Best product for restoring exhaust tips?

[Matthew]

As per the title,

Whats the best product to use to get chrome exhaust tips back to their best?

Mine are black, been rubbing Autosol on them for a few hours and they have come up partly, but not like new.

Anything out there?

 

[Auto Finesse]

Hi Matthew

You may want to give our Mercury metal polish a go with some fine wire wool, this should bring them back to new.

http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=18&product_id=70

Sian

 

[Matthew]

Thanks for that!

So that stuff should bring up the black deposits on the chrome the Autosol wouldn't shift?

 

[Eddie.]

I used Megs metal polish on mine, and it worked well. I found less was better, and work in small areas.

Not sure it would be up to the job though, if you say you've been at it for a while with no joy.

 

[Matthew]

They were black as the ace of spades mate.

Half come up chrome again but still mainly black

 

[Magic Detail]

Britemax metal twins for me and some #00 grade wire wool

The small black deposits found on the outer surface of the tailpipes is more likely to be tar, actually, so a good tar remover first followed by the polishing with a metal polish and wire wool would bring them up to as new condition.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Britemax metal twins for me and some #00 grade wire wool

The small black deposits found on the outer surface of the tailpipes is more likely to be tar, actually, so a good tar remover first followed by the polishing with a metal polish and wire wool would bring them up to as new condition.

+1 used this combo on the tips of the Miltek on my 225 and it came up better than new!

 

[Gally]

There's a lot of good metal polishes out there. I live the little mini set Brite max do now.

 

[Matthew]

Looks like the Britemax twins are the way to go then.

 

[montana]

I have always used Autosol to good effect, applied with a microfibre too.

Is there better results with wire wool? Does that not scratch?

 

[Ray Gin]

I use Autosol with a wire brush.

 

[Matthew]

I think mine are too far gone for Autosol, didnt make a dent on the black-ness.

 

[Yellow Dave]

What did you apply it with? If they're that bad then whatever you use you'll more than likely need to use it with wire wool

 

[.Stevo.C.]

I have always used Autosol to good effect, applied with a microfibre too.

Is there better results with wire wool? Does that not scratch?

00 grade doesn't scratch but has enough abrasive in it to shift marks.

 

[JD]

Mercury is outstanding and that's coming from the least likely person to back a forum sponsor FYI. It has a better chemical cleaning action that Autosol when compared a few months back on heavily carbon'd exhausts.

 

[aucky]

I haven't cleaned my exhaust in 5 months, just ipa and a cloth (c5 applied)

 

[Jon.G]

The AF Mercury is very good IMO.

As yours is bad now, use some 00 Grade wire wool, then in future you can just use a MF cloth to apply it.

 

[Matthew]

Ordered some 000 grade wire wool off ebay for £1.50!

Going to see how they come up using that and the Autosol, if no joy I'll be ordering a product.

 

[Gally]

I haven't cleaned my exhaust in 5 months, just ipa and a cloth (c5 applied)

My Frp had this.

 

[john182rs]

I dont know about chrome but my exhaust is stainless, i just removed the bumper and used a wire wheel brush on a drill inside the tips that got everything out. (4years of decat abuse) and now just clean them every few months with Britemax metal twins with alot less effort.

 

[MattHart172]

try using a brillo pad mate thats what i use, works a treat for me and its cheap