Can I get this any cleaner ?
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once they are highly polished, they are a lot easier to keep shiny... with some metal polish. If you clean it with wire wool or scotchbright you are back to square one.
In fact, very fine scotchbright makes a nice job anyway on a dull exhaust, better than wire wool in my experience.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3MIndu...
quite a few grades of the stuff... Just don't leave a piece by the sink and let your wife clean some expensive glassware with it
In fact, very fine scotchbright makes a nice job anyway on a dull exhaust, better than wire wool in my experience.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3MIndu...
quite a few grades of the stuff... Just don't leave a piece by the sink and let your wife clean some expensive glassware with it
If it's in a bit of a state start with 1000 grade emery paper and water, go finer and finer to up to 3000 grade, I think that's the finest you can get, then attack with Autosol.......................and your done. You should now have a mirror finish exhaust.
Personally I wouldn't bother! Just keep it the way it is or give it a rub now and again with Autosol. If you do track days your exhaust will always get a tan!
Personally I wouldn't bother! Just keep it the way it is or give it a rub now and again with Autosol. If you do track days your exhaust will always get a tan!
onward said:
That's helpful - cheers
There was ment to be a winking smile in there also.. as I was kind of taking the mick.. I have got multi grade soap-bar like polishing kit in the garage waiting for the next time I have the exhaust off. but yours looks much better than mine does.. or ever will.
Mine is booked in with these guys next week:
http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/
It has not been touched (cleaned) for over a year.
Hope to show some good shots of the finish soon.
http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/
It has not been touched (cleaned) for over a year.
Hope to show some good shots of the finish soon.
My Evil Twin said:
There was ment to be a winking smile in there also.. as I was kind of taking the mick..
I have got multi grade soap-bar like polishing kit in the garage waiting for the next time I have the exhaust off. but yours looks much better than mine does.. or ever will.
yeh I was quite upset. I have got multi grade soap-bar like polishing kit in the garage waiting for the next time I have the exhaust off. but yours looks much better than mine does.. or ever will.
Thanks all for your ideas / advice as well !
Ult-Jim said:
Mine is booked in with these guys next week:
http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/
It has not been touched (cleaned) for over a year.
Hope to show some good shots of the finish soon.
Like to see the finished result - can you put some pics up, http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/
It has not been touched (cleaned) for over a year.
Hope to show some good shots of the finish soon.
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