[ccbruin]

Finally got around to cleaning my exhaust tips. Before i just polished the outside. I couldn't stand all the carbon gunk on the insides so he went to work on them. I grabbed a very light sandpaper block and scrubbed them. Took a while, but they look a lot better now.

Before:

After:

 

[jellynuts]

Nice! I can't really tell from the first picture, but the 2nd sure looks clean!

 

[kc 08tsx]

man i need to get this done. looks great btw

 

[Supermario343]

Great job! The insides of mine look like #1...what did you use exactly to make it look brand new?

 

[ccbruin]

Great job! The insides of mine look like #1...what did you use exactly to make it look brand new?

I found like a sandpaper block in my garage (very fine, not very rough) and I just rubbed the **** out of them until it was all gone then I used some metal polisher

 

[MrmenorLTP]

so can we use regular 3mm sand paper for this ?

 

[manutd]

yes you can but its going to take lots of time lol, i used some 3m stainless steel polisher and that wool that you wash pots and pans with it came out almost like that, if i did it longer it wouldve come one exactly like pic 2

 

[sortudo7]

The inside of your exhaust tips looked really clean to begin with...wth lol. Mine get way dirtier but I clean it up with a cotton cloth or old sock with BRASSO to get it all clean. Interesting approach with the sandpaper, guessing like 1000-2000 grit? Need to give my car a good detail Saturday for this upcoming meet

 

[xjohnkdoex]

some ppl use steel wool. doubt it'll come off any easier, but it's another option if you don't have any fine-grit sandpaper lying around.

 

[Supermario343]

I just found sound 3M sandpaper in my garage, scrubbed it a lil, used metal polish after...and looks as good as your second picture ccbruin...thanks for the info!

 

[ATX-TX Speed]

I do this 2-3 times a year since I bought the car w/ 23k miles. 1500 grit wet sand paper and Mothers polish after keeps them looking nice. Plus every wash I clean them out with my rim wash mit. I like the stock tips so much I think I'm going to keep one for the custom 3" single outlet I waiting to go on.

 

[burtonsbs5114]

Great thread guys! When you are using the sandpaper, are you using any kind of liquid or just the dry sandpaper?

 

[Guzman]

Looks great! Thanks for the thread!

 

[Mitchell]

Looks great. You can also use carb cleaner on a rag. Polish real hard and it will peal off all those little gunks.

 

[Nate13jp]

Ill add this little DIY to my to do list

 

[Davu]

i used NEVR-DULL on my tips, it made a real difference without sand paper,etc
i got a thread somewhere but i dont think my photos are still on there, but someone else did try it afterwards and posted photos

 

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