55ant
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 07:47 PM |
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exhaust cleaning
a while ago i asked about cleaning up my indy exhaust,
exhaust polish
well anyway i got some stuff as a result of ebay for £11, used it today and must say it is awsome! i used it when it arrived but only by hand, but
today i got the old polisher out and have done my exhaust, it has come up as new, even though it was blue yellow and had some brown, weird stuff that
wire wool didnt even touch.
still trying to find an sd card, but this pic aint the best of what it was before, but now in the 4 - 1 part is back to a mirror finnish.
great stuff, use it liberaly, they state on the add that one bottle will do several but ive used about half on mine, but it is bigger than a motorbike
and it was in a real state. anyway, there are very few products i have been really impressed with but this is one, ill get some pics up soon. oh and
its ntdwm, just thought id recomend a good product.
ant
[Edited on 30/11/09 by 55ant]
[Edited on 30/11/09 by 55ant]
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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blakep82
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 07:52 PM |
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any photos of your handywork? 
need to do mine too, but here's what i'm starting with. yes, its stainless steel 
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55ant
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 07:55 PM |
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geeze! mine's stainless, and it had some brown areas like yours (just not all over)
ill get some pics up asap, but i reckon it would work to be honest. not by hand though, you'd need a polishing wheel jobbie.
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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blakep82
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 07:58 PM |
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as far as i know, that exhaust must have been in someones workshop for at least 7 years lol.
i don't know how i'd get in all the corners with a polisher though. i guess i would do the easy bits with a machine, and the insides of
the corners by hand. i suppose the bits i can't get to by machine won't really be seen anyway
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bigpig
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 08:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
as far as i know, that exhaust must have been in someones workshop for at least 7 years lol.
i don't know how i'd get in all the corners with a polisher though. i guess i would do the easy bits with a machine, and the insides of
the corners by hand. i suppose the bits i can't get to by machine won't really be seen anyway
You could try a vinegar bath? Worked well for my drums.
Or autosol and cloth, then rub it around the pipes like a ring saw.
Just don't use wire wool at that can cause stainless to rust.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 08:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
any photos of your handywork?
need to do mine too, but here's what i'm starting with. yes, its stainless steel
Mine were like that but i just cleaned up and sprayed silver.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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blakep82
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 08:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bigpig
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
as far as i know, that exhaust must have been in someones workshop for at least 7 years lol.
i don't know how i'd get in all the corners with a polisher though. i guess i would do the easy bits with a machine, and the insides of
the corners by hand. i suppose the bits i can't get to by machine won't really be seen anyway
You could try a vinegar bath? Worked well for my drums.
Or autosol and cloth, then rub it around the pipes like a ring saw.
Just don't use wire wool at that can cause stainless to rust.
interesting, i haven't got that much vinegar, but i guess vinegar soaked cloths left on it overnight would have a similar effect?
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/12/09 at 10:14 AM |
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Our local market sells a gallon of vinegar for £2, is malt best or non brewed condiment. I've used all mine for pickling onions. P.S. Brick acid
is good for cleaning exhausts and it's cheaper than the polishing kit but don't get it on your paint and don't leave it on too
long.
[Edited on 1/12/09 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bigpig
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| posted on 1/12/09 at 07:54 PM |
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I bought catering size plastic containers of vinegar quite cheap and did my drums. They came up very shiney.
The vinegar process gets though a lot of vinega. You could try cola as that contains phosporic acid (as used in wonder wheels type products) and does
chrome up a treat.
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