exhaust pipes

[andyrich]

Has anyone polished up the tail pies on an FR. If so what did you use. Will micro mesh then a polish and wheel sealant be ok?

 

[JMAC]

Chemical fallout remove such as Sonax or a non-acidic wheel cleaner. Leave to dwell for 5-15 mins then rinse off. I do this while I'm cleaning the alloys.

I then used Autosol to polish up the pipes and finally sealed with Chemical Guys wheel guard (2 layers, 30 mins apart).

 

[JMAC]

Not the best pic as it was getting dark...

 

[iBeech]

Beautiful result! I was wondering why my tailpipes look crap. I'll be getting a bit of Autosol on the job this weekend

 

[Ocularis]

I use GTechniq Metal Polish on mine... they aint exactly dirty to start with, but seems to work alright.

 

[JMAC]

I use GTechniq Metal Polish on mine... they aint exactly dirty to start with, but seems to work alright.

Hmmm VCDS and in Northampton. Are your services for hire?

 

[Ocularis]

Hmmm VCDS and in Northampton. Are your services for hire?

sure, PM me with what your after - if there are instructions on what you want, happy to help.

 

[JMAC]

sure, PM me with what your after - if there are instructions on what you want, happy to help.

Great stuff thanks very much. I'll be in touch

 

[concerned cat]

I've just had a 1000 mile round trip to the Highlands. Mainly wet (& snowy!) conditions. My pipes were covered with lumps of tar (as were the insides of the wheels & loads of spots on the bodywork). Brake & Clutch cleaner removed all from the exhaust & a light Solvol Autosol brought them up like new. They get all the crap thrown up from the rear wheel.

 

[Bennyball]

wirewool & autosol, then abit of polish

 

[cptSparko]

AutoFinesse Citrus cleaner then Mercury Metal polish.

 

[Flaw3d Genius]

Not the best pic as it was getting dark...

How long do they stay like that?

 

[JMAC]

It looks almost like that in-between washes and exactly like that after every wash. I also spray Amorall Shield for Wheels on the tips which I think is working really well.

 

[Flaw3d Genius]

It looks almost like that in-between washes and exactly like that after every wash. I also spray Amorall Shield for Wheels on the tips which I think is working really well.

Cheers, Ordered Autosol and already got the Sheild.

 

[guari]

There's a guy in here who did a wonderfully shiny job with oven cleaner (Yikes!).

To be fair and give him credit, the result was good!

 

[JMAC]

There's a guy in here who did a wonderfully shiny job with oven cleaner (Yikes!).

To be fair and give him credit, the result was good!

Hmmm, likely to be caustic acid based. I'm out!

 

[kevster184]

I tried megs metal polish on mine, it's not very abrasive like autosol is, i.e. u can still see the form marks. Then waxed with normal dodo juice to protect. See what happens.

I gather the twin pipe end is stainless steel. Following it back it's all formed, the first join is into the rear box. How much is stainless then on?