Author Topic: Meta Polishing the Exhaust  (Read 2307 times)

Offline Mr Savage

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Meta Polishing the Exhaust
« on: 07 March 2012, 11:25 »
Hi! So I picked up a 3 year old Golf with one of those hidden downwards facing exhausts. It's clearly never been touched since the car was new & looks in quite a mess. Not that it matters since you can't see it unless you get down on the ground though.

I used autosol metal polish on my last cars exhaust & it worked amazing. Would you guys bother to polish an exhaust you can't see or is that just a stupid idea?
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Offline Guy

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Re: Meta Polishing the Exhaust
« Reply #1 on: 07 March 2012, 11:29 »
not necessarily... but it depends if I was happy that I had a dirty exhaust

if they are stainless then they're worth keeping in good nick

there is a recent thread about using 00 guage wire wool to cut through baked on exhaust dirt

Offline Mr Savage

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Re: Meta Polishing the Exhaust
« Reply #2 on: 07 March 2012, 16:36 »
Thanks! Yeah I think i'll give this a go, it will help prevent rust and corrosion or atleast slow it down I guess!
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Re: Meta Polishing the Exhaust
« Reply #3 on: 08 March 2012, 01:42 »
also try brake fluid it cleans real good

Offline Guy

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Re: Meta Polishing the Exhaust
« Reply #4 on: 08 March 2012, 08:50 »
also try brake fluid it cleans real good

autosmart tardis will also do a great job, and not potentially damage your paintwork

Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Meta Polishing the Exhaust
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2012, 19:29 »
Standard oven cleaner also works.
Candy White ED35.