Cleaning chrome tips

[scruffy101]

Does anybody know how to get the tips of a boxster s exhaust shiny again,i have tried wonder wheels stuff just to see if it make a difference(it doesnt).Any help anyone?

[BliarOut]

Solvol Autosol followed by good old Brasso. If you haven't got either, Jif is surprisingly good.

[Merritt]

scruffy101 said:

Does anybody know how to get the tips of a boxster s exhaust shiny again,i have tried wonder wheels stuff just to see if it make a difference(it doesnt).Any help anyone?

Apparently MR Muscle Oven Cleaner does the job very well - I haven't tried it yet but don't forget to wear gloves

Steve

[sleep envy]

T-cut and loads of elbow grease

[bermyandy]

Vesuvius has a good tip polish action i hear...

[DucatiGary]

i use autosol on mine, bit of elbow grease and they are back to new

[scruffy101]

Thanks,on the subject of brasso, a custmer of mine once told me if i ever want a quick pick me up,wait until the brasso settles then get a tea spoon and scoop off the clear liquid floating on the top and enjoy!!!How did he find that one out!

[agent006]

If it's as bad as ours got then it'll need more than polish. I used a wire brush then fine wet/dry paper then autoglym metal polish then t cut then the usual autoglym stuff for polish and wax. Did the pipe and the whole underside of teh silencer as it was starting to rust quite badly. Took about 3 hours in all, laying on the drive looking like a right nit.

[The Londoner]

Haven't tried it myself, but I hear tell that CocaCola is good for this sort of thing. Heaven knows what it does to your guts if it is good for cleaning metal!

[BliarOut]

The Londoner said:

Haven't tried it myself, but I hear tell that CocaCola is good for this sort of thing. Heaven knows what it does to your guts if it is good for cleaning metal!

Also strips paint!!!

[rumplestiltskin]

Autosol, T-cut do a metal polish I think & also Autoglym do a metal polish.

I use Autosol which seems to cut through heavy build up very well, with a little elboy grease. Afterwards give the tips a layer of polish which helps when you next clean them.

R.

[Vesuvius 996]

bermyandy said:

Vesuvius has a good tip polish action i hear...

Git.....

Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Wednesday 28th June 09:16

[Vesuvius 996]

I have found that Autoglym Metal Polish with a good old fasioned washing up pad works a treat (about 2p each from Tesco!!)

Happy tip polishing....

[tiger333888]

scruffy101 said:

Does anybody know how to get the tips of a boxster s exhaust shiny again,i have tried wonder wheels stuff just to see if it make a difference(it doesnt).Any help anyone?

fine wire wool works a treat, takes off all the black soot, then use Mer (fine abrasive polish) and the tip will look shining again! Oh, a fair dollop of elbow grease too :0

[scruffy101]

Done it,two hours of craapy hard work!I need to have another go at it tomorrow.