exhaust tip cleaning
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How's eagle never dull for the stock exhaust? Also, any recommendations on what to clean it with? Can I get away with a gerbil type wheel brush? I haven't cleaned mine since I bought it and noticed it's a little dirty in there.
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Nope, not me. I use Mothers metal polish, but it doesn't seem to be any better or worse than other metal polish products I've tried over the years. After winter is over, I usually go over the tips and cans with the metal polish and 4-naught (0000) steel wool. If you go this route, be absolutely sure you're using the ultra-fine 0000 grade, otherwise you will certainly scratch the finish, really bad too. But 4-naught is pretty harmless... once in a while. Particularly if you've got bits of tar bonded to the stainless steel, that just refushes to buff off with polish alone.
As the years clip by, keeping the tips & cans polished gets more and more imperfect. It is what it is for a daily driver, perfection is the enemy of the good, etc.
Last edited by Rochester; 02-17-2018 at 09:18 AM.
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Nope, not me. I use Mothers metal polish, but it doesn't seem to be any better or worse than other metal polish products I've tried over the years. After winter is over, I usually go over the tips and cans with the metal polish and 4-naught (0000) steel wool. If you go this route, be absolutely sure you're using the ultra-fine 0000 grade, otherwise you will certainly scratch the finish, really bad too. But 4-naught is pretty harmless... once in a while. Particularly if you've got bits of tar bonded to the stainless steel, that just refushes to buff off with polish alone.
As the years clip by, keeping the tips & cans polished gets more and more imperfect. It is what it is for a daily driver, perfection is the enemy of the good, etc.
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Baadnewsburr (02-17-2018)
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Build your own bandwagon.
Step 1: Nevr-Dull (if your tips are in real rough shape)
Step 2: Turtle Wax Chrome Polish to finish (or for basic maintenance a few times a year).
Step 3: Seal the surface annually to prevent future build up.
20 years and four cars later and I'm still on my first bottle of chrome polish.
Step 2: Turtle Wax Chrome Polish to finish (or for basic maintenance a few times a year).
Step 3: Seal the surface annually to prevent future build up.
20 years and four cars later and I'm still on my first bottle of chrome polish.