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Hey everyone.
I got a custom exhaust on my car, and my chrome tips, ain't really chrome any more. I've washed them and they have come back but not to what I would like. Anyone got any tips on making them nice and shiny again? |
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Use some metal polish.
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Go to Woolworths and buy some Silvo...
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Ive used fine steel wool, works well and quick
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Purple Polish brings them up like new
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Send it away and get triple plate chroming done. Thats why they don't shine like they used to because its not done that way anymore.
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silver export spray paint
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What are they made of?
Mine are stainless and with a quick wipe they are clean and my car runs a fairly fuelly tune so there is always soot there.
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Get some Autosol...it's magical stuff
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Autosol +1, it's amazing.
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if its carbon thats baked on, buy some sulphuric acid and make a 9% solution out of it, spray it on, scrub it and wash off. dont let it sit there for longer than a few mins otherwise it might affect the finish. then give it a nice polish with Autosol. my rims look fantastic after doing this, mirror finish.
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Steel wool... Its the only thing to use on them!!! Everyone in the panel trade uses it.
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Thanks guys.
Where do you pick up autosol from? Car shops like Autobarn ect? |
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They should all sell it, I know Bursons do.
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fine steel wool or steel wool soap pads work great and are proberly less work and cheaper then metal polish. autosol is a good metal polish and should be able to get it at any auto parts store.
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So shiny. Steel wool worked awesome then put Metal Polish on it, shiny!
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good to hear.
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if you are going to use steel wool make sure its stainless wool as normal steel wool leaveis traces in the scratches which promotes rust,{ask any stainless fabricator**autosol is pretty abrasive ok for aluminium but scrathes chrome if not careful,california purple is pretty good its what most of us use on our bikes
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yeah steel wool is good, 0000 grade is the one to use, bunnings etc sell it.
autosol is on sale every now and then at supercheap, 2 for $12
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I just used warm water with the normal home brand steel wool from the super market, didn't leave any scratches on it as I can see.
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+3 Autosol, I got my last tube from ebay for around $2.50 delivered.
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+10 for Autosol Metal Polish. Best metal polish I have used and very easy to use.
What I suggest is you get some carby cleaner or degreaser on a rag first and wipe away as much of the carbon gunk first. Followed by some Autosol on a clean rag, don't use too much Autosol at once. Repeat Autosol couple of times, use clean rag each time, and the tips will look like new. http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/onl...46#Description |
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Chrome bits come up really good with a bit of kero mixed into the washing bucket. Drop a couple of cap fulls in and do your shiney bits and wheels last.
Autosol is fairly abrasive and needs a finer polish like Purple to bring out the shine. Or Mothers, theres heaps on the market.
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So kero in clean water should help my alloy bulbar? I'm a big fan of auto sol or Meguiars polish, awesome gear, but the bull bar is a massive job. Kero n water sounds like a quicker alternative.
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Put the kero (maybe a cup or 2 into a 9 ltr bucket) into the bucket of soapy water and wash it like normal. It works a treat on the truck and helps keep the shiney bits shiney. The bullbar on the truck gets polished every 6 months so you may need to polish yours for it to bring out a really good shine.
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Ok what's the best way to make alloy wheels shiny? Also windows? Doesn't news paper make windows shiny?
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Some good ideas here, i have tried metal polish on my el,s ehaust tip and its not doing the job..think ill try the kero next..
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youch, take everything you read on the internet with caution.
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must be pretty bad then...
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its probably eaten it away if it aint working
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