Learning how to clean exhaust tips may look murky, but keeping your tailpipe free of midnight black soot helps keep your vehicle looking spotless and running smoothly. If you don’t compromise on a few key components and are willing to get your hands dirty, your chrome tips for exhaust pipes will retain their off-the-lot shine. As with all car detailing, attention to detail and product selection are key. Don’t put a subpar or incorrect product on your car or SUV and expect an exceptional result.
Just as world-class car designers work with the most cutting-edge materials, you can’t expect to have squeaky clean exhaust tips without making sure your materials are of the appropriate quality. Here are the essential materials for returning your chrome muffler tips to a more acceptable condition. Choosing anything else may leave your tips in an even worse condition than they are now.
Do not compromise when it comes to these materials, particularly the cleaner, brush, and polish. Discount materials can damage your car and/or render your other material choices useless. As any of our vehicle professionals at our service shop in Dallas, Texas, will tell you, both used cars and new cars need consistent service and maintenance to remain on the road.
For example, DIY detailers that don’t know what they’re doing may select a subpar wheel cleaner that doesn’t have a fallout remover embedded within. The fallout remover, a crucial component of any exhaust tip cleaner, breaks down harmful contaminants on the exhaust tips and makes breaking through all that gross gunk possible. Some non-professionals may even try to do the job with WD40, which can burn off with the heat of the exhaust and potentially do more harm than good.
Ultra-fine 0000 grade is the perfect wire wool because it’s rugged enough to remove the sticky particles and buildup glued to the inside of your exhaust tips yet won’t scratch up the metal while doing so. Weaker wire wool will make even the best polish not able to gleam very brightly, while wool which is too strong will leave you with marks you might like even less than the sticky situation you’re already in.
Polish is what gives your chrome exhaust tips the mirror-like shine you’re craving. Selecting the tried-and-true finishing touch of a brand like Autosol is the way to go. You don’t want to do all of the dirty work of scrubbing and scraping only to emerge with something only slightly less unsightly. Getting a good wheel sealant will help your tips keep shining as well.
Other materials you might find helpful are (microfiber, if possible) towels, soap, and water.
Once you’ve gotten ahold of all of the mandatory materials, you’re ready to begin getting dirty (and getting your tips clean!). This is how to clean exhaust tips:
It’s important to know everything about the condition of a used car before you buy it, particularly cars under $15K. You don’t want to spend a ton of time and energy planning and executing a cleanup or rebuild of a car that isn’t worth it. You also need to know about the materials the car is made from, how and where it’s been driven and stored over the years, and how often the owner has serviced said vehicle. Go through each point on our used car buying checklist before you go any further down the path towards a new vehicle.
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