Polishing Tail Pipes

[kelvincheu]

After 1600 miles, my tail pipes are loosing their shine and getting stained by the exhaust (carbon?). Other then chrome polish, is there any other method of keeping them as shiny like new?

 

[paris1]

Assuming they are stainless, this is what I've always used on my Miata's exhaust tips: https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

 

[kelvincheu]

Cheap and good. Will buy and try. Thanks.

 

[SayNoToPistons]

Off the counter products:

#0000 Steel Wool (very fine)
Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish
Mother's Billet Alum Polish
Eagle One Never Dull

Those are fine for no frills factory exhaust. I wouldn't bother with anything else to get EXACTLY A MIRROR finish (which is possible with enough money and effort).

For any higher grade exhausts. I'm talking about upper hundreds going into the thousands for a quality titanium tip or double walled tipped catback looking for a perfect finish. I would use Polishing Soap by P21S.

 

[CX-5um]

I use Bar Keeper's friend on my Stainless Steel pots/pans, Stainless Steel Sink, Glass shower, Bathroom faucet and sink. Stuff Works great but I haven't tried it on exhaust yet. They have it at walmart. Comes in a powder or paste.

 

[nizzy1115]

Why are you against chrome polish? That's what I use.

 

[paris1]

Why are you against chrome polish? That's what I use.

Well, for one reason, they're not chrome plated.

 

[nizzy1115]

Never mind what i use i thought was chrome polish but its not. I guess its for all metals. I use it on my exhaust tips and it cleans them right up with a few wipes. I also use it on my chrome bath faucets to remove the water stains.

Blue magic polish https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

 

[IHeartGroceries]

Off the counter products:

#0000 Steel Wool (very fine)
Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish
Mother's Billet Alum Polish
Eagle One Never Dull

Those are fine for no frills factory exhaust. I wouldn't bother with anything else to get EXACTLY A MIRROR finish (which is possible with enough money and effort).

For any higher grade exhausts. I'm talking about upper hundreds going into the thousands for a quality titanium tip or double walled tipped catback looking for a perfect finish. I would use Polishing Soap by P21S.

That is what I have been using for quite some time of all of the polished metals on my cars. I use it on the chrome on my 1972 C-10 as well. Works great.

 

[Etop]

Semichrome is the best and the choice for the motor cycle crowd so it has to be good and it is.

 

[ilvrr1]

My experience on stainless exhaust tips has been to use Maguire's Wheel cleaner. Minimal scrubbing and great results, then Mother's Stainless polish. We have a brand new Soul Red CX-5 GT, an '08 CX-9 GT and an '06 MX-5 True Red with plenty of dual tailpipes.

 

[jkristie44]

Flitz FTW! It aint cheap, but it is awesome on lots of applications

 

[jtl]

I use Bar Keeper's friend on my Stainless Steel pots/pans, Stainless Steel Sink, Glass shower, Bathroom faucet and sink. Stuff Works great but I haven't tried it on exhaust yet. They have it at walmart. Comes in a powder or paste.

Also great for stains on SS appliances. I used some chrome polish on the exhaust tips only because I had some in the garage and it worked good.

 

[CX-5um]

Also great for stains on SS appliances. I used some chrome polish on the exhaust tips only because I had some in the garage and it worked good.

Funny you mentioned that. Last night my oven's SS door had some tough stains/water spots. Cleaned the entire surface with minimal effort.

 

[SayNoToPistons]

Looking way too hard into this. Anything with the proper amount of abrasive properties can polish chintzy factory catback tips.

 

[jtl]

Looking way too hard into this. Anything with the proper amount of abrasive properties can polish chintzy factory catback tips.

Not really, we're just giving the Bar Keepers Friend some free and unsolicited advertising