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Old Mar 5, 2004 | 05:10 PM
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Should I wax my exhaust pipes?
I have stainless steel tips that are polished, should I wax them to protect them from getting nasty?
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Old Mar 5, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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I use Turtle wax polish on mine.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 08:31 AM
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My friend just polished his borla tips. They had so much dirt on them and now they look awesome. Go for it.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 08:34 AM
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There's really no point in waxing your exhaust tips, because the wax will "melt" off once the car gets up to normal temp. You can get some metal polish to clean them up a bit.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 08:55 AM
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Well mines never melted off but i use that bar an tar remover to get all the junk off of em then they look pretty good, but if ya want em shinin more i use mother wheel polish on em
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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correction up there i meant "bug an tar" remover
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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My tips are brand new, I just want any protection so that they do not get rusting and nasty. I live in Indiana right now so during the winter salt is on the roads.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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Originally posted by 98whiteZ28
Well mines never melted off but i use that bar an tar remover to get all the junk off of em then they look pretty good, but if ya want em shinin more i use mother wheel polish on em
Well, I don't mean that you'll actually see the stuff melt off. But the heat will lower the life of the wax. The best thing to do to clean up your exhaust tips is buy some metal polish.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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might i suggest MAAS Metal Polish. I use it everytime I detail now and it makes those tips look great. works on all metal. I use it on my wheels too.
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 12:50 AM
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do you think the lifespan of zoopseal would apply to the exhaust tips? ive used it under the hood an i think it gets hotter under there then just the tips of the exhaust an i got about 8-9 months outta one coat
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