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underthegun

10-01-2002, 05:15 PM

Figured this out today.

1. Clean muffler tips with M-1 Remover or Goof off, availiable at home depot, this will get most of the black grime off, use of a toothbrush might be necessary.

2. Get some mothers alum. mag polish, and go to town. Whatever you couldnt get off with the M1, the polish will remove. Let it dry and buff with a soft cloth. Now you have shiny pipes to match your rims.

Later

MagiLLa

10-01-2002, 06:01 PM

what if we have stock exhaust and the whole pipe is like brown :D

underthegun

10-01-2002, 06:05 PM

im not talking about rusted pipes, im talking about newer gagt's that are still silver in color, but have that ugly carbon buildup on the tips.

ViperGTSR

10-01-2002, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by MagiLLa
what if we have stock exhaust and the whole pipe is like brown :D sos pad:thumbs:

OhGeezGTP

10-02-2002, 06:26 AM

NEVRDULL. I belive it's made by EagleOne. It's like a huge cotton ball soaked with a special cleaner. I use it on my stainless steel tips and they come out looking new in 5 minutes.

Gimli

10-02-2002, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by ViperGTSR_500hp
sos pad:thumbs:

Yep, SOS pads have done it for me too, cleans both rust and carbon build-up :thumbs:

Slim

10-04-2002, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by Gimli

Yep, SOS pads have done it for me too, cleans both rust and carbon build-up :thumbs:

E-GAD NO! (sorry, didn't mean to shout). I have stainless tips and scratched the $hit outta mine with an SOS pad. Luckily I cleaned the underside first and you can't really see the scratches. I used Eagle One chrome/aluminum polish. That stuff works wonders.

GrandAmSC/T

10-04-2002, 04:31 PM

good info guys! now im gonna go clean my tips :thumbs:

Gramp's GT

10-04-2002, 09:04 PM

Be carefull using sos pads on some metals because the pad can take the natural protection off the metal and then the metal may tarnish/rust or go dull.

CDW00GT

10-10-2002, 06:46 AM

I also use NERVRDULL, works great!

X-ception

10-17-2002, 03:22 PM

yeah, it seems that the "polish in a pad" cleaners work well. i have tried "never dull" and "mothers". The "mothers" pad worked alot better than what the liquid did.

WhiteGAGT2001

10-24-2002, 07:57 AM

I go with the same "NERVRDULL". I tried others but this one did the best job, and you dont need that much to get the job done :)

underthegun

10-24-2002, 09:08 AM

Its a shame they get dirty so quickly...I did mine a little while ago, they are almost black already...:(

JokerGT

11-12-2002, 07:49 PM

i have to to agree with 'neverdull' it the best thing that i've ever used for chrome.

RedGrandTour

11-13-2002, 08:10 AM

I just use that Mothers cleaner and a terry cloth. No scratches and it looks brand new! I can just wipe them down every car wash for about a month. Then I have to clean them again.