I just did the tips Jedi. Each one took ~2 hours.

re-amemiya dolphin tail exhaust! awesome!

good job man. i've been a long time user of blue magic metal polish on the tips, works wonders.

2 hours each?!
yikes.
that's determination

I tried the Blue Magic based off of your reccomendation actually
Thanks, I figured this exhaust deserved it

this will lead to endless 'dolphin' jokes. :evil_laug

lol i actually finished mine in like an hour but i guess mine werent as dirty plus i used steel wool kinda thing and it came clean very quick

Well played...I don't think mine had been cleaned once in their 2+ year existence

Not to disrespect your work but 2 hrs a tip and that's what you came out with. 2 hrs for both and mine looked like a mirror inside and out now it takes 5 min a piece to get them back to a nice shine with 30 min and 6 mth of build up they'll be back to mirror. As a matter of fact i'll be right back with a before and after pic. Mothers FTMFW

here ya go

lol i guess this was a competition :scratchhe

^doest look like same size exhaust... and yea apparently it was a competition. Good job though OP, looks good

sorry I just felt like hating on someone.:greenchai Two hours a tip is just plain crazy besides isn't everything a competition

maybe while watching tv or multi tasking or just taking the time to do it right. You gotta think about that and not hate

not to mention that is an ancient exhaust and from the looks of it was never cleaned (you bought that in the fs thread recently right?)

no it's been on the car for sometime. 2+ yrs i think

mscamp: :yesnod: it was from the fs thread

Mr.&Mrs.Magic: well you are a better polisher than I :lol: these are the holidays we don't need this argument crap in any threads :) take it as more evidence that dirty exhausts are salvageable

^I was tempted to buy them because I'm still running stock but didnt want the old rust look lol, I'm pissed off now that it looks so good

great job!

did you try also polishing the bottom of the muffler, and if so can u post pix?

that's one area that looks fugly to me on the 8 stock... the muffler sits so low and it turns bronze color, so when u look at the car from behind u see the bumper then this brown thing below it..

Heh, I've gone through 4 exhausts already this year so if I am ever compelled to switch again I will let you know, don't really see myself getting rid of an RE Amemiya exhaust though :lol2:

I did not actually, there were some sort of considerable scratches on the bottom that would have taken more than a simple polishing. The design of this exhaust is such that the canister is hardly visible and at my (not extremely low by any means) ride height you definitely cannot see it from behind. I'll try to get a picture this weekend sometime

cool thanks :)

Sorry you guys got your fellings hurt it was not my intent moving on now. :kiss:

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-show-shine-26/how-clean-exhaust-tips-149033/

heres a pic of mine just redid em today 5 minute job but its not perfected yet my hand started hurtin lol