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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: neilgcal on 08 April 2010, 11:11
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Hey
Anyone know a good cleaning product to get the tail pipes looking shiney again?
Mine has taken a bit of a battering over the winter and they look like they are rusting although i dont think they are! Think its 3 months of grit, salt and snow which has killed them!
Thanks for your help.
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Autosol and some steel wool works wonders.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_185799_langId_-1_categoryId_165527 (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_185799_langId_-1_categoryId_165527) not necessarily from Halfords.
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You will also need a LOT of elbow grease.
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Autosmart APC, Dodo Juice Supernatural, then protected with Jetseal - also an EZ brush up the tailpipe works wonders :grin:.
They are droolworthy after that.
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Simple chrome cleaner does the job for me, though I try to give them a quick wipe down with a damp rag after every trip, thereby avoiding the need for any kind of chemical.
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Cheers guys, will give the car and the exhausts a good clean this weekend! :smiley:
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Cheers guys, will give the car and the exhausts a good clean this weekend! :smiley:
Pics please :cool:
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Autosol - by far the best!!
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I often take mime to a hand car wash and the guys there just use what looks like a foam based oven cleaner and the pipes come up a treat. Part of the £7 for the whole wash. Excellent. (Luigi's in West Drayton ifanyone's interested).
Will post some pics next time I have it done.
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Cheers guys, will give the car and the exhausts a good clean this weekend! :smiley:
Remember mate, you got a mk6, so the outer tailpipes 'should' still be nice and shiney, just get yourself a good cleaner and autosmart APC is fantastic, use that with an EZ brush for the insides of them. Then protect. Better protection the easier they will be to clean next time round. As I say, I use jetseal, its fantastic for it.
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use that with an EZ brush for the insides of them. Then protect. Better protection the easier they will be to clean next time round. As I say, I use jetseal, its fantastic for it.
You clean the inside of your exhaust pipes? Wow, I'm impressed. I knew a guy on a BMW forum a few years ago who removed his wheels once a week to clean inside them properly and then, once every six months, he removed the tyres from the rims to clean inside them, too. Can you beat that? :laugh:
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use that with an EZ brush for the insides of them. Then protect. Better protection the easier they will be to clean next time round. As I say, I use jetseal, its fantastic for it.
You clean the inside of your exhaust pipes? Wow, I'm impressed. I knew a guy on a BMW forum a few years ago who removed his wheels once a week to clean inside them properly and then, once every six months, he removed the tyres from the rims to clean inside them, too. Can you beat that? :laugh:
lol... thats easy to beat!! did you ever see the guy with the white astra vxr??? OCD in its purest form :laugh:
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use that with an EZ brush for the insides of them. Then protect. Better protection the easier they will be to clean next time round. As I say, I use jetseal, its fantastic for it.
You clean the inside of your exhaust pipes? Wow, I'm impressed. I knew a guy on a BMW forum a few years ago who removed his wheels once a week to clean inside them properly and then, once every six months, he removed the tyres from the rims to clean inside them, too. Can you beat that? :laugh:
Dont you mate ? Obviously only clean as far as I can get my brush in there, but they get black if you dont and doesnt make the exhaust look that nice.
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lol... thats easy to beat!! did you ever see the guy with the white astra vxr??? OCD in its purest form :laugh:
The same guy who was contemplating rejecting the car because of a defect less than 1mm in size :grin:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81808 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81808)
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they get black if you dont and doesnt make the exhaust look that nice.
I love it :grin:
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lol... thats easy to beat!! did you ever see the guy with the white astra vxr??? OCD in its purest form :laugh:
The same guy who was contemplating rejecting the car because of a defect less than 1mm in size :grin:
He is a man with a very sensitive disposition i.e. = MAD, in medical terms.
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The same guy who was contemplating rejecting the car because of a defect less than 1mm in size :grin:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81808 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81808)
Good God!! How much do you NOT want to spend an evening with those guys? Even the detailingworld members seem aghast, as there's only been one reply to all those photos in 18 months :grin: Makes me kind of relieved in a way, I sometimes think I'm a bit anal about my vehicles, but I'm lightyears off this :laugh:
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Well fcuk me sideways, shave my legs and call me grandma, sit on my face and call me daddy!
But these guys are in another league.
