joemosfet

Before pic:




First, I cleaned it with soapy water and a scrubbie to remove any loose soot and dirt.

Then, on my cordless drill, using this sponge tip (amazon: http://a.co/7lENBkg ):



I cleaned it with some "White Diamond" polish and cleaner (amazon: http://a.co/eq57uAS ):



Then, using this tip (amazon: http://a.co/0bRSnO7 ):



I polished it with some "Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish" (amazon: http://a.co/5PQq9ZA ):



After about 10 minutes of work, it looks sooo much better. Pic:

Boyeraz

Wow, better then new!

ImpliedConsent

Wow! Beats the crap outa my method.

Patman

^^^ That's my method too! Although since I do it a couple of times a week ever since the car was new, they still looks shiny.

movinlow

That looks great. I did mine the hard way yesterday as well by hand.





And now another Amazon purchase. Way to easy

jimmbbo

I have found that windex and paper towels every other trip or so work great.

RUSTYNKL

I use the paper wipes and window cleaner at the gas station every time I fill he tank. easy peasy

Corgidog1

I never let mine get that dirty.

joemosfet

Certainly better than when I bought the car (used). I'm amazed at how little work it required

Yeah, I always used to do the cloth and soap, but it just got worse and worse until I just gave up and figured I'd get new black exhaust tips one day.

Yeah, the fact that I got them shined up like that without breaking a sweat makes me super happy to have stumbled upon this stuff. Of course, I only did it with two cones and two compounds because of how dirty it was. If not so dirty, just using one of the steps may be sufficient.

I might start doing this, keeps them clean a bit longer. Though, 10 minutes with the drill is pretty easy.

Cool, thanks for sharing.

wgood

I use Bar Keeper's Friend liquid and then the round power ball polisher with a portable drill !!!! Using the powder is a mess !!! Wayne

robert miller

Buddy great job on them looks good.. Robert

orca1946

Thanx for the tips.

ColoradoGS

Threads like these have been inspirational so the other day I gave this a try.



I did have one question. It is hard to tell from the pic but there we a few small black specs in the tips that did not come off with polishing. Any "tips" on getting stuff like that off?

Vetteman Jack

Quite the difference. Nice job bringing the shine back.

Landru

Tips look like crap?
Out of time/lazy?
Ol' hotrodder trick, get a can of Easy-Off oven cleaner.
Spray on warm tips, top of pipes too.
Let sit a few minutes, rinse & dry.

They'll look like a lot of time was spent polishing.

movinlow

Now ya tell me lol. Good advice

Maxie2U

I just give them a wipe with a damp paper towel and they still look like new.

JDMilw

I used Griot's foam cone and metal polish.

bankers1

The black specs "leftover" I'm told is burned gas residue??? Comes out extremley hot and sticks. I use Mothers Paste and a "powerball" thing. Only have 6,000 miles so it can't be just me.

tractman