Cleaning exhaust tips
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Hi, I have a, new to me, 997.2 C2S (2009). The car is in excellent condition all over, very pleased with it. I am having trouble with the exhaust tip though. When the car arrived (delivered to me from CA), the car was dusty but clean, the exhaust tips were totally black. I have cleaned the car a few times now (including a full clay bar, protectant, polish, etc detail). I haven't tackled the exhaust tips because I don't know what the tips are supposed to look like? The car is completely stock, so my question is - what is underneath this blackness and whats the best way to get them clean (is there any easy way to remove the tips for cleaning?)
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Hi, I have a, new to me, 997.2 C2S (2009). The car is in excellent condition all over, very pleased with it. I am having trouble with the exhaust tip though. When the car arrived (delivered to me from CA), the car was dusty but clean, the exhaust tips were totally black. I have cleaned the car a few times now (including a full clay bar, protectant, polish, etc detail). I haven't tackled the exhaust tips because I don't know what the tips are supposed to look like? The car is completely stock, so my question is - what is underneath this blackness and whats the best way to get them clean (is there any easy way to remove the tips for cleaning?)
![](http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h384/sjtadman/B0952FEF-FB1C-45AC-9BED-8BEFE3153D40-4728-000003AB4327D472_zps8422b532.jpg)
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Absolutely not. It seriously takes me less than 30 seconds to clean them. At 19 months and 6K miles the tips still look new.
Here's a shot of my exhaust after a 50 mile spirited drive, this is before cleaning it.
Here's a shot of my exhaust after a 50 mile spirited drive, this is before cleaning it.
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I had a go at my tips today. I used some advice from various forums. First I washed the tips thoroughly with the water I had been using for my wheels. Then I washed the car a normal. There wasnt much difference on the tips, but my wheel sponge was totally black! So i Guess some of the carbon came off! Once I had finished washing and drying the car, I got some bar keepers friend and some OOOO wire wool. I used a micro fibre cloth and the barkeepers friend, took about 20 mins per side to get most of the deposits off, just good old fashioned elbow grease. Then I used the OOOO wire wool to get the most stubborn deposits off. The results were pretty fantastic to be honest. I ordered some simichrome as recommended here as the tips are a little dull given I dont think they have seen the light of day in some time. Here are the results, I will have another go in a couple weeks with the simichrome to see if I can get them completely clean and shiny again.
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If you want to put something on them so they clean up easier the next time you clean them, don't use wax. It has a melting point of 160-165 F. It will flash off.
Use a synthetic paint sealer instead, with a much higher melting point.
Use a synthetic paint sealer instead, with a much higher melting point.