question on shining stock exhaust tips.

[mezzoni]

Yesterday i took it upon myself to shine the rim of the stock exhaust tips. I used sandpaper and a brillo pad type steel wool thingy to clean them up and was wondering if there was anything i can do to make the shine last longer

[JESSEGOTTA GP GT]

wet sand.

[kjohnson]

steel wool thingy to clean them

haha that is so scientific

you could just park it inside and never drive it.

but seriously I was thinking about this and what about using high temp clear coat? would it flake?

[mezzoni]

haha that is so scientific

I knew someone would say something lol i didnt know the exact name of what i was using it was just something i found in the basement of my grandparents house.

And ill be sure to try the wet sanding

[mezzoni]

also i was thinking about some type of clear coat or something similar but i didnt know weather it'd flake either...

[Pittman06]

your thingy is called "Scotchbrite" lol, and get a few different grits of scotchbrite and get a nice shine, then get a good metal polish like Megiuars or Mothers and polish em up, do that every time you do a full wash and clean and they'll stay looking great! Also some 1500 grit will get a sweet shine but takes a little more effort, and +1 on wet sanding on these, go dry with scotchbrite but if you use paper get some 1200 and 1500 and work it up wet then polish.

Edit- I definetly would not clear coat, it will flake off and you'll have more of a mess then its worth after it starts flaking. Your problem with that is coatings need a course surface to stick to, for example about a 400 grit or less to get a proper adheare. With your tips shining and having nearly no abrasion at all to them the paint cannot stick properly

[kjohnson]

I figured it was going to be something like that. To bad cause it would have been way easier to keep em clean after it had that protective barrior. o well.

hahaha and sorry dude I had to give you crap for your thingy comment I just couldnt help myself

[ZR1Vette09]

anyone done this on the 04+ gtp tips? I might be doing mine

[mezzoni]

hahaha and sorry dude I had to give you crap for your thingy comment I just couldnt help myself

I would have done the same dont worry about it lol