cleaning exhaust, hot or cold?

[Bluebeard]

Which will save me more time? Its as black as eddie Murphy so needs a good wire wool/Autosol session. But I'm lazy so want to know if its hot will it be quicker?? lol.

Cheers.

 

[JD]

Always cold Daniel. Otherwise the products will just bake on. If you need advice on products to clean and protect, shout.

 

[Bluebeard]

Ahhh, good job I asked then! Cheers mate.

 

[SimonR.]

Health and safety would have a field day with you :L

 

[Bluebeard]

Right then you bunch of assholes,

I spent 2 hours on it today (cold!) and it came up like new! Like a proper mirror.

I've used autosol and wire wool to clean it all up, then autosol on a microfibre to buff it up then Meguirs metal polish to protect it a bit.

Anything else I should do?

 

[Coby.]

Need pics

2 hours though?? You got 8 exhausts?

 

[Dave..]

Anything else I should do?

You should find a mirror, sit down for a bit and take a good long look at what you're becoming.

 

[Bluebeard]

Its a big exhaust!!

Its also about 4 years old and never ever been cleaned. (Properly, including the box, not just the tailpipe)

 

[JD]

I'm guessing it's being sold, so that should be it matey. If it's your own, you can get some decent high temp protectants on it to make it a sinch to clean from now onwards, such as the Britemax products. If you are keeping it, shout and I'll point you in the right direction.

 

[Bluebeard]

Me keeping a car means I'll keep it two months max. As long as it stays clean for that long. I definately won't be doing it again, Back ache city!

 

[Gaz_]

I did the 197 today. To do it properly its a diffuser off jobbie! Nothing rubbing your pipes to get a nice shiny end

 

[Gally]

Why would you clean an exhaust you can't see!

 

[Bluebeard]

Its not the clio, its my Impreza. You can see all of it so it was bugging me.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Don't sell it .. Keep it for the snow you tool !

Come clean mine now you know what you're doing.

Thankyowplease.

 

[Bluebeard]

I keep seeing the 320bhp upgrade kit at scoobyclinic and am seriously itching to hit the 'buy' button.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

 

[Gaz_]

Why would you clean an exhaust you can't see!

Cos when they are clean you can

 

[Gally]

I thought they sat more flush than that mate.

 

[Gaz_]

Nah, its just that everyone neglects them which in turn stops them being visible