Pristine Image
07-22-2010, 08:08 PM
I decided to revive my black exhaust tips that had been neglected for many months and thousands of miles. Over time they turned a foggy gray and almost looked like regular neglected stainless steel. At first I thought I need to use some sort of metal polish but I was advised by sgtmillhouse648 to treat these particular exhaust tips like single stage paint. So, I used a very simple process and they came out 100 times better than I thought they would. In fact, they almost look brand new and all done by hand. The items used were:
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner
Meguiar's #80 Speed Glaze
Poorboy's Ex-P Sealant
Wolfgang Wax 'n' Polish Applicator
Miscellaneous terry cloth towel
Miscellaneous microfiber towels
The Before's:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0012.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0022.jpg
First the tips were sprayed down with APC (I don't recall the dilution). After a minute or two I wiped off the grime with a terry cloth towel. Once I was certain all the APC and grime was removed I proceeded to apply Meg's #80 onto the tips using the orange side of the wax 'n' polish applicator. After some grueling hand polishing I wiped off the left over residue with a microfiber towel. Once the tips were polished I sealed the tips with Ex-P using the gray side of the applicator. After the sealant hazed it was wiped off using a microfiber towel.
And now for the After pictures:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0082.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0091.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0102.jpg
And the products used:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0111.jpg
I now have a dedicated exhaust pad...
Thanks for looking!
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner
Meguiar's #80 Speed Glaze
Poorboy's Ex-P Sealant
Wolfgang Wax 'n' Polish Applicator
Miscellaneous terry cloth towel
Miscellaneous microfiber towels
The Before's:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0012.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0022.jpg
First the tips were sprayed down with APC (I don't recall the dilution). After a minute or two I wiped off the grime with a terry cloth towel. Once I was certain all the APC and grime was removed I proceeded to apply Meg's #80 onto the tips using the orange side of the wax 'n' polish applicator. After some grueling hand polishing I wiped off the left over residue with a microfiber towel. Once the tips were polished I sealed the tips with Ex-P using the gray side of the applicator. After the sealant hazed it was wiped off using a microfiber towel.
And now for the After pictures:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0082.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0091.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0102.jpg
And the products used:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/899/medium/Picture_0111.jpg
I now have a dedicated exhaust pad...
Thanks for looking!