Exhaust tips

Porknozzle · Feb 21, 2018

What do you guys use to clean the carbon buildup on your exhaust tips? I've resorted to using a cutting polish because it's like baked on paint.

Is there a trick to this?

avenali312 · Feb 21, 2018

I've been using aluminum foil and WD-40. About two minutes per exhaust tip and they look new.

Diggs24 · Feb 21, 2018

I bought BMS black tips so I didn't have to worry about it anymore.

JKoehle · Feb 21, 2018

Aluminum wheel cleaner and tin foil

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Sandman GTI · Feb 21, 2018

Have seen Coke and aluminum foil used.

IceBerg4k1 · Feb 21, 2018

Any quality metal polish and #0000 steel wool works wonders.

southpawboston · Feb 21, 2018

IceBerg4k1 said:
Any quality metal polish and #0000 steel wool works wonders.

+1. Big fan of steel wool when combined with a polish or detergent.

Sandman GTI · Feb 21, 2018

southpawboston said:
+1. Big fan of steel wool when combined with a polish or detergent.

Have seen steel wool used on windshield also.

Porknozzle · Feb 22, 2018

I'll give the steel wool and Chemical Guys Invincible Cleaner a try. WD40 is a good idea too.

Thanks for the tips (pun intended).

Finglonga · Feb 22, 2018

I use Brillo pads, not sure if you have them in the US. Basically steel wool with a cleaning agent in designed for cleaning ovens.

southpawboston · Feb 22, 2018

Finglonga said:
I use Brillo pads, not sure if you have them in the US. Basically steel wool with a cleaning agent in designed for cleaning ovens.

Yep, we have those, they sell them in the cleaning isle of the supermarkets. But I just use plain steel wool and soak them with dish soap. The Brillo cleaning agent might be a lot more alkaline to dissolve baked on fats, which doesn't hurt anything, but might be more caustic if you get it on your skin.

PouncingPanzer1 · Feb 22, 2018

Chemical Guys Grime Reaper, let sit for about 2 minutes, but don't let it dry.

Agitate with 0000 steel wool.

Finishing with some "Flitz" buffing fabric my dad gave me. It's like firetinder soaked in kerosene. He bought it the day he got his '77 CBX1000 and it has barely been used. Stuff works great and I can't find it anywhere. It will be a dark(exhaust tip) day when it runs out.

I have hear the foil and Water Displacing Formula #40 works great also

ErBall · Feb 26, 2018

I've tried all of the methods mentioned here. Specific cleaners, aluminum foil, ect. I've yet to find anything that works better than Bar Keepers Friend.

It's dirt cheap, and has a stupid amount of uses aside from just exhaust tip cleaning. I detail cars on the side and it takes like 2 mins per tip to get them looking new, even when they've never been cleaned by hand, ever.

Robbb · Feb 26, 2018

ErBall said:
I've tried all of the methods mentioned here. Specific cleaners, aluminum foil, ect. I've yet to find anything that works better than Bar Keepers Friend.

It's dirt cheap, and has a stupid amount of uses aside from just exhaust tip cleaning. I detail cars on the side and it takes like 2 mins per tip to get them looking new, even when they've never been cleaned by hand, ever.

I have a bottle of this already, and tips that haven't been cleaned in 2.5 years and are essentially black. Will let you know the result.

ReadTheBook · Feb 27, 2018

ErBall said:
I've yet to find anything that works better than Bar Keepers Friend.

BKF is the only thing you ever need to use. I use it with an old microfiber applicator pad I keep around just for exhaust tips.

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