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bsimpson145
10-06-2006, 08:24 PM
I'm finally getting my truck shined up and the polished exhaust tips need help. They have the usual road grime (tar, etc). They used to be smooth and shiny. What can I do to get the grime off and then shine them to look new? Thanks.
FlareSide
10-07-2006, 08:53 AM
If they are really bad, take some fine steel wool and some metal polish and scrub the grime off. This may scratch a little bit, but after that take a soft rag and re-polish them by buffing them out. The stuff we use at work is usually chrome and aluminum polishes (depending on if you have chrome or stainless steel tips). Hopefully they come out ok.
SilveradoSexy
10-07-2006, 10:09 PM
I used the mini power ball from mothers, I'll post some pics in a couple of days.
TANKER
10-07-2006, 11:17 PM
i use these black can of polish stuff, it cleans them real good, its looks like the stuff that was in the old seats from the 50s, works real good, will get you the name later
SilveradoSexy
10-08-2006, 07:02 AM
Before
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0180.jpg
Process
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0182.jpg
After
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0184.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0186.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0188.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0187.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/SilveradoSexy/100_0291.jpg
My tips are over 2 years old, their stainless steel. They have had gravel, mud, cow crap, tar, salt, etc... stuck to them. Some expected pitting, but they polish up good. I hate that you can see the the gravel rash to the bottom of the truck but it's inevitable.
Dubyagee
10-08-2006, 07:07 AM
i use these black can of polish stuff, it cleans them real good, its looks like the stuff that was in the old seats from the 50s, works real good, will get you the name later

Nevr-Dull, Good stuff.
SilveradoSexy
10-08-2006, 07:11 AM
Nevr-Dull, Good stuff.

I have used that too, it's really good.
bsimpson145
10-09-2006, 04:09 PM
Thanks for the replies everyone. I have the big mother's power ball that I used for the 20's on the Envoy. I'll use that and try to post some before/after pics in a couple days. I also need to post some pics of the rebuild. I did a body off restore of my '04 2500hd. I wrecked it in a slow motion roll kinda bad and put all new sheet metal on it. The only things that weren't scratched were the front and rear bumpers, tailgate and frame and mechanical stuff. It looks and runs like a new truck now. Thanks again for the help!
97whitez-71
10-10-2006, 06:10 PM
fine steel wool and metal polish works the best out of anything i've used.
CKTA
10-11-2006, 05:38 AM
Yup, the polish of your choise and 0000 steel wool.
Jokeman
10-11-2006, 06:02 AM
0000 Steel wool and foaming glass cleaner to get them clean. Then polish em. 200mph polish works nice:cool:
eyeball03
10-27-2006, 10:16 AM
SilveradoSexy

Off topic! But I noticed a Bill Gatton sticker on your truck!! I was born a raised in Bristol, All my relatives still live there! Just kinda freaked me out for a minute, when I spotted that!

I clean my stainless steel tips with just a SOS pad, does pretty good, They get alot of abuse at the 45 degrees, and the 20's, kinda of sand blasted effect on one side!
SilveradoSexy
10-29-2006, 12:56 AM
Go to Bristol all the time! That's cool.
ChevroletZ71
10-29-2006, 01:20 AM
the power ball does work nice..I polished up my tool box for my truck on it..and it was diiirtttty..it looked almost brand new....bout time to do it again too
onlydrivechevy
10-31-2006, 07:29 AM
use 3m adheasive remover i think thats what it is called that will get all of the tar and grim off of them