sl3196 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Posted June 28, 2004 Here is how they looked before: After 30 minutes of sanding: I started with 400 grit then 600 and then 1000. Quote
Dannymik Posted June 28, 2004 Report Posted June 28, 2004 very nice! So how long will they look that good? Quote
sl3196 Posted June 28, 2004 Author Report Posted June 28, 2004 I dunno how long it will last but i'll just take another 30 minutes and clean them up again! Quote
z34_nut Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 well i use "mother's mag and wheel cleaner" on my tips every-time i wash my car. that shit works just like yours came out, but then again, the first time i tried to make em shine, i used steel wool. Quote
jus2sweetregal Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 yeah my tip is pretty crappy lookin. so should i use sand paper then steel wool or what. Quote
dbtk2 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 I cleaned off the tips on my TSTE on Friday. I had no idea that they were chrome tips! I've had the tips off the car before when I replaced the mufflers and didn't notice then, but I tried to clean them off so there wasn't a half inch of dirt on them, and noticed that there seemed to be a shiny spot, so I got some steel wool out and 5 minutes later I had some good looking chrome exhaust tips. Now here it is Monday night and they are black again...not worth the work to keep them clean if they are just black again in 3 days...but they looked good for a couple days. Shawn Quote
Robby1870 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 ya know....its funny, the "chrome lined tip" option shows up in the RPO codes. I checked the RPO codes on the STE, and it said "chromed lined tips" or something, so I went and checked with my chrome polish and sure enough, chrome, LOL Quote
EurosportZ34 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 It's amazing what a little sandpaper job will do. They sure look a hell of alot better then they used to, every post97 GP GT's exhaust looks how yours did before...all black and crap. Quote
White93z34 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 very nice. gives me motivation to get mine cleaned up z34 nut do you still have stock tips? Quote
no1kicker Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 Hmm we need to find a way to make them stay clean...Very nice looking tips. Quote
93CutlassSupreme Posted June 30, 2004 Report Posted June 30, 2004 well i use "mother's mag and wheel cleaner" on my tips every-time i wash my car. so do i. that stuff will shine any metal like a mirror Quote
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