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Old 11-29-2005, 07:29 AM
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Default Stock Exhuast Tips - Clean or Replace?

Hey Guys,

I've got an '01 S2K with a stock exhaust. The chrome tips are almost black. What can I use to clean them? Should I just replace them altogether?

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you could probably use any kind of metal polish from your local auto store + elbow grease.
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Once you get them clean or buy new ones, you should wash the them every time you wash your car. Take some "NEVR-DULL" to them after you wet them a bit, then wash them the same as you do the rest of the car. Then you'll not have this situation again.
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I also have an '01 that didn't look like the exhaust tips had ever been cleaned. I had some steel wool laying around (0000 grade), so I tried it on the tips using a motion following the shape of the exhaust, right after I washed my car. The results were AMAZING! They now look brand new, and have gotten numerous comments from others saying so. I took little effort at all, and is much easier to not forget to wash and dry along with the rest of the car since they look so good.
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never dull made it look like new. thanks for the advice.
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here are pics of my old MY00







Kitchen scouring pad and then some auto glym metal polish
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also worth mention is the fact that attempting to remove the tips on a car with high mileage and/or lots of rain/snow driving (daily driver, for example) may leave you with sheared/broken/twisted/stripped bolt (as happened to me). I was able to drill out and retap my problematic tip.

Good suggestions here. I also absolutely LOVE Autosol metal polish (a paste, in a tube).
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I second the steel wool.
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Mothers Aluminum/Chrome polish. Worked wonders on mine, and also used it on rx4speed's S2000. Good stuff.
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