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Offline Jimmgc51

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #20 on: 17 December 2013, 19:22 »
I find if you use metal polish with some OOOO or OOO wire wool it takes nearly all the soot off them.

If you want to really make them shine then go a step further and apply Mothers Mag & Aluminium Polish!

They look the business after this...

Here is a before & after: (please look past the polish on the diffuser is was dealt with later  :wink:)


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Offline Hartside

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #21 on: 17 December 2013, 22:55 »
Hand held steam cleaner is the non aggressive answer. Shifts the black stuff off really well
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Offline mk7gti

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #22 on: 26 January 2014, 15:11 »
While cleaning my car yesterday I decided to try some Cif on the exhaust pipes. What a great job. I have now found my cleaner of choice..
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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #23 on: 26 January 2014, 16:59 »
Not being funny but how long are you guys leaving it between cleans? No more than soapy water on your weekly clean should be enough?
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #24 on: 26 January 2014, 17:35 »
Id always use soapy water weekly, but once a month it would need a little more elbow grease to get it back to showroom new...
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Offline Mr Savage

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #25 on: 27 January 2014, 17:58 »
As mentioned. Soap and Water should do the job weekly. If it gets out of hand then use Autosol Metal Polish. Really, really amazing stuff. Don't even need wire wool. Just rubbed mine on with a microfiber cloth and it came up shining.
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #26 on: 27 January 2014, 18:09 »
I clean my pipes every day when I get home :)
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #27 on: 01 March 2014, 23:47 »
 :laugh:
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #28 on: 02 March 2014, 08:22 »
Who remembers back in the days before new fangled unleaded petrol, when the signs of a healthy running car was clean tailpipes with light grey deposits inside?
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #29 on: 02 March 2014, 08:57 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 02 March 2014, 08:22
Who remembers back in the days before new fangled unleaded petrol, when the signs of a healthy running car was clean tailpipes with light grey deposits inside?

Or the days before DPF where the DERV drivers had sooty exhausts? Mine are self cleaning on the GTD.  :whistle:
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