Ok so I did a search, tried the WD40, but I still have some of these "dots", spots or whatever the hell they are and it looks like it's going to take a hell of an effort to get it off. What do you do when rubbing in WD40 just won't quite do?

 

Not to totally get off subject here, but what is your avatar?

 

Autosol and a nice piece of cloth.

 

The avatar actually comes from a Peugeot advertisement.



Back to thread, I've had issues trying to clean my exhaust as well. I've got dots of rust and black spots where I can't seem to get off. I used CLR to remove the rust (not sure if that's good for the finish) and tried using a dish sponge with dish detergent to remove some of the spots.

 

Did you drop your car at all? (Eibach or other springs)

 

i have used castrol superclean with a kitchen sponge (used the ones with the rough side for pots & pans) it seems to work pretty well. I also wax it and it seems to clean a little easier next time.

 

Ive used tar remover (used to detail cars, tar sticks on side panels). I soaked my mufflers in that stuff, and the lil dots came off. Not all of them, but i also didnt scrub that long... I thought it worked good...

 

use a clay bar to easily remove the dots.

 

I used Eagle One magic wadding polish to give my exhaust tips their first clean in a year, they work like "magic". Totally clean, tooks minimal effort to remove the crap and it got everything off, needless to say I was quite impressed.

 

xizor, was it able to clean the inside part of the tip? that is the hardest to get clean.

 

yes, I did the entire tip, but not the exhaust itself. if you can get your finger in there you can clean it.

 

whats yours ?

 

hmm, i used a silver polish. found it under the sink becuase our appliances have that stainless steel thing on them. but we had some stronger stuff i used. gave me a head ache but once i finished they looked brand new and i had a black rag. so
give it a try but dont keep it on there too long or ull ruin the finish

 

I have some of this stuff. I'll have to try it out. The exhaust really needs a cleaning..........Thanks

 

What does exhaust tip cleaning really do, besides make it look nicer...?

 

my dad gives me this stuff that he uses on the chrome of his trucks and it works wonders ill try to find out what it is

 

You've got to be kidding? It's the same as washing and detailing your car.

 

your exhaust can flow better by removing the microns of deposits blocking the exhaust... or not.

 

Adds at least... 5 hp.

 

 

Go get yourself a small jar of Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish. It will clean your exhaust tips like the day they were new with very little effort. Rust, tar, exhaust soot, dead animals, dots, spots or whatever--it will all come off. Trust me, go get some now. It's also great for taking stubborn stains or spots off of your wheels and other chrome bits. You can thank me later.

 

Don't forget the reduced weight once the dirt is off. Another 5hp

 

An AT with clean exhaust pipes would probably have the same dyno results as an MT with dirty exhaust pipes.

 

Thats what I use for bling

 

It blinds the driver of the car that is tailgating you.

 

oh man, i just had a thought...are you guys wasting your time polishing up the stock exhaust?

 

I don't think anyone is polishing the exhaust, just the exhaust tips.

 

I have my girlfriend polish my tip

 

oh, alright, I actually do polish my mufflers too though, I have comptech and the mufflers and exhaust tips are all polished stainless steel

 

So people you run over can see em??

 

dont look me I didnt give you that sand in your vagina

 

 

nah man, the mufflers are big enough that you can see from the side

 

So you're saying when you power slide over someone...THEN they can see them...

I read ya!

 

ya man, now ur talking my language

 

I bought some Mother's polish after reading this thread, and thought I'd share some photos:

Before:


After:


This stuff is amazing

 

awesome!

 

I'm gonna run out and get me some. Those look

 

I should mention that the above results were obtained after about 4 minutes of work on each exhaust tip. Whatever was on there came off immediately, and the rest of the time was spent buffing them to a nice shine.

 

I got some for the rims too, works liek a charm! the whole steel wool didn't work to well alone.