Polishing Exhaust

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SR20S14
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I have an Apexi Gt sPec and I have this annoying exhaust leak and i ahve alot of carbon build up and i was wondering whats a good cleaner for the build up? and whats the best thing to use to polish the piping?...is there nething?


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EnzoRWD
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i used kitchen stainless steel polish on mine, its a ***** so i only do the tips. i would scrub it with carwash soap first tho, if theres a bunch of carbon.-Enzo

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Thanks Enzo...Is there any other products out there that can be used?

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marvel gelly sp? or something to the sort...

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I use regular metal polish from Mothers to polish my stainless tip and resonator. To clean the inside, I use just a wet rag and a long metal stick. The piping's outside, you might wanna use some scotchbrite first, then polish with the mothers metal polish or something maybe even stronger like brasso.

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Sounds good....thanks

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I polish my Chrome muffler...For alot of carbon buildup, you might want to get it off using whatever works best...

Then use a wax type product so it will come off easier the next time u clean?

However, it should be easy to spot where your exhaust leak is coming from...It should also be easy to fix...

Good luck/skill!

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chadster
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I've used naval jelly to clean up the chrome on my exhaust. Leave it on for a while so it can work...... You can get it at pep boys... don't get it on your paint!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Eagle 1 metal polishhas some wool cloth that has the polish already on it rip a little peice off then polish away. BEST stuff ever. I've used Mothers and that has no game on the Eagle 1 in my opinion.

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how about that 5 star shine on it?

we have this stuff here called rim ice, im gona try some of that and see how it works

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chadster
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The 5 Star will work great on the chrome, but you first need to clean it really well which is why I would say to use the naval jelly on it first.

-Chad

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ehI have used that stuff seems like it works good at keeping well taken care of chrome clean. Not chrome that hasn't been kempt thats you want to look brand new.


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