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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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Diggin up an older one here. Anyone figure out what the best product is to use on the Magnaflow to bring back the original color? I wash my pipes regularly (some more so than others) but still have some soot caked on (exhaust tips) as well as a color that is different from when the system was new.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 07:41 AM
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I use a quick swipe of NeverDull once a week or more just to keep the soot off and Wenol or SemiChrome on a monthly basis to keep the chrome clear and bright.

By the way, Autopia is having a sale on a lot of stuff. Use the code "SAVEBIG" and get 15% off anything on the site! Or save up to 40% on Garage Sale stuff.

I just got some more small Waffleweave towels. My wife stole the last ones!
 
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BradB
I use a quick swipe of NeverDull once a week or more just to keep the soot off...
x2

And trust me, the big, flared-out Borla tip gathers quite a bit of the black stuff!
 
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 11:26 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions.

BradB - There are two choices of Wenol. Which one do you use? Getting ready to order until this came up. Thanks in advance for your expertise.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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Three words for you...
Mother's Chrome Polish.
You apply it wait for about 3-5 min, and come back to wipe it off, and my MINI shines more than a gansta's Bling-Bling!!!
I mean it's blinding!!!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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[QUOTE=BradB]

"By the way, Autopia is having a sale on a lot of stuff. Use the code "SAVEBIG" and get 15% off anything on the site! Or save up to 40% on Garage Sale stuff. "

Gosh Darn it!
I just ordered from Autopia the day before I saw your coupon code.
My life story.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick_T.
XAlfa wrote:
>>This is clearly a cry for help. Nick, you don't need to suffer alone. There are people out there who can help. The first step is to admit to yourself that you have a detailing problem. Then you just take it one day at a time. You can make it through this, man.

As an OCD sufferer I’m a member of Zainoholics Anonymous, but I’m also a charter member of ARZOA* and its sister group, ARMOA*.
Hey I'm not "obsessive"
just compulsive.


Actually since that post I had changed from the Quicksilver exhaust to the Miltek exahaust. The Miltek doesn't have the polished finish and only gets sooty on the inner back tip so I just wipe it off with a moist rag and all is good for another trip.

Sooty tips are ugly. I clean both my wheels and exhaust tips at the same time usually. I used to wipe down my mufflers too but in my old age I've gotten feeble and don't really bother.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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I haven't tried these yet, but someone recommended them somewhere (could have been here or a different board). I saved the link:

Luster Lace Polishing Strips

Looks like they'd be very easy to use! Kind of like buffing a shoe.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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Luster Lace is good stuff.
 
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