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Old 04-13-16, 08:04 PM
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Default Arqray exhaust....

Just picked up a used Arqray exhaust from a member on here. It was in rough shape and needed a lot of reconditioning. After many hours of sanding and polishing I'm more then pleased. It sounds incredible. All stock up front. Just an axle-back.










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Jesus, you did an amazing job. What the hell did you use?!?! It looks brand new!
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Man you cleaned and made it look new again. I met the original owner of that exhaust and it was in need of lots of TLC. Traveled aways now to Washington i see congrats and sounds mean .
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Nice work man! What did you use exactly? my HKS could use some love..

Sounds great .
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Originally Posted by lolfunxion
Jesus, you did an amazing job. What the hell did you use?!?! It looks brand new!
Lol where to start. The Y-pipe had a lot of hardened cooked in road tar as you can see in the first pic. I used brake cleaner and a chisel to grind it off. After that I started with solvent and a scotch-bright pad on all the tubing. The next step was 800 grit wet sanding(water) to then 1000,1200,1500,2000. Finally several applications of metal polish by hand. The mufflers and tips I was able to start with 1500 and then 2000 as they weren't as tarnished and discolored. It took about 4 hours to do the entire system but in the end it was time well spent.

Best polish imo:



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Nice work, looks brand new!
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fricking amazing restoration! well done.
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Holy!! Job very well done!
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Time to add midpipes and stuff!

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Damn...that looks brand new lol
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Wow! Some TLC goes a long way. It looks incredible. The sound is pretty darn great, and a very rare piece you have there.
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its like you used fairy dust. I would have never thought that would even be possible Nice job !!
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You should come out to SC&C this Sunday id love to hear it in person!
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Originally Posted by 2URGSE
Nice work, looks brand new!
Originally Posted by ISDAS
fricking amazing restoration! well done.
Originally Posted by Jondls33
Holy!! Job very well done!
Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
Time to add midpipes and stuff!

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Originally Posted by ShadowISF
Damn...that looks brand new lol
Originally Posted by bnizzle87
Wow! Some TLC goes a long way. It looks incredible. The sound is pretty darn great, and a very rare piece you have there.
Originally Posted by I8ABMR
its like you used fairy dust. I would have never thought that would even be possible Nice job !!
Thanks fella's.
Originally Posted by itsmejon
You should come out to SC&C this Sunday id love to hear it in person!
SC&C? Where is this taking place?
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Looks like whatever polish you wanted to show us didn't post, mind linking it or fixing your post?

I use Never-Dull (which I love) but I'm always open to new ideas!


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