Whats the best stuff to clean stainless with

[Danieljames93]

What the best stuff to clean stainless with

 

[The Fatty]

No idea, but I have been using Brasso on my exhaust tips was they got some bad scratching on them, and its worked a treat! Will post a pic later if i get the time...

 

[Danieljames93]

Okay cheeers it's for my exhaust anyways

 

[JackJack]

Autosol

 

[Don]

Autosol or autoglym metal polish if you're looking for something relatively cheap and works well.

 

[Bluebeard]

Autosol and either wire wool or your mums brillo pad.

 

[Gally]

Autosol is very good and lasts forever.

Auto finesse mercury.

Barkeepers friend is a stainless steel polish.

 

[jenic]

What about burnt on carbon?

I read a thread on detailing world where they used a circular drill attachment with loads of flaps of sandpaper on but can't find them anywhere

 

[The Fatty]

Autosol and either wire wool or your mums brillo pad.

if you dont mind scatching it, this is no good for a mirror shine

 

[Bluebeard]

if you dont mind scatching it, this is no good for a mirror shine

Of course it is! You clean it up with the wool/pad, then work it with a MF cloth to polish it.

I did my entire impreza exhaust and it was mirror perfect!

 

[The Fatty]

but you missed off the MF cloth bit!!!

 

[Gally]

Ffs!

 

[Bluebeard]

but you missed off the MF cloth bit!!!

His question was... ''Whats best to CLEAN metal''

Not polish it.

 

[Tunst]

I was going to ask this..

My meg has alot of built up carbon on the tips and I cant shift it.. Any suggestions?

 

[The Fatty]

His question was... ''Whats best to CLEAN metal''

Not polish it.

Your point is well taken!

 

[Bluebeard]

Really?

I've read it back and I sound like a prick. It wasn't meant to come accross like that, sorry.

 

[Gally]

Lols. You've done a lot of apologising this week.

Anyway. 00 guage wirewool and autosol from halfrauds. Done.

 

[Bluebeard]

Have i??

I must be getting soft.

 

[The Fatty]

no you are quite right, he did ask how to clean it and didnt mention polishing it anywhere! As im polishing mine at the mo I guess I added that to the question myself! lol. The way I read it in my head, it didnt come across in a bad way either

 

[Jay.S]

What about burnt on carbon?

I read a thread on detailing world where they used a circular drill attachment with loads of flaps of sandpaper on but can't find them anywhere

Flap wheels:http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Flap+Wheel/p91986

Tbh 40 & 80 grit are a little to abrasive I would look for a slightly finer grade. Also don't be tempted by the wire wheels far to abrasive.

When I worked as a fabricator we cleaned up stainless steel with these:-

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Sanding+Block/p84314

* I have never tried one on a stainless exhaust but stainless tubing is stainless steel tubing at the end of the day. I cleaned up my welds with it worked a treat.

This will also work great with abit of autosol or similar:-
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Pow...g/Loose Leaf Buffing Wheel /d80/sd2694/p47630

 

[The Fatty]

I have a wheel for my grinder that works well for that... looks like this and works better than a flap wheel. I think they are called finishing disks...

 

[Jay.S]

I have a wheel for my grinder that works well for that... look slike this and works better than a flap wheel

I wouldn't advise anyone to take these to thier exhaust tbh.

 

[The Fatty]

not even the ones that are like the green stuff on the back of a sponge? I can t see that hurting an exhuast tbh...

 

[Jay.S]

not even the ones that are like the green stuff on the back of a sponge? I can t see that hurting an exhuast tbh...

The grinder works at a much higher RPM though than a hand held drill, plus a drill is much easier to control and the flap wheels are much smaller in comparison.

A green Scotch pad from the kitchen should be ok by hand I use it clean up metal at work all the time like mentioned before Wire wool is good aswell.