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Old 11-25-2018, 06:39 AM   #1
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Detailing Exhaust Tip

Ran across this tip, it works great, so I thought I'd pass it along...

Bar Keeper's Friend easily knocks the crud off the exhaust tip. Then finish it up with some steel wool. And it only costs a couple of bucks at your fav store (I got mine at Target).

Before and after pics:




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Old 11-26-2018, 03:29 AM   #2
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Or, get ceramic powder coated.



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Old 11-26-2018, 06:20 AM   #3
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Looks good, I used steel wool with Meguiar's Chrome polish. I thought it would take a lot more elbow grease than it actually did to clean up nicely.
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Old 11-26-2018, 08:37 AM   #4
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I sprayed mine with BBQ High Heat Black in a rattle can
Worked great and cheap to touch up

They also sell a silver shiny high heat paint . Don't know how it looks

YMMV
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Old 11-27-2018, 10:01 PM   #5
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Steel wool and polish for me as well. Once done they actually stay pretty good for a long time.
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Old 11-28-2018, 07:19 AM   #6
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Here is mine, buffed/polished with my bench grinder.



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