exhaust tip polished

[SSWWRITE]

OK - I was first thinking og a cat-back but maybe with all the factors involved -mainly cash - has anyone ever polished their stock exhaust tips? :shrug: - car is 01 cobra.

thanks

 

[jknowles4]

Are they not already polished? Or are you talking about just polishing them and making them look better?

 

[HISSMAN]

My 98 tips were polished from the factory..Like everyone else's...But after a while they started looking dull, so I polished them with a dremel polishing kit. The tips on your 2001 CObra may just need to be polished with some never-dull, or some type of polishing cream.

 

[99cobrablack]

california customs purple metal polish, don't waste your time with anything else.

 

[VenomousSVT]

semichrome is also a very very good metal polish

 

[icu812]

he's right

semichrome is also a very very good metal polish

you darn tooting it is just a drop'll do ya. :thumbsup:
I've been using the stuff since the early 80's and always get excellent results :beer:

 

[VenomousSVT]

you darn tooting it is just a drop'll do ya. :thumbsup:
I've been using the stuff since the early 80's and always get excellent results :beer:

same here used it for years..still do!

not to many people have seen or heard of it though

 

[Orange Poison]

I use Flitz

 

[04cobratorchred]

I use flitz as well works great for me.

 

[Sharppony]

Where can I find semichrome? :??:

 

[j080808]

Simichrome is usually available at most/all motorcycle shops, it is used on m/c headers/exhausts.

 

[VenomousSVT]

wenol is very very similar to semichrome so if you cant find semichrome wenol would be a good alternative!

 

[RSXFMCJWR]

so will semichrome make stainless steel and such look kind of like chrome? Or will it just make it look cleaner?

 

[99cobrablack]

so will semichrome make stainless steel and such look kind of like chrome? Or will it just make it look cleaner?

polished stainless looks like chrome.

 

[VenomousSVT]

polished stainless looks like chrome.

yes but you will use some major elbow grease trying to make it look like chrome..your best bet is for some machine help.

 

[99cobrablack]

yes but you will use some major elbow grease trying to make it look like chrome..your best bet is for some machine help.

buying polished stainless looks like chrome. If I am fabbing something up that I want to polish, aluminum 99% of the time. As far as upkeep, stainless will last longer than chrome, unless chemical or sandblasting, but will last much longer.

 

[GeoSnake]

I've always used mothers and a small (4-inch) buffing wheel on my power drill and buff out the major scratches. I then follow by buffing w/ Mequire's Chrome Polish. That does a really good job, for the most part. This thread reminded me that I haven't done this in quite some time and my tips look like crap.

 

[05 Roush]

Hand polish with Blue Magic cream. Polish 3 times, then buff. Apply 2 coats of car wax and voilla!

:thumbsup:

 

[BreBar21]

To polish stainless steel, buy Eagle 1 Chrome and Wire Wheel Polish. It is what Magnaflow recommends to use on their SS exhausts and it is AWESOME. It makes my tips look like mirrors.

 

[05 Roush]

To polish stainless steel, buy Eagle 1 Chrome and Wire Wheel Polish. It is what Magnaflow recommends to use on their SS exhausts and it is AWESOME. It makes my tips look like mirrors.

That's great stuff! :thumbsup: