How To Polish Stainless Exhaust Tips
Years of neglect can result in rust and corrosion build-up which basically makes the whole rear of your car look like poo poo.
How to polish stainless exhaust tips. Step 1 Thoroughly clean the inside and outside of your exhaust tips with Simple Green or another non-corrosive cleaner. Rinse the exhaust using a water hose. Different Types Of Exhaust Tips Exhaust tips are primary made of three different types of materials.
The Luster Lace is a 40cm 16 lace which has been drowned in polish material. Mild steel mild steel that is chrome plated and aerospace grade stainless steel. Metal polish would obviously work better but this buffing compound worked fine in.
Your exhaust tips are now clean but if you want to take them to the next level I recommend polishing them up a bit both inside and out. Polish with Hot Rims Mag and Aluminum Polish and a terry cloth. You just wrap a strip around the pipe twice and pull back and forth vigourusly to polish.
Rinse thoroughly and the contaminants will be blasted away. To clean exhaust piping use a polishing powder Blue Coral Blue Buster to remove blue from exhaust pipes wet towel and polish it will not scratch chrome can also be used on brass and stainless steel. Not sure if heat transfer would be the correct terminology.
Leave your Iron Out to linger for 2-3 minutes this will help it break down the grime and dissolve metal particles youll see it turn blood red as the chemical reaction takes place. Cleaning and polishing your exhaust tips will not only complete the look of your car but also protect the tips from corrosion and caked on carbon build up. CMA sells a product called Luster Lace its great for polishing stainless exhaust tips.
A good bug tar cleaner will remove the heavy stuff and a good rubbing compound will make it shine like a mirror or a good stainless steel chrome polish. The principle is to put the lace once preferably twice around your exhaust pipe and then move the ends back and forward. Wait 2 to 4 hours for the exhaust to dry.