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Old 06-16-2016, 12:46 AM
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What products would work well to polish and protect the chrome exhaust tips.
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Old 06-16-2016, 12:58 AM
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Simichrome seems to be a favorite around here, but any metal/chrome polish will be just fine.
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Simichrome seems to be a favorite around here, but any metal/chrome polish will be just fine.
Simichrome 390050 All Metal Polish, Tube.

Lots of threads about its virtue.
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I just use Rejex, removes the black and makes her shine
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By the way, the tips aren't chrome. Most any white metal polish will work just fine.
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By the way, the tips aren't chrome. Most any white metal polish will work just fine.
The tips are stainless steel.
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Use a mothers powercone and a drill...faster and more effective, the hand cannot move at 700 rpm. Use any metal polish, it's stainless, don't get hung up on a "magic" brand.
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mothers mag and aluminum polish. works great
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Originally Posted by Glen e
Use a mothers powercone and a drill...faster and more effective, the hand cannot move at 700 rpm. Use any metal polish, it's stainless, don't get hung up on a "magic" brand.

This for sure.
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Originally Posted by Glen e
Use a mothers powercone and a drill...faster and more effective, the hand cannot move at 700 rpm. Use any metal polish, it's stainless, don't get hung up on a "magic" brand.
X3. Work smarter not harder. I prefer Mothers aluminum and mag polish. To each their own.
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Originally Posted by Glen e
Use a mothers powercone and a drill...faster and more effective, the hand cannot move at 700 rpm. Use any metal polish, it's stainless, don't get hung up on a "magic" brand.
I also use a Mothers Powercone but mine is never that clean. It that a new one?? If not how do you get it so clean?
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Immediately wash and squeeze and rinse bucket with tide--wipe off pipes first with alcohol/water so the power cone can do the polishing , not the cleaning....
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Originally Posted by pkadams
I also use a Mothers Powercone but mine is never that clean. It that a new one?? If not how do you get it so clean?
I use foam filter cleaner that I get from the motorcycle shop. His looks brand new though.
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I use foam filter cleaner that I get from the motorcycle shop. His looks brand new though.
That pic is 3 years worth of use.....Borla Polish is water soluble....so is meguires 105 or 205
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One more "tip," after you have them polished up, use an old dry towel to clean them off after each drive [fold the towel, the tips get very hot!], takes a half minute and keeps them looking polished.
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Good old Brasso. Works great and seems to stay cleaner longer.
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Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I need some advice. I kind of let the exhaust tips on my DD Pontiac G8 get away from me. They were near black and while simichrome helped I'm hoping to get them looking better.

Any suggestions for a deep clean/restoring cleaner?
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Maybe try Flitz and the Mothers Powercone?
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Old 05-20-2017, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by CT Grand Sport CE
Maybe try Flitz and the Mothers Powercone?
A little water and Tru Green always works for me.
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