TripnTSX

The Exhaust Tips on my TL-S are black and dirty. I tried cleaning them with soap and water but didnt work.

Any suggesstions how to get the clean look back? If not, then Can i purchase new tips from somewhere?

justnspace

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"Bar keepers friend" can be found at walmart or any grocery store...
its basically a stainless steel cleaner, hence the name.


Oh and if you take a little time to search or browse through the forums, you'll find that almost all your questions have been answered already.

SharksBreath

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get bar keepers friend. find it at your local grocery store in the cleaning isle. cheap and effective.

SharksBreath

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justin you son of a bitch...

justnspace

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^at least you added a visual

JTS97Z28

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I used just a normal wadding polish the stuff that comes in the silver can available pretty much anywhere. If your tips are pretty much stained black just to let you know its going to be a LOT of scrubbing to get it all off. Infact, your hands and fingers will hurt by the time your done. Ofcourse I did every part of the tip including the polished lip that folds over into the exhaust which was completely black as well. It can be done but will just take time and work. They look amazing when done though.

James

murph145

^lmao

LasVegasTL

TripnTSX

Thanks. I am going to stop by Walmart and pick it up on my way home.

Trunk Monkey

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^

I used Bar Keepers Friend...the liquid. There's a liquid and a powder that you have to make into a liquid. So..um...just buy the liquid right out of the gate! BKF is great stuff though, by far the best stuff I've ever used.

Bearcat94

Eagle One "Never Dull" and Mothers "Mag & Aluminum Polish" also work well.

Only the exterior and the rolled edge shine. The inside is painted black, but you can clean the build-up with soap and water.

J Dubya

I have used Blue Away for years.

I used it for the first time on my 1998 Integra Type R's JUN header. It completely removed ALL the oxidation on it, I mean all of it.

jwr0ng626

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I used brasso + steel wool + alotta elbow grease =

VQPower37

is this stuff damaging if it gets on the plastic trim around the tips?

mau108

People have had luck with Nevr-Dull

http://www.nevrdull.com/

justnspace

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and Jwrong, I thought the insides were painted black?

Trunk Monkey

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That's exactly what mine looked like and look like now after BKF. Takes quite a bit of elbow grease but it'll come out looking great! I used Nev'r Dull for everything before I found BKF and I think BKF takes the cake on this one.

justnspace

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but the insides are painted black!

Deep n TX

Nope, I accidentaly left some residual brasso on my trim. I noticed the next day and wiped it off like wax.

Acuraman101

My tips were really black and i tryed wash cloth and a lot of cleaners,But to be truthfull go buy a box of s.o.s pads for like a dollar they are the best..

TL,dimond gloss,170,658k...still runs like new

Acuraman101

reminder....DO NOT USE S.O.S PADS ON NOTHING PAINTED OR PLASTIC!!!!

blktl04

Ultra fine steel wool. Nuff said

fabrikated

The insides are painted black!

justnspace

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nuff said.

VQPower37

even if they are painted black and if it comes off in the cleaning process its easy to spray them with high heat black paint, or the soot over time from the exhaust will make it black again

jwr0ng626

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lol guess fabrikated answered the question.. but I wasn't feeling the black.. so i brasso'd it out

VQPower37

how do u guys go about getting ur hand in between the two exhaust tips on the TLS, even the top is kind tight, but i have no idea how to get in between ... and tips would be great

VQPower37

i read on some other forums of putting a paper towel in between, but i dont feel like i will have enough elbow grease to really clean anything ... should i use a small brush???

truonghthe

^^^^use a rag in between the crack and rubbing back and fort at least that what I did.


edit: pics

here a pic of before and after cleaning, however no chemical involved.
just plain tap water with car wash soap left over.









Before:









After:

rockstar143

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Probably not hard to unhook the mufflers from the 2 hangers holding it up for access to the tips for cleaning. Give it a whirl...

Came out awesome...I also cleaned the inside of my exhaust tips by accident but ended up liking how it looked.

Steven Bell

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That looks good-now come over and do mine! LOL

rockstar143

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...do what, Steven?! You just got back from a honeymoon, if your tip's not polished at this point, I'd demand an annulment!

VQPower37

^ ... cool i will give it a shot tomorrow and c how it goes

VQPower37

i dont know how u guys do it ... or maybe my tips are beyong polishable, but i could not get the middle part in between the two outlets clean on either side, but i got everything else, looks kinda stupid, but i cannot get enough elbow grease on the middle area to get off all the black stuff ... im pretty sure these tips are welded so removing them to clean them is probably not an option ... anyone have any other solutions?

rockstar143

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You can drop them down if you unhook the 2 rubber hangers...look up under the car and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Are you using BKeeper's friend finally?
Originally, I used goof off and a friggin wire brush.

gdong

Am I the only person that doesn't get charred exhaust tips?? I notice my car is the only one that has exhaust tips that stay pretty much clean (at least not black). I notice all bmws have some black around the tips. Is it cause my car's emissions are optimal??

VQPower37

im just using bar keepers friend and a rag ... should i go with something more aggressive than a rag? ... its doing a decent job but duznt look brand new ... i feel like im doing something wrong.

im using bar keepers liquid, should i have gone with the powder, i felt like they would be the same

rockstar143

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I'm not sure...the powder allows me to dip one corner of the towel in water and pick up as much of the powder as I want to make it super abrasive.

Try neverdll...

Bruce Banner

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I use mothers billet polish, works really well

TurboGSR96

This thread is a little back from the dead lol, I used just a regular metal polish... and for the tip of the tips (area just inside the tips) I used real fine steel wool, made them look brand new.