Im trying to polish my stock exhaust tips but I dont want to take them off the car because i cant weld them back on myself. Anyone done this before and have pics and also doing so without messing other things up? like the back bumper paint. Thanks
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10-02-2011
Im trying to polish my stock exhaust tips but I dont want to take them off the car because i cant weld them back on myself. Anyone done this before and have pics and also doing so without messing other things up? like the back bumper paint. Thanks
10-02-2011
Stock tips? Just hit the ends with some sandpaper.
Start at 200 grit if you can, if its built up you may need to go lower. Keep going higher and higher grit til you have the results you want.
Last edited by codyAK; 10-02-2011 at 05:15 PM.
10-02-2011
I haven't done it but some people just wet sand them, some use a dremel tool.
10-02-2011
Did this in about 2-3 mins.
Both:
Just the tips, inlay I photoshopped.
10-02-2011
got a dremal with a sand paper bits??
That works the best and take like 5 min a side.
Otherwise, just grab some 200 grit, then some 800 grit then 1000 if you want, and start sanding, wet sanding works really wwell, then hit it with some polish and your done.
end result
10-02-2011
Thanks for the quick replies and both of your guys exhaust tips look great! thanks again
10-02-2011
Loads cheaper than buying aftermarket polished tips. Looks good.
OverKilled, HAI, Ported Throttle body, Ported intake, ZZP DP, Magnaflow, BMR ta's, GMPP STB's, CCS springs, tinted tailights, roof rails, TEP cool'r, G8 hood. Glass Gearbox.
10-02-2011
So, I gotz a question....could you sand the tips down then paint them a certain color like....ohh I don't know....chrome? I can't imagine the tips getting hot enough to cause harm to the paint, but for some reason I think it'd look kinda cool.
10-02-2011
chrome paint looks like ****
10-02-2011
and the tips do get hot
10-02-2011
Ok, so scratch that idea, but could one sand down the inside of the tips to get the same look as the outside rim? I think that would look cooler than having the black and polished look.
10-02-2011
if you work at it you can make it like a mirror
10-02-2011
I've got a dremel and a couple hours after school in which I could probably show those tips a thing or two.
10-03-2011
Spend half of life polishing and cleaning. See them get dirty again.
That's the cycle.
10-03-2011
That's the conclusion I came to. They may look good for some time, but there gonna look like crap again. Im planning on just gettin some nice s/e tips and call it a day! Not even gonna waste my time tryin to clean em.
10-03-2011
Well I did the outer lip and as much as i could inside with the dremel. I still need to get a little finer sand paper than 800. Looks pretty good though.
10-03-2011
Looks good, but that inside won't stay like that for long.
10-03-2011
Seriously... like 2 mins searching "polished tips"
Here is the how to - http://www.grandprixforums.net/polished_tips.php
^^^ Goes Dirty to mirror finish... inside and out... purty, for the moment
Originally Posted by AmericanSoldier
10-03-2011
Well apparently i didnt look hard enough lol, but ya i figured they wont last but they look better now, and i want new tips they are just too expensive at the moment
10-03-2011
I used 500* or whatever engine paint clear after I sanded tips. Available at Advance.
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