jcgunn

Is there any hope for these. OEM tips 108K miles. If not what are my options?

JR-01

They are stainless steel and should polish out nicely, but it may take some work.

lewislgZ06

A little elbow grease, some good metal polish, and a 12 pack! :rof l:

Drummingdad

I just did mine.
Brillo pads & warm water...
and yes, beer.
Subtracting the amount of time spent on drinking the beer, Cleaning the tips took about 15 minutes

Jeff T.

Should clean up as previously mentioned, but how about a new catback!!

Vetteman Jack

They will take some work, but you should be able to get them to look like new.

El original

I would replace them personally. If I had to probably would try oven cleaner as I heard it works very good on exhaust tips BUT make sure to protect paint work and your hands. Good luck.

JETZ

Question is... how the hell did you let them get like that?

Personally, I would get a new cat back. The stock tips are small oval shaped, not 'muscle car looking', or sounding.

frank

jcgunn

It's a car, I drive it! (and they put some sort of de-ice chemical on the roads around here!!)

feeder82

just think what that chemical is doing to the wiring and brake lines

GRAND SPORT GUY

jcgunn, don't worry about the comments-

These will clean up just fine.....

I've owned 5 BMW motorcycles with stainless steel exhausts, and Harley's with chrome plated exhausts, they will clean up the same way-

Take the finest steel wool you can buy at the hardware store, and Simple Green cleaner.

Spray the SG on your exhaust tips, let it sit for a while, and then start scrubbing gently with the steel wool. It should clean up really quickly-

After it's clean, get any GENTLE chrome or stainless polish, and GENTLY rub in small circles to polish out any remaining dirt or burned-on carbon deposits.

When done, wax with a good quality carnauba wax to make it easier to clean next time.

Good Luck!

-Ray

caddman11

I stole the picture, but I've used this on all things metal and it's amazing what how it works. There are several different brands, but they all seem to work pretty much the same. Ace Hardware sells something similar. It an impregnated fiber, you grab a chuck and go to work; never fails. Will not scratch.

BAT

I have some Corsa slip on tips that will be up for sale soon (I'm putting on a new axle back system). I had the factory exhaust and tips that I didn't like. Too small, dark colored and didn't give me the "shine" I was looking for. Fairly inexpensive and a quick way to dress up those beat up tips.




Stock tips



Corsa tips installed



Just cosmetic Corsa tips



100% better

garllo

Mr. Clean eraser works well!

Macleod52

There's a vendor on here who sells a polishing kit. You use a drill to polish the tips. I've used it and it works pretty well.

twokbolt

I just used a powerball mini and some mother's mag and aluminum polish on Ti exhaust and the tips look phenomenal. If I was to do it again I'd go with something milder maybe that simichrome stuff.

jcgunn

After about an hour with a green scrubby, simple green and purple polish.

FrankLP

There ya go! Lookin' good!