Cleaning my F.I. exhaust tips?

Reaper42

So I have had my Fast Intentions exhaust and test pipes for about 1,000 miles now, and clean the car pretty much before every time I drive it. Problem is I have never gotten the tips back to the same shine they once had when I first unwrapped them from the 10 layers of bubble wrap Tony so generously applied.

Any tips? (no pun intended)

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m4a1mustang

Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish will do the trick.

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AK370Z

Have you tried metal/aluminum polisher from your local PepBoys or auto store?

I cleaned my door handles and exhaust tips last year. It doesn't last long but it's better than not having ANY protection at all.


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StealthZ

get some optiumum metal polish or one of the other metal polishes/sealants from one of the detailing websites like autogeek.net or detailedimage.com I polish my tips (not FI) with it and then use a metal sealant. keeps them shiny longer and really cleans it up to perfection.

LaSeeno

Nuerotic tip: Lift door handles from underneath and close doors with palm on outside corner of window.

earwicker7

Tony told me to use glass cleaner. I'm using the same cleaner that I use to clean my windows and it works MUCH better than metal polish... it's quicker, less messy and takes off just as much grime.

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Zsteve

and use your stomach muscles so as to keep your azz 1 inch off the seat while in the car. And steal those paper matts from the Nissan dealer for your shoes.

I just drive it and then clean it when it needs it.

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Reaper42

This question is geared toward people WITH fast intentions exhaust, preferably with test pipes as well.

I had my car for 6000k miles before I put the exhaust on, and I was always able to keep my tips perfectly clean. Now that I have the new exhaust and TP on I cant seem to keep them clean (mainly the inside of the tips, and its most likely because there are no cats taking out any of the by products of combustion)

I mean I get them clean, but they are still a dull, yellowish/brownish/blueish color. Not shiny SS.

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Nikon FM

This is the stuff! Rtest Pipes with CBE and my tips go yellowish after quite a bit of driving. The above polish works exceptionally well.

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Matt

He's right, too. Glass cleaner works absolutely great for cleaning up exhaust, tips included.

There is no need to go out and purchase something special.

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Zsteve

Before I had my CBE the inside tips were covered with smoot cuz the car was running a little rich. After the mod, the inside tips never get close to getting black cuz its running leaner now. I use glass cleaner on the outside and they still look good and I have over 10K on them.

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BOLIO 671

Ahhah!!!! I learned something new today...Good tip!

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Juruki

Windex?

tjlazer

What about neglected tips that look nasty? What works best for those?

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kellyefields

There is a product called chrome it that is the best that I have ever seen. I have used it on my bike exhausts/ intake tubes etc and it will clean anything no matter how bad it is. it was developed for the trucking industry. go to Stainless Steel And Aluminum Metal Polish | CHROME-IT Super Polish

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