Alright so I put on new stainless tips last week, and the day after I go up to the camp and it rained so my whole truck is covered in clay. It rained for like two days straight and the **** dried, got most of it off but some if like burned on the tips....any tips or tricks to get that **** off. I have used NeverDull and a Chrome Polisher, no luck. >.<

 

That red clay is nasty stuff. I suppose it could have permanantely discolored the chrome from a reaction to it even. If chrome polish alone wouldnt work you might try some 000 steel wool or 1000 grit and then 2000 grit sand paper and then go back over with the polish to get the fine swirls out.

I'm not a fan of chrome tips, they are nice when polished up but for me here in the midwest with winter they get trashed too quickly.

 

Chrome and stainless have to be treated differently. On stainless, try some Diamond Brite toolbox polish, you can get it at Lowe's. Use it with something like a Mother's mini powerball.

 

I don't have chrome tips. I have stainless

 

Borla makes a polish specifically for exhaust. I'm pretty sure you can get it from summit, jegs, ebay, etc..

 

I know when I lived in Western CO I would get that kind of mud all over my mountain bike when out on the trails...especially when it was wet. I was a bear to get off. I would of suggested a wash then Never Dull but sounds like you tried it. Hope it comes off.

 

Yea I used half a can of never dull on one tip and got most of it off but there a couple of veru noticable spots on both tips.

 

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Ok will do, thanks GLC I will let you know how it works.

 

Flitz polishing paste is my choice for metal cleaning. I use it on the big stainless grill and it looks new on the "outside" every spring

 

I occasionally get an SOS pad and give em a good scrubbing. It takes off all the road tar, dirt,etc. Ive had my stainless tips for about 4 years now and not a single problem. Sometime put some chrome polish on them, but normally just windex. Windex makes chrome shine!

 

But the SOS pad will scratch your stainless up big time! I used Flitz to remove Pine pitch off a fender and chrome emblem without damaging the paint or the chrome.

 

I havent really noticed much scratching. Ive done this for a long time, so it must not be too big time. I dont do it on anything else but those. I dont know too many people that get a couple inches from there exhuast tips to see if they are scratched. When the chrome shines you dont see anything but reflection anyway.

 

if stuff is actually on the tip, use warm soap/water with a #0000 steel wool pad- it will not scratch.

If it is a discolortion, try the same steel wool pad with flitz or jewelers rouge. If that doesn't work, then use Flitz or Jewelers rouge and a high speed buffer.