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Old 03-23-2008, 04:01 PM
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Question Suggestions for cleaning soot off of exhaust tips?
What works the best for cleaning black soot off of the inside of the exhaust tips?
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Mothers metal polish or Blue Magic stainless steel cleaner
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Oven cleaner works in a pinch
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Thumbs up Clean Those Tips!
I use MAAS metal polish. The paste or the liquid work well. An excellent product!
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I used to use Easy-Off oven cleaner. let it sit for about 10 mins then spray off and polish with a metal polish. Worked like a charm for me and minimal elbow grease.
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Originally Posted by Jon996
What works the best for cleaning black soot off of the inside of the exhaust tips?
Did you actually mean the inside of the tips? Metal polish/cleaner keeps the outside looking nice and shiny, but I've not heard of anyone cleaning the inside.
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Eagle1 Metal Polish wadding - works like a charm

Actually, if you wipe it out each week when you wash you don't really need the polish more than say once a year
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I clean the inside. I can't stand cleaning the outside and leaving the soot inside.
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Originally Posted by Ucube
Did you actually mean the inside of the tips? Metal polish/cleaner keeps the outside looking nice and shiny, but I've not heard of anyone cleaning the inside.

You can also use metal polish to clean the inside.
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Originally Posted by Benjamin Choi
it comes back so fast... why bother
good question . . . I thought it was just my car since I do tend to burn oil . . .
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