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Got the motor running after pulling it for winter maintenance. After doing much more then variocam pads and tensioners its purring like a kitten. Ill be borrowing a scanner tomor to check crank angles so hopefully they r close to 0. Still need to burp the coolant and charge the ac and it should be done. I wish the weather was better in the north east do i could drive it.
Nice! Congrats on getting it back in and running. Mines going in for injectors, variocam pads and IMS Solution/UAOS/RMS in a couple weeks but I am leaving that to the pros.
So my old original exhaust tips are taking up space and I got the urge to shine ’em up a smidge. The original plan was to hit ‘em with some Sharkhyde or Heavy Metal and a polish ball. After a quick foray thru the Amazon jungle, I purchased the Chemical Guy’s’ stuff simply because it was the cheapest and quickest to arrive of the two polishes. After applying the goop I hit the steel with some high-torque polishing ball hammer drill-style. More cowbell!
Results were pretty good, but why not go a step further? With too much time on my hands, between picking up kids from school and making lasagna, I looked above my tool bench and thought, “I should do a quick, pseudo-scientific comparo of some of the different alchemist concoctions gathered in the Turn my Porsche into Gold section of the shelf!” So out come the Brasso, Blue Magic, Heavy Metal, Never Dull, Turtle Wax Chrome Polish and Mother’s Mag and Aluminum Polish.
I took the least visually appealing tip for the test. My nod to the scientific method included tape sectioned areas about 2x2, hand application of each product for 2 minutes, pull the tape and buff each general area separately.
Impressions (worst to best)
Never Dull - dullest performer, works great on sterling though (not recommended)
Brasso - so-so and seems to work best, in my experience on any metal found in coins...go figure (not recommended)
Blue Magic- been using the stuff for almost 40 years and still works really well, but still leaves a black and blue mess; ingredients separate in hotter environments
Turtle Wax - impressive result for a cheaper alternative; does a nice job of taking down bits and discoloration
Mother’s - pretty good stuff and result just slightly less reflective than the Chemical Guy’s; ingredients do separate if stored in a hotter environment
Chemical Guy’s Heavy Metal - messy when applied with a drill, but does great when rubbed (ok, ok settle down)
Then rubbed Mother’s on a half and Heavy Metal on the other half. Heavy Metal wins. Definitely more cowbell. Had I known, I would’ve used the Mother’s with a polishing ball, then finished with hand-applied Heavy Metal. And I bet the Sharkhyde would be cool to try some other time. So, in total, my shiniest exhaust tip had one drilling and three hand jobs before I was finished.
After test completion
Left side with polish complete, right side machine and one manual application of Heavy Metal
Left side started out being in the worst shape.
Last edited by hatchetf15; 02-12-2021 at 06:33 PM.
So my old original exhaust tips are taking up space and I got the urge to shine ’em up a smidge. The original plan was to hit ‘em with some Sharkhyde or Heavy Metal and a polish ball. After a quick foray thru the Amazon jungle, I purchased the Chemical Guy’s’ stuff simply because it was the cheapest and quickest to arrive of the two polishes. After applying the goop I hit the steel with some high-torque polishing ball hammer drill-style. More cowbell!
Results were pretty good, but why not go a step further? With too much time on my hands, between picking up kids from school and making lasagna, I looked above my tool bench and thought, “I should do a quick, pseudo-scientific comparo of some of the different alchemist concoctions gathered in the Turn my Porsche into Gold section of the shelf!” So out come the Brasso, Blue Magic, Heavy Metal, Never Dull, Turtle Wax Chrome Polish and Mother’s Mag and Aluminum Polish.
I took the least visually appealing tip for the test. My nod to the scientific method included tape sectioned areas about 2x2, hand application of each product for 2 minutes, pull the tape and buff each general area separately.
Impressions (worst to best)
Never Dull - dullest performer, works great on sterling though (not recommended)
Brasso - so-so and seems to work best, in my experience on any metal found in coins...go figure (not recommended)
Blue Magic- been using the stuff for almost 40 years and still works really well, but still leaves a black and blue mess; ingredients separate in hotter environments
Turtle Wax - impressive result for a cheaper alternative; does a nice job of taking down bits and discoloration
Mother’s - pretty good stuff and result just slightly less reflective than the Chemical Guy’s; ingredients do separate if stored in a hotter environment
Chemical Guy’s Heavy Metal - messy when applied with a drill, but does great when rubbed (ok, ok settle down)
Then rubbed Mother’s on a half and Heavy Metal on the other half. Heavy Metal wins. Definitely more cowbell. Had I known, I would’ve used the Mother’s with a polishing ball, then finished with hand-applied Heavy Metal. And I bet the Sharkhyde would be cool to try some other time. So, in total, my shiniest exhaust tip had one drilling and three hand jobs before I was finished.
After test completion
Left side with polish complete, right side machine and one manual application of Heavy Metal
Left side started out being in the worst shape.
Excellent work. Need to do something with mine before they go back on. Have clean off the chunks of tar with some brake cleaner first. Off to O’reillys to get some polish. Might have something laying around too.
What do you do if your car is in the shop and you are tired of the subject du jour at work?
Work on a different car!! I decided to replace the battery in the Prius because I can't find a Cayenne GTS with a manual transmission to replace the 996 while it's gone. This battery will get this car back to 53 mpg from 42mpg. Woohoo. 1st battery lasted 18 years, 220K miles. High expectations exist for this one.
Oh, and apologies for the non-Porsche photo. It'll never happen again.
What do you do if your car is in the shop and you are tired of the subject du jour at work?
Work on a different car!! I decided to replace the battery in the Prius because I can't find a Cayenne GTS with a manual transmission to replace the 996 while it's gone. This battery will get this car back to 53 mpg from 42mpg. Woohoo. 1st battery lasted 18 years, 220K miles. High expectations exist for this one.
Oh, and apologies for the non-Porsche photo. It'll never happen again.
02-11-2021, 04:47 PM
