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Old 10-23-04, 10:31 AM
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how do i repolish the muffler?

sooo... i have a dremel and a drill.

what do i need to repolish the muffler tip? its over 6 years old and kinda dull?
i heard polishing is hard work, im sure i can do a muffler tip though.
Old 10-23-04, 10:34 AM
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It's stainless steel. Any steel polish should work. A dremel might be overkill - but if you use the buffing wheel attachment and paste it may go faster.
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nevrdull or brasso are good ways to start. Awesome products.
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a muffler tip shouldnt be hard to do, its round and has no changes in surface (no lettering, no hard bends) so it should be easy to do.
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Is there any way to remove the discoloration from the heat? My tip is all brown now. :9
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mother's chrome polisher works like a gem.
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Originally Posted by Quickfini

Is there any way to remove the discoloration from the heat? My tip is all brown now. :9
Nope. Heat bronzing is normal, however, some people like how it looks, some don't.
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Nevr-Dull is awesome from my experiences with it.
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nevr dull is not gona work. i use it inside the engine compartment, its ok, but have to really rub numerous times to get water spots off.

the exhaust is a greddy SP so it has a large tip. ithink the heat bronzing deal is making it look dull, so im thinking maybe polishing wont help.

hmm maybe its time to get that racing beat exhaust
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water spots off what? what kinda surface?
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oxy clean and flitz works wonders
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Coke and aluminum foil. No kidding. Pour some Coca-Cola on the tip and scrub with a wadded up piece of aluminum foil. You can do in 5-10 seconds what would normally take 15 minutes of slow buffing with chrome polish.

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Originally Posted by SERIES7
mother's chrome polisher works like a gem.

I second that
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water spots in the engine get on all the polished pieces, like the intercooler piping, airbox, strut bar, UIM, etc. takes alot of rubbing with nevrdull to get em out.
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