How to Polish a Muffler/exhaust

[Suprman91]

whats a good product to polish a muffler? I have an Apex'i exhaust system so its stainless stell i believe. I was thinking abour using nevrdull..any suggestions\methonds?

 

[jznsn2u]

it'll shine if you strip the paint, that is if its painted ? imo I would rather have a black ws2, less attraction toward police. Also, a black ws2 is more expensive than a polished ws2.

 

[Suprman91]

its a n1 xD prolly pretty loud

 

[jznsn2u]

its a n1 xD prolly pretty loud

xD bro have you tried whipping it down n cleaning it off? and the outlet of the pipe? I never tried polish on an exhaust, only because... it gets pretty hot and i just thought... maybe it might like melt off or melt on .

 

[ixcocoyxi]

nah.. it wont melt anything..

my oem LS axleback

im not sure if it'll be the same with the apex n1 but this is what i did..

800 grit wet sand
1000 grit wet sand
2000 grit wet sand
nevr-dull
and about a total of 4 hours. thats just the face of it.

 

[Suprman91]

i just picked it up today from a dude in craigslist.. everything was in great condition, just dirty... maybe i shouldnt clean it.. if it attracts more attention i can get jacked. specially since i dont got an alarm/ anti theft system in my teg.

 

[shahriar35]

I have done my tip on my accord mugen exhaust, I did wet sanding, cant recall the grit, then used this green stuff my detailer gave me, it was a heavy polish and then mothers metal polish

 

[ixcocoyxi]

try using regular car wax. thats what i use on my n1 sometimes :thumbs up

in the mean time, use the padlock in the steering column trick

 

[Suprman91]

I have done my tip on my accord mugen exhaust, I did wet sanding, cant recall the grit, then used this green stuff my detailer gave me, it was a heavy polish and then mothers metal polish

i hear that mother's polish works wonders.. was your exhaust mounted? mine isnt.. i should take advantage of that.

 

[Suprman91]

try using regular car wax. thats what i use on my n1 sometimes :thumbs up

in the mean time, use the padlock in the steering column trick

i wanna do the ol' school kill switch, with the actual plug that kills the engine, not the scanner thing.

 

[ixcocoyxi]

ive done the pad lock thing, a 3 dollar fuel cut, and other random security stuff

 

[j13]

If you have the muffler off the car.. Simply wash it, dry it...sand it with 2000grit sand paper and than use a Polishing Compound.


I have some Turtle Wax Polishing Compound and I use it all over the car...on the windows, CAI tube, and my HUGE Magnaflow muffler...

I've used one container for months now and I still having used half of it

Use a terry cloth or an old gym sock!

 

[j13]

You could also use a heavy grit Rubbing Compound, than Polishing Compound. Than spray some wax on a micro and apply evenly...wipe on-wipe off

 

[Jim D.]

I'm a huge fan of the PowerCone with Mag & Aluminum Polish paste by Mothers. PowerMetal liquid is also good.

 

[echo]

Nice axleback ixcocoyxi. I wana try this on my stock muffler this weekend.