They are lonely and need to get laid by anything, if they are lucky.
I just can't stop laughing.
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Yeah only one reply and even that looks like a bogus account as they have only posted once!!!!
Did you read his engine post?!?!
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81805 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81805)
He has since sold the car and moved on to an Focus!!!
His dedication is nothing though compared to some.
This guy has stripped everything off the car and I mean everything just to clean it!!!!
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=120640 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=120640)
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Yeah only one reply and even that looks like a bogus account as they have only posted once!!!!
Did you read his engine post?!?!
He has since sold the car and moved on to an Focus!!!
His dedication is nothing though compared to some.
This guy has stripped everything off the car and I mean everything just to clean it!!!!
This calls for a chill pill.
I wonder how he washes himself?
I dread to think of the consequences. :embarassed:
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I don't know about wash himself but get this, he pours 200litres of Reverse osmosis water on his car every night before putting it in the garage!!!! http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=25400 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=25400) post 74
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Unfortunately he's made one tiny mistake, he's bought a chavvy Astra. Oh noes!
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What a 'mare! :sick:
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Unfortunately he's made one tiny mistake, he's bought a chavvy Astra. Oh noes!
Its worse than that he sold the Astra and got an Asbo Focus!!
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Oh noes!
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Unfortunately he's made one tiny mistake, he's bought a chavvy Astra. Oh noes!
Its worse than that he sold the Astra and got an Asbo Focus!!
Perfect prat! :sick:
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He is a bit extreme granted, but he obviously loves what he does. I totally love cleaning my car too.
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BTW p3asa:
Downloaded some pictures of the slightly dirty car. Look surprisingly good! Just don't know how to post them. Will figure it out tomorrow! :smiley:
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But Kev: He is too much for a white
woman! :laugh:
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Downloaded?!?!?!
As in from google images :grin:
Create a free account at www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com)
upload the photos to there.
below the photos you upload there is 4 options, you want the "IMG code"
Copy it and then paste it into your message on this forum.
And fannys your uncle.
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Downloaded?!?!?!
As in from google images :grin:
Create a free account at www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com)
upload the photos to there.
below the photos you upload there is 4 options, you want the "IMG code"
Copy it and then paste it into your message on this forum.
And fannys your uncle.
Will do tomorrow and follow your dictum!
Have to have my 1000 winks now!
Oh, and Charlie is my aunt! :laugh:
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Simple chrome cleaner does the job for me, though I try to give them a quick wipe down with a damp rag after every trip, thereby avoiding the need for any kind of chemical.
...........same here (Milltek non res). :smiley:
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The fella with the white VXR needs to seek help.
:shocked:
That is a man with too much time and too much money lol
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He is a bit extreme granted, but he obviously loves what he does. I totally love cleaning my car too.
What's with all this mild-mannered diplomacy and magnanimity? All things considered, I think I prefered the old Kev :grin:
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That RS broke is a little mental :grin: Im only going to about 30% his metal state with the underside of mine. :grin: Were he just wants his too look nice im going to rip all the covers off and stick over 2 gallon of waxoil on mine it will not look nice but it will help reduce any chance of rust in the next decade. But he has give me some ideas :evil:
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He is a bit extreme granted, but he obviously loves what he does. I totally love cleaning my car too.
What's with all this mild-mannered diplomacy and magnanimity? All things considered, I think I prefered the old Kev :grin:
Hello, I'm Mr Hyde, Dr Jeykl will be along shortly. :laugh:
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That RS broke is a little mental :grin: Im only going to about 30% his metal state with the underside of mine. :grin: Were he just wants his too look nice im going to rip all the covers off and stick over 2 gallon of waxoil on mine it will not look nice but it will help reduce any chance of rust in the next decade. But he has give me some ideas :evil:
Snoops: Don't forget to wax your legs while you are at it! :grin:
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Hello, I'm Mr Hyde, Dr Jeykl will be along shortly. :laugh:
I know what would flip you back into normal mode: someone keying your LED rear lights :wink:
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Hello, I'm Mr Hyde, Dr Jeykl will be along shortly. :laugh:
I know what would flip you back into normal mode: someone keying your LED rear lights :wink:
Man, I hadnt even though of that, surely someone wouldnt be that sick. Mind you, someone already did it to my car with a trolley so yep they would. :sad: