Notices
RX-8 Show and Shine Discussion of car care products and techniques

Shroud melted on exhaust tip

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 05-15-2012, 09:24 AM
  #1  
Registered
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
 
ooobigfire's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Barksdale AFB, LA
Posts: 359
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Shroud melted on exhaust tip

I have the agency power TI tipped exhaust. At one of my drift events I hit a cone with my back tire which broke my drivers side shroud letting it rest on the tip for the next couple runs I did until I noticed. It melted the shroud literally in half. I have new shrouds now but I still have all that melted plastic on my exhaust. What would be a good product to get that off without damaging my tip? I tried some pretty potent tar remover and it got the bulk of it off. I try a brass brush but it started scratching kind of bad. Should I heat it up with a torch and melt it off?
Old 05-15-2012, 09:39 AM
  #2  
Girls who drive stick FTW
iTrader: (1)
 
Rotary-RX8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,429
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
I had the same thing happen before. I didnt use any products. Go for a drive... melt the plastic and use a flat head screw driver carefully to remove the pieces before it dries. Worked for me.
Old 05-15-2012, 09:43 AM
  #3  
Angler of the Year
iTrader: (3)
 
slvrstreak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: George-uhh
Posts: 1,557
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 4 Posts
if you get to the point that you have to use something metal try a brillo pad before a wire brush
Old 05-15-2012, 10:26 AM
  #4  
Registered
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
 
ooobigfire's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Barksdale AFB, LA
Posts: 359
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I'll try the driving around and try to pick it off first then a brillo pad. I just used a brush because thats what I had laying around. I used it on a non visible part of the tip and its started scratchin.
Old 05-16-2012, 10:22 PM
  #5  
I’m back
 
Iluvrevs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 294
Received 25 Likes on 21 Posts
I used Bar Keepers Friend on my exhaust tips, but I dont have any tinting. Works great at bringing back the shine, but it does take off material.
Old 05-17-2012, 03:09 PM
  #6  
Registered
iTrader: (6)
 
Moby's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Mishawaka IN
Posts: 159
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 1 Post
I hadthis problem before too. What I ended up doing was leavingthe plastic on and after a few cycles of melting and rehardening the bulk of it popped off after it had rehardened. I then used a bunk of different sprays and shop rags to get 99% of the stuff off. If your tips are scratched hit them up with some Borla exhaust polish.
http://www.borla.com/products/polish.aspx
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
arexatemate
RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted
6
10-28-2019 08:16 AM
fc2se
NE For Sale/Wanted
2
06-01-2016 08:55 PM
ÜberJumper
Canada Forum
18
05-17-2016 11:05 AM
To The Wonder
NE For Sale/Wanted
0
09-12-2015 12:35 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 1 votes, 5.00 average.

Quick Reply: Shroud melted on exhaust tip



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:26 AM.