MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: Snooze on April 11, 2011, 10:04:43 pm
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Ive had my car just over a year now and my exhaust tips were tarnished when I bought it. I get very jealous when I see everone elses shiny exhausts!
Can anyone tell me what I can do to clean them up and get them all shiny like they should be? There must be some gd products out there that will do the job? Cheers muchly
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Autosol metal polish... and fine 000 grade wire-wool!
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Autosol metal polish... and fine 000 grade wire-wool!
X2 works a treat :happy2:
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The trick is to give them a good wash first before the polish, saves a lot time. :wink:
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As above, wash'em.
I find engine degreaser and a stiff brush helps get rid of much of the crud, especially on the insides.
Use 0000-grade wirewool and autosol and lots of elbow grease.
Then use a microfibre to buff to a high sheen.
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Just remembered... last time i jet washed my car i sprayed the pipes with billberry wheel cleaner as an experiment and it worked quite well! :happy2:
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Like the others have said Autosol, but I give my tips a quick squirt of WD40 to get rid of some of the deposits.
Gotta keep your tips polished!! :signLOL: The number of GTIs and GTs that you see where the car is clean and the exhaust tips are still dirty!! Its nearly as bad as seeing a convertible with its roof up on a nice day.
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Another thing to add to my ‘GTI To Do List’ for the bank holidays.
Would Brasso do the job?
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Brasso doesnt work particularly well on exhausts, plus it bloody stinks!
I use luster pad personally - brilliant stuff :happy2:
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Ok thanks.
Off to purchase some Autosol and 000 wire wool.
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Another thing to add to my ‘GTI To Do List’ for the bank holidays.
Would Brasso do the job?
.......the stuff that comes in a can that is soaked in a soft wadding type stuff works when you have most of the heavy deposit off.Got a tin in the garage & use it all the time for a nice quick clean.
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cleaned mine with autosol the weekend, had the car since October and to my surprise after a bit of elbow grease, found out my exhaust is not standard as I thought, it is a milltek, got excited and jacked her up to see how far it went, just cat back, but still pleased lol,
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cleaned mine with autosol the weekend, had the car since October and to my surprise after a bit of elbow grease, found out my exhaust is not standard as I thought, it is a milltek, got excited and jacked her up to see how far it went, just cat back, but still pleased lol,
Bonus. :pomppomp:
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Remember to tell your insurance!
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It's also worth 'sealing' your exhaust after all of your hard work!
Blackfire Metal Sealant works a treat, and is great on alloys too.
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That metal sealant is bloody expensive! jesus. Reads well though