alanz

Last night I was cleaning the exhaust tips and noticed the signs of rusting. My car is less than 6 months old.
Should I clean them with metal polish and get over with it?
Does this happen to your exhaust?

quakerroatmeal

iTrader: (3)

That's pretty bad. Mine's not this bad. But than it can depend on area..especially during winters.

Rad_Slinger

iTrader: (12)

I'm not sure it's supposed to rust that bad. Might wanna give stillen a call, maybe send them pictures. They may be able to give you some input, or may realize it may be defective.

DeamonG37s

Its corroding from salt. Or sum winter chemicals they use. Have u tried using a polishing pad? Keep ur car more cleaned or pick up a winter beater if u have lotta mods. Call stillen ss shouldn't rust either way.

alanz

Winter is not even over yet and I kept the car in the garage most of the time. It kind of pissed me off. I am reasonable person, some rust in the next few years I would have not problem with. But not couple months into the winter and with only one snow storm I wasn't even on the road.

I will hold off on polishing, I am afraid it will remove the outer coat and make the rust worse.

I am going to send Stillen this link.

quakerroatmeal

iTrader: (3)

I could take a picture of my exhaust in the same area if you'd like to compare. Is your car a coupe or sedan?

TVPostSound

iTrader: (9)

SS Does rust, especially if road salt hasnt been cleaned off.

SS does not have an outer coat.

Use a product called "Barkeeper's Friend" it is in a can that looks like cleanser, but it has Oxalic Acid.
Oxalic Acid re-passivates Stainless Steel.

DO NOT use steel wool, or any metal abrasive. Use a Mr Clean magic eraser pad.

alanz

I have a sedan. I appreciate it.

DeamonG37s

Quality ss doesn't rust 304, PH etc. Cheap ss, with out proper properties. Processed incorrectly the carbon levels are whack.

DeamonG37s

But whatever that's work stuff.. Goodluck with removing that... By any chance do u insert a silencer?

alanz

No, no silencer. Why?

bluedevils95

iTrader: (2)

That sucks

DeamonG37s

Jus curious if the silencer itself was steel and cause rust happened to me when I put the silecer in my mugen exhaust on my civ the screws I used weren't ss.

IPL 370GT

iTrader: (22)

If the exhaust is 6 months old... That's crazy . Call Stillen and forward those pics!

alanz

I already did, should have answer soon.