Exhaust tips

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Jaguandy
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Post by Jaguandy »

Are the quad tips on the R stainless or chrome plated? I want to clean them up but wary of ruining them. I suppose they are not removable?
Also are there any wonder chemicals to use on these, or is it best to use Solvol with a Mother's cone polishing mop?
All suggestions welcome lol.
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Post by philmayfield »

Don’t know whether chrome or stainless but Autosol is excellent for either.
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Post by mickjaguar »

The V6 tips are stainless, so I would guess the V8 ones are the same. Autosol will get a mirror finish easily. An old motorcyclists tip is to use a bit of cornflake packet to polish with, which can turn dull alloy engine casings into mirror finish
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Cornflakes packet for exhaust clean?
Rice Crispies surely - for the extra snap, crackle and pop
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OAP123 wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:36 pm Cornflakes packet for exhaust clean?
Rice Crispies surely - for the extra snap, crackle and pop
That's a good one! :lol:
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Post by Senninha »

OAP123 wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:36 pm Cornflakes packet for exhaust clean?
Rice Crispies surely - for the extra snap, crackle and pop
Very good ....

Cornflake packet ?? Would I be correct to presume you are referring to the inner ‘plastic’ bag that keeps them fresh (and not the outer box)
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Post by mickjaguar »

Thinking about it, (was a very long time ago with a Kawasaki Z1000), it probably was a Rice Krispies packet :lol:

The cardboard is used to apply/polish the Autosol, which turns black. The principle is a bit like using fine wet and dry paper I suppose, but the abrasive and moisture comes from the Autosol. Somehow it gave a better result than polishing with cloths or paper towels, probably because the cardboard is less absorbent.
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