Ls460 exhausts tips

[drivin_me_nuts]

.. A quick question. The tips on the exhausts on my LS460 are heavily coated in carbon - in fact the carbon seems to be almost 'welded on'. How do I clean them to get that all new shiny look back?

[PJ S]

Sure it's carbon, and not road tar?
If so, then Autosol/Peek is easily picked up locally in £ shops or Halfords, but possibly something better is http://www.thepolishingcompany.com/briliant.html

[drivin_me_nuts]

... umm not sure. It feels baked on - like some deposits you get on a stainless steel cooker. It could be tar I suppose. I have some acetone that I will try. If it is tar, this should strip it easily. Otherwise off to Halfords in the morning.

[Waugh-terfall]

Aha, I'm after a similar answer, do they look like mine?

(Piss poor cropped photo, sorry)


Is there anything you'd normally have around the house that might do the job?

[drivin_me_nuts]

... indeed they do. In fact only a few minutes ago I was having a bash as polishing them with autosol. Though the cloth goes filthy black, the exhaust tips are no cleaner at all.

[belleair302]

Tardis will remove any road tar deposits, Bilt Hamber autoclay may also remove some debris too. Not sure if they are designed to be shiny.

[hbwold]

I use Autosol with some wire wool, takes a good ten minutes of polishing with the wire wool to get the marks off but it's worth it.