I remember reading somewhere where the '05 year models have an issue with burnt exhaust tips. I am experiencing this issue on my RL and was wondering how I can clean and polish them to bring them back to almost new look. Any recommendations would be great.

Pics below are from my drivers side tip. As you can see, the tip is so dirty, it almost matches the CGP color of my RL.

 

Soap (dishwashing detergent) and water will clean them nicely.

 

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+1. Even Windex will work.

 

Windex, 409, neverdull

 

They're not burnt, just covered with exhaust soot. Clean them up as noted above and polish them with some Cerama Bryte Stainless Steel Brightener.

LL

 

Mine were really dirty. I guess the previous owner never cleaned them.

I cleaned it off with BlueMagic metal polish. It did take some elbow grease.

http://bluemagicusa.com/index.php/bl...ish_cream_jar/


Interestingly enough, the carbon had a metallic sheen and looked pretty similar to my carbon gray paint.

 

with #0000 wool and metal polish should take care of it. Take your time doing it.

 

i did that the other day to my exhaust system as well. and now i got some shinny tips lol...

 

THE 2005 RL -ACURA HAD A PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST TIPS.-THEY WERE TO SHORT AND DID NOT GET THE EXHAUST GASES OUT FAR ENOUGH TO NOT STAIN THE BUMPER-IF YOU HAVE A WHITE OR LIGHT COLOR 2005 ACURA RL--YOU WILL GET BLACK SOOT ON THE BUMPER-INSTALL 2006 TIPS=PROBLEM ELIMATED-$36 EACH ONLINE-$350 IF ACURA DOES IT - to get the black off your tailpipe-use rubbing compound--(white)

 

Once you get them clean, keep them that way and you won't have any problems in the future. Case in point...mine. Kept clean from day one and they wipe up just like this.

 

I always have good luck keeping any surface like this looking good, once it's clean, by keeping it covered with ordinary car wax. Right now I'm using NuFinish.

 

I have an 05 white RL and noticed the soot buildup soon after I bought it (in 05). I mentioned it to my salesrep and after looking into it, he said there was a service note about the original tip and had them replaced.

 

really whats the service bulltien number

 

Sorry, I don't know - this all happened within 2mths of my getting the car and I was'nt up of TSB and such...

 

It should be in the 05 or 06 Service News which you can find cataloged here in the 2G RL Garage

 

I tried the Blue Magic this weekend, and it worked like a charm (a somewhat time consuming and mildly laborious one)

 

tlmaster1 - it's in the Feb '06 Service News. On my next visit to the dealer, I'm going to inquire. My '05 CSM is suffering the same fate, and I try to keep them very clean.