Here's the RB exhaust after only 4 months:
(notice the gold color showing?)








Here's after using the polish

 

how long's that take you jedi54? great job

 

Yesterday when i was under the car installing the new midpipe... i noticed the exhaust styem itself could use some polish.
The exhaust piping is a pure copper color now. If the english polish can clean this, it'll definetely be the most amazing item every created.... ever.

Anyone with the polish want to give it a try?

-hS

 

I will be doing it for the Northwest Rotor Rally on May 6th. The entire two cans under the car And yes, I will take photos for you.

 

My cans are still silver, i meant the piping between the cans and tips... and also from the midpipe to the cans.

Even if you don't want to do all that... if you could just do one spot on those pipes... to see if it helps, i'd appreciate it.

Thanks

 

OK, I see what you are looking for - no problem

 

Sweet!!

-hS

 

Astral,
whole process took less then 10 minutes. This stuff rocks!

 

Looking good. My bottle just shipped today.

 

When I bought my RB exhaust I also went and got some Briliant (UK brand name for English Custom Polishes) Chrome and Hot Environment metal polish on the basis of this thread. However, so far I haven't had to used it!!!

Instead I've been using Sonus Rim Bright and a Meg's Wheel Spoke Brush. Obviously Rim Bright is for use on wheels (and a grand job it does too), but I thought I'd try it out on the RB exhaust tips. Well, so far it's kept them bronze free. I just do it as part of my normal weekly car wash. Spray Rim Bright on, leave it to work for a couple of minutes and then give some adjitation using the spoke brush up the sides of the tips before rinsing off. It also keeps the exhaust finishers clean too.

Just though I'd mention it as it may prove a useful alternative to polishing. I don't think I'd work for restoring RB exhaust ends, but it certainly keeps them clean and shiney in my case.

 

Just be aware in the manual it mentions not to use chemical cleaners on the stock rims as they have a coating from the factory that will be taken off. Sounds good about the tips though. Not trying to be harsh, just wish I had read that sentance before I used stuff on them as I may have taken the coating off. It's just that darned brake dust is a bugger to get off... Not so much anymore with the Dupont Teflon wheel cleaner and protectant.

 

Check it out: Sonus Rim Bright. This stuff is a non-acidic PH neutral formula that is very mild and is supposed to be safe for all types of wheel. For this reason, it's not a spray-on-rinse-off type. It needs some physical agitation to work, though said agitiation is just a once over with a brush, not a good hard scrub with lots of elbow grease.

With this in mind, I'm surprised at how well it worked at keeping my RB shiney and unbronzed.

 

Nice, it looks like it is no where near as harsh as the English Custom polish...


How long have you been using sonus for this?

 

Stock wheels are painted and clearcoated just like your paint. Don't use anything on them that you wouldn't just spray on your car's paint.

 

The Dupont stuff says safe for painted surfaces. I could see it good for spraying the front of the car to protect from bugs... as it has teflon in it.

 

Granted I've only been using Sonus since I got my '8 a few months ago in March, so I guess that's not long enough of a real world long term test. But from what I've read around the net, Sonus seems to have a good rep and I'm fairly confident that it does what it says.

Put it this way, I'm in the UK and until recently I was importing it from the U.S. from Autopia rather than use an inferior product that is more available locally. Now though, there's a good UK reseller that doesn't take the **** with the price.

 

What does that mean?!

 

Apologies, it looks like I ran smack into the Anglo-American language barrier there.

It means to have a joke with the price (i.e. needlessly charging too much).

 

This stuff is great, works as advertised. I bought some after the initial positive review. Works MUCH better than nevrdull. It takes very little of the product to do the job. I clean my greddy tips about every other week and they look fabulous every time.

 

No problem, now I have something to say to confuse the majority of people I know...

 

As far as the teflon part of your statement goes, believe what you want but I think that is just marketing BS they are giving you. From what I understand teflon is worthless unless it is baked onto a surface at a very high temperature. Could be wrong though.

 

It might not be the Teflon but there is something in it that makes taking the brake dust off easy with a dry wipe or a rinse with water. Lasts about three weeks before needing reapplication.

 

you can get the same effect with wax. i have my wheels waxed with zaino and my winters were easy to clean (wipes off with regular car wash, no wheel cleaner necessary) for 4.5 months straight, and then I took them off. if you use poorboy's wheel sealant