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Old 05-01-13, 12:37 PM
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I recently purchased a used IS250. The exhaust tips are getting dirty on the inside/outside. What would you recommend to clean them to get the nice shiny look? I've been looking at the Nevr-Dull Magic Wadding Polish. Is that a good product to use? Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance.
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I use Mothers Polish and it works the best out of anything I have tried so far. I use it on my S2K AP2 tips and they look brand new afterwards. You can find it at any good auto-parts store or at Walmart. It's this one:
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Personal recommendations are Chemical Guys Metal Wax (Polish + Protection) or Optimum Metal Polish.
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I use mothers polish and it works great
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Originally Posted by joshua28
I recently purchased a used IS250. The exhaust tips are getting dirty on the inside/outside. What would you recommend to clean them to get the nice shiny look? I've been looking at the Nevr-Dull Magic Wadding Polish. Is that a good product to use? Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance.
I use never dull its great and it already has the wadd in there so there is no need for anything else but just a paper towel or micro fiber towel to clean off the residue and your done!

All the other stuff other members use are good too!
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I sanded mine down and polished them with regular hand polish. They look amazing.
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I've tried using the Eagle Never Dull but it seems to not work very well. I guess my exhaust has too much build up.
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Tried getting the Eagle Nevr Dull polish from Amazon but it won't ship unless I have $25 worth of goods in the cart. I found a bottle of Brasso metal polish in my basement lol. Will test that out and see how it works...
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Originally Posted by Kahdoe
I use mothers polish and it works great
I read that Mother's don't work too well on chrome?
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are stock tips chrome or stainless steel?
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Originally Posted by joshua28
I read that Mother's don't work too well on chrome?
my friend has the mothers and ur right. Its not really for cleaning and shinning its more for shine only. The never dull does both in one, i even used in on a stainless steel fridge my brother had bought and i guess during the shipping it got hit by another black fridge. He tried scrubbing it down with soap and water, clr, mr clean magic eraser (which did a bit of it off) but finally after we used yhe never dull it took the black mark clean off. He was surprised that I use the same product on my tips. Lol
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if its really dirty I use a steel wool and finish it off with mothers polish
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