Anyone know how to repair grazed metal? Exhaust tip

[HannsG]

Hi,

as you can see from the below picture the tip is grazed badly.

I had fitted an aftermarket exhaust on the M, but have decided to put the old one back on. The old one was kept in storage at a mates house. And as you can see the tip is far from pristine.

I am fking livid. I have autosol at my disposal....would this help?

Edited by HannsG on Saturday 10th January 12:25

[Liquid Tuna]

Autosol's good but I don't think it's that good. You may have to use one of those rotary polishing bonnets on the end of a drill to get rid.

[wolves_wanderer]

Livid?!

[996TT02]

wolves_wanderer said:

Livid?!

Seriously, if that is stainless through and through, you need to sand/polish it off, to get a consistent finish the whole thing will have to be done.

If there is any nickel plating that has come off (can't tell) then no can do.

[PhillipM]

You'd have to sand it back down and then buff it back up - provided it's not just a nickel coating, in which case yer buggered.

[HannsG]

FFS!

I will need to shell out for new tips. Its safe to say I am never trusting anyone with my car again. I told the kent to make sure the exhaust was kept mint.

He just told me had it in the back of his workvan for a few days with all his other crap.

Obviously unprotected

[PhillipM]

Nice bridge.

[Sump]

You need to essentially do a type of wet sand down and then polish back up but the metal version.

[CrutyRammers]

Livid? 1st world problems much?

Assuming it's stainless:
Couple of sheets of emery, 120, 200, 400
ebay polishing kit to go in lecky drill.
About a half hour's work and she'll be shiny as. Easy peasy.