Cleaning up my exhaust tips

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Pockets

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So my exhaust tips got destroyed during the winter and were hurting pretty bad :smt010 So I decided to take them off and clean em up for the summer. Of course they are not 100% perfect and I wasn't expecting them to be. The process:

-Poorboy's APC full strength (wet tips than sprayed on and let sit no rubbing)
-Rinse off APC
-APC full strength with agitation from hands
-Clay and APC (didn't get off the baked on stuff I wanted to get off)
-Steel wool (#0000) and APC worked wonders on the baked on stuff cleaned it up without scratching.
-PP via rotary and red VC pad
-Three coats of Wheel Sealant :D

Pics:

Starting out nothing done but taken off the truck

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APC Dwelling

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Grime dripping away

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After the rinse off

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After Clay (notice the spots on the left also on right, they just wouldn't come off with clay had to step it up to the #0000 steel wool)

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After steel wool then polished with PP and a red pad via rotary

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After three coats of WS

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Finished tip!! :smt045

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Thanks for looking :smt066
 
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pgcobravert

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looks really good. shiny exhaust tips set a vehicle off. I like polishing mine up, too.
 
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kitzy

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Looks good man. I was waiting for the afters. I was just going to dump the exhaust right after the hanger on my Expedition so I never had tips to clean. Haha.
 
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Pockets

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kitzy said:
Looks good man. I was waiting for the afters. I was just going to dump the exhaust right after the hanger on my Expedition so I never had tips to clean. Haha.
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Then people don't know you have the exhaust its an ego thing lol :mrgreen:

ronkh said:
not bad. needs more sealant though
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Maybe I should ask Tyler?? :smt104
 
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kitzy

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There was never a question of whether the Expy had exhaust work done. As long as it was running you knew.
 
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Gus-Gus

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i like it...cant believe that was the after product...good work!
 
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wallywax

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Good job! Looks great! You have a Roush exhaust on your truck???
 
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BJohnson

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Haha... I was going to ask what Roush you were rinding in... sounds like just the pipes!! :smt044

All seriousness aside... they look fantastic!! I need to do that with my Flowmaster tips or maybe I should just get some Roush! ;)
 
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kitzy

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Ya know, it never dawned on me before. Why haven't I ever thought to remove the tips to clean them?
 
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BJohnson

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You weren't thinking.... neither was I cause I thought the same! Not sure if my Flowmaster come off though... will have to look.

Any idea where I can find some cool ones for the Lightning? Maybe like these?

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wallywax

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Awsome Lightning!!!!! Do you have an upgraded supercharger or pulley on her????
 
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BJohnson

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This isn't mine.... I just like the tips.

This is mine....
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It's currently all stock. She rips pretty good too! This one might be up for sale before too long. Very fun truck.
 
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