Cleaning Discolored Exhaust Tips?
#16
There's nothing worse than to be behind a car with mis-aligned exhaust pipes/tips.
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#19
Those tips look shot and completely neglected. Can't imagine any amount of metal polish and steel wool will bring them back to life to a level you'd be really happy with.
Spend $200/$300 and get a new set and be done with it. R&R is simple, 10 mins per side max. 13mm bolt IIRC. You can adjust them easily and even angle them upward for a more aggressive look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item2a07a3f0b0
Spend $200/$300 and get a new set and be done with it. R&R is simple, 10 mins per side max. 13mm bolt IIRC. You can adjust them easily and even angle them upward for a more aggressive look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item2a07a3f0b0
#22
Those tips look shot and completely neglected. Can't imagine any amount of metal polish and steel wool will bring them back to life to a level you'd be really happy with.
Spend $200/$300 and get a new set and be done with it. R&R is simple, 10 mins per side max. 13mm bolt IIRC. You can adjust them easily and even angle them upward for a more aggressive look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item2a07a3f0b0
Spend $200/$300 and get a new set and be done with it. R&R is simple, 10 mins per side max. 13mm bolt IIRC. You can adjust them easily and even angle them upward for a more aggressive look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item2a07a3f0b0
#24
Jeff is the only one there, so leave him a message if he does not answer. Also, he will some times wait for a few days for other items to coat at the same time, so it could be a drop off on Monday and pick up on Friday. I believe, you may also mail the tips to him.
They were coated at:
Jeff Gosnell, Owner
Maryland Performance Coatings (MPC)
5360 C Enterprise St.
Eldersburg, MD 21784
410.549.6122
Good luck,
Harvey
They were coated at:
Jeff Gosnell, Owner
Maryland Performance Coatings (MPC)
5360 C Enterprise St.
Eldersburg, MD 21784
410.549.6122
Good luck,
Harvey
#25
It's such a pleasure to know that there are those that are as **** as I am.
I use a piece of terry cloth about 3 inches wide and 24 inches long. Wet completely then top with a good helping of Barkeepers Friend.
Polish like you would polish the toes of shoes. (Rapid back and fourth)
I use a piece of terry cloth about 3 inches wide and 24 inches long. Wet completely then top with a good helping of Barkeepers Friend.
Polish like you would polish the toes of shoes. (Rapid back and fourth)
#26
I have removed mine to do a super cleaning. They are pretty easy to remove. Just the one nut. Getting them back on requires a bit of patience and attention to detail to make sure they are lined up just right. Make sure the clamp has actually expanded enough to easily slip the tip back on the pipe.
0000 steel wool and chrome polish might be required to get your tips cleaned up.
0000 steel wool and chrome polish might be required to get your tips cleaned up.
#27
OTOH, my engine compartment is spotless. I detail that all the time. LOL.
#28
LlBr,
I agree with you. Mine were in pretty rough shape and neither were lined up just right. So I took them off and did a detailed job. Since then I do what someone else said and sort of polish them like a shoe shine. Not worth too much time.
I agree with you. Mine were in pretty rough shape and neither were lined up just right. So I took them off and did a detailed job. Since then I do what someone else said and sort of polish them like a shoe shine. Not worth too much time.
#29
I have an 05 C2, with the single, sort of rectangular outlet. They looked like hell, so I took the easy way out. Took them off, used decreasing sized grit metal sand paper, down to a couple of sizes of steel wool to get a nice even, roughened surface. Degreased and using high temperature (Rustoleum, it says 2000 degrees) primer and flat black, painted them. No more polish worries. Looks sort of "rat", but good with my black car (IMHO). I have to qualify that opinion by saying that I liked the flat black Fuchs on my first 1980 911SC, so I like the contrast of shine vs flat. Literally no upkeep now...personal taste, obviously.
#30
I posted about this a while back when I had a similar problem. I tried metal polishes without success. I ended up using Barkeepers Friend which is used to clean baked-on pots and stainless steel appliances and is available at Williams Sonoma and other kitchen supply stores. The results were amazing without using steel wool, sandpaper, etc. - only a cloth. I made a bit of a paste with water because it comes in a powder form.
Hope that helps.
David
Hope that helps.
David