I have a 4" bore rolled-in tailpipe, and the soot/muck doesn't come off at all easily on the rolled-in area (i.e. the cross-sectional bit facing straight out) -- if at all!

It's well and truly 'ingrained' and looks crap being black all the time.

Can anybody recommend any cleaners/degreasers where you wouldn't have to spend ages/tonnes of elbow grease to TRY! to clean it off?

Or are their any pro cleaning companies that could do it and maybe re-polish the whole tailpipe, etc.?

 

I just use wonder wheels on a cloth, also get inside the tailpipe and give that a clean too.

 

What have you tried? I find an autoglym metal polish works, or most kinds of metal polishes for that matter. Try on a small area first to check it doesn't leave scratch marks. Otherwise car polish seems to work too. I think most areas that don't clean with metal polish are probably too badly oxidised to bring up as new anyway.

 

I did mine with 400 then 600 wet/dry sprayed with wd40, then polished with autosol it came up like new.

 

http://www.metalpolish.com/?gclid=CI...FcQPfAodwS4XHQ
Is the daddy

 

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I have used Wonder Wheels and WD40, etc. - but it just don't do it!


bugeyejohn - yeah that is what I prob would have to resort to... but...

...JDM Stig - brill, that looks just the thing I need. Presumably it mildly cuts right through to the metal, right?

 

Auto Glym metal polish is good.

 

brillo pad

 

Yes mild cut but will protect after too.

 

Just the sort of thing I'm after. I'm gonna place an order...

 

Ordered!

 

If that mild polish/cutter don't do it, then that's what I'll try next lol

 

I used a scouring pad on mine along with polishing compound then after black soot gone just used a cloth with polishing compound

 

I used Mr Muscle Oven cleaner........and yes, it worked.

 

Loving the suggestions - plenty to work with...

 

Smear autosol round the tip. leave for ten mins. Put some on a bit of wirewool or a scourer and rub it with a bit of elbow grease. Polish clean with a soft cloth and then keep on top of it regulary. Autosol shifts any exhaust deposits if you try hard enough!!!!!

 

Yeah, I think I'll buy a tube of Autosol too, so as to keep on top of it once it's had its 'deep clean' lol

 

I use carb cleaner or some meth. lol

One of the gayest post of yours I have ever seen Joz.


Steve

 

joz.....especially for you!
"throw a spark plug at it!"

 

LOL! Charming!

Seriously, I've tried most things and plenty of elbow grease, and nothing can cut through! So annoying.

Admittedly, haven't resorted to brillo pad or wet'n'dry yet...

 

Flame-out city, innit.

 

tar and glue remover to get black spots off,

then some metal polish

 

 

Arrived today!

Worked brilliantly - minimal elbow grease needed too. Cut through all the crap in a, relative, thrice!

Cheers JDM_Stig.

 

Pics or it didn't happen.

I did mine yesterday, about 3 years worth of carbon build up so was rather black.

Not any more though, tis rather bling

 

As above, metal polish and very fine metal wire mesh (which you can normally buy in the same place). Does the job perfectly I have both in the garage. If you get really stuck let me know and I'll dig it out and find out the product name I use.

 

lol @ micky

Yeah pics to follow. I couldn't be arsed at the time.

 

Brasso does the trick for me don't tell the misses though she buys it for her horse tack!

 

peek polish guys