Anyone have a How to on polishing exhaust tips?

[Points70]

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

 

[codyAK]

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.

 

[Hippo Machine]

I haven't done it but some people just wet sand them, some use a dremel tool.

 

[codyAK]

Did this in about 2-3 mins.

Both:

Just the tips, inlay I photoshopped.

 

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

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

 

[Points70]

Thanks for the quick replies and both of your guys exhaust tips look great! thanks again

 

[SDGTP99]

Loads cheaper than buying aftermarket polished tips. Looks good.

 

[98L36]

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.

 

[dsmuts]

chrome paint looks like ****

 

[redlinepontiac]

and the tips do get hot

 

[98L36]

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.

 

[dsmuts]

if you work at it you can make it like a mirror

 

[98L36]

I've got a dremel and a couple hours after school in which I could probably show those tips a thing or two.

 

[BillBoost37]

Spend half of life polishing and cleaning. See them get dirty again.

That's the cycle.

 

[twol8uluz]

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.

 

[Points70]

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.

 

[Colossus]

Looks good, but that inside won't stay like that for long.

 

[TLSheff]

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 :th_laugh-pointup:

 

[Points70]

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

 

[SlowNA06]

I used 500* or whatever engine paint clear after I sanded tips. Available at Advance.