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Old 11-25-2009, 06:07 PM   #1
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polishing the stock exhaust muffler

Does anybody have any good polishing methods for the stock exhaust muffler. It would be nice to get it looking like chrome...! The tips and the whole underside are turning brownish..

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Old 11-25-2009, 10:23 PM   #2
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i cant say that ive tried this but i bet brasso would do nicely.
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Old 11-26-2009, 03:47 AM   #3
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Brasso does work quite well. That's what I use now.
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Old 11-26-2009, 05:41 AM   #4
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"Blue Magic" metal polish...great stuff, non-abrasive.
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Old 11-26-2009, 05:54 AM   #5
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Use the showmans blend. No equal to it and it works very quick. Just apply on a microfiber towel and hand buff.

http://www.englishcustompolishing.com/usca/showmans.html
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Got tired of polishing, so powder coated mines instead
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Old 11-26-2009, 03:58 PM   #7
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Steel wool and polishing compound
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Old 11-27-2009, 09:35 PM   #8
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yes I am considering painting it black if I can find a high temp paint that is fairly shiny like black chrome..
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Old 11-28-2009, 04:10 AM   #9
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Ditto to the fine steel wool, works great,

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Old 11-28-2009, 06:09 AM   #10
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I start with Nevr Dull (has cotton wadding saturated with the polish)...



...but, once started, I usually end up going at it with super-fine steel wool to speed the process up a bit.

Before (left side) and after (right):

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Old 11-30-2009, 06:04 AM   #11
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+1 on the neverdull

I've had great luck with neverdull. I did mine earlier this year and it still looks great!

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