Is this a lost cause? (Exhaust Tip Question Again)

[JDMMA70]

I use over 3 different polishers and cleaners and i still cant remove the stains and tarnish. Is there any products out there that can help remove it. Its starting to look nasty and its only 2 1/2 months old.

Im currently about to try Blue magic Metal Polish, but is there any way i can remove this.

Thanks
~JDMMA70

 

[Zumtizzle]

Thats from heat........................................Not Oxidation.

Take a torch to it and even it out.

Isn't it stainless?

 

[JDMMA70]

Its stainless I know that's why it turned gold but still I heard those stains could be removed

 

[marc3]

i have the exact same cat-back,however,mine isn<t like that since i<ve always washed it when i wash the car. it does that over time and with heat. i really don<t think there is much you can do, unfortunatly

 

[jdub]

I think he's talking about the "splotchy" effect...heat will turn stainless a gold color.

You might want to try a product specifically for stainless...or, give rubbing compound a try.
I use Blue Magic metal polish.

 

[OneJArpus]

try CLR! hehe, try turtle waxes cleaning compound. I had the same issue with my exhaust but i sold it. They cleaned it up rather well so there is something out there i just dont know what they used to clean it up.

 

[IJ.]

Cheap grade SS isn't actually rust resistant so "stains"

An easy test is try a magnet if it sticks it's got a lot of mild steel in the mix, you can sand/polish it but without some clear coat it'll return.

 

[JDMMA70]

Cheap grade SS isn't actually rust resistant so "stains"

An easy test is try a magnet if it sticks it's got a lot of mild steel in the mix, you can sand/polish it but without some clear coat it'll return.

The magnet did not stick at all. Im going to try Yoshimura Stain Magic next. Since this happens on motorcycle exhaust pipes as well.

 

[IJ.]

That's good news!

Might need a sand with water and ultra fine to get it off.

 

[Poodles]

yes, pop into a motorcycle shop and pick up their products...

some of the best polishes and protectants can be found there...

 

[Doward]

Mother's Billet Polish.

 

[SupraMaster]

Mother's is the shit for everything. They have some of the most amazing products on the market. Once you go Mother's, you'll never go back to anything else.

 

[Dylan JZ]

Mother's Billet Polish.

+1

 

[MKIIINA]

Mother's is the shit for everything. They have some of the most amazing products on the market. Once you go Mother's, you'll never go back to anything else.

+1

++1. the hks super dragger for my IS was stained when I got it and I went at it with a Dremel and Mother's metal polish and its back to new!

 

[slidebabyslide]

try this http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/blue-away/
http://www.amazon.com/Simichrome-Metal-Polish/dp/B0006ZN9TS

I use them at work. Yes they do work and they do cost alot and they come in little bottles.

 

[iceberg319]

my tanabe does that too....i use 3M metal polish and it make it mirror like again

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

try CLR! hehe, try turtle waxes cleaning compound. I had the same issue with my exhaust but i sold it. They cleaned it up rather well so there is something out there i just dont know what they used to clean it up.

TRUE! try it out.tase tryed it at my dads job and there was all kind of nasty stuff on this sink and it cleaned it right off

 

[adampecush]

any abrasive metal polish should get that thing clean. It will be oxidized by heat again though, so after polishing, get it as clean as you can (rub down with methanol/acetone/etc) or else any residual polishing compound will result in uneven coloring/spotting