Pipe Polishing

[Guest]

Hi

The finish on my Boxster' s exhaust pipe is now a bit tarnished but not too pitted, and I' ve tried Autosol but it only improved it a little. Anyone have any other tips for bringing up a bit of a shine on my tailpipe?

Alternatively I could fit one of the stainless tips advertised in most of the Porsche mags, but not sure if this involves welding it on...

Any help will be appreciated

Cheers

 

[Helen Goff]

i' ve got the same problem.
i think the stainless steel bit is the only solution.i understand they clip on.
just haven' t been able to talk myself into paying that much for something thats just cosmetic.

so i' ve learnt not to look.[8|]

 

[JCB..]

Paul

If Autosol doesn' t bring it up nothing will! Have you tried it with a piece of Scotchbrite or very fine wire wool?

JCB..

 

[Guest]

Will try the wire wool and then another blast with the Autosol, by then I should' ve worn my fingers down to the stumps!!!!

If that doesn' t work I' ll try Helen' s approach.....[8D]

Cheers

 

[Guest]

so i' ve learnt not to look.

So thats why you hit the pheasant!!


Peter

 

[Helen Goff]

HA HA!! don' t supose ingested pheasant does much for the shine of a boxsters tail pipe either......oh yuk![]

 

[JCB..]

If you use it like a you do polish ie when you have removed the crap if you run the wool or scotchbrite in a straight line it will produce a better finish.

 

[Guest]

I presume you mean the Autosol, as opposed to Helen' s pheasant!!! []

I' ll have to make sure I don' t get Autoglym and Autosol mixed up...

Thanks for the tip

 

[Guest]

i used autosol on mine with wire wool and a dremel like thingy as i was getting shorter fingers by the minute!

here is one result

 

[Guest]

2

 

[Helen Goff]

Pablos
let us know how you get on,if it works i might have a go at my 2,3/4 year old grime on my exhaust pipe. or is that expecting too much.?[X(]

 

[Guest]

Is there a spell checker anywhere? I think it would be well worth it

 

[Helen Goff]

Digger(JCB) works as my spell checker.....full time!! []

 

[JCB..]

Where do I send my invoice?

 

[Guest]

Wow!! Nice one Dean - that' s some polishing!! Spectacular result mate...

Will let you know how I get on, though you know it will be bad if I have to change my signature to Stumpy Knuckles... Anyway I' m off to Halfords 2moro to stock up on Autosol and wire wool, then Sainburys for a couple of cases of Red Bull to keep me going...

Will take before and after pictures and post them here if there' s any difference....

Cheers

 

[Guest]

cheers

took me about an hour! - give it a once over all over with the autosol and wire wool! - (tip wear rubber gloves mate) - and then leave the autosol to dry in and losen up some of the ground in dirt! - i then went over it all again with wirewool and then fired up the black and decker polishing tool ive got!

hey presto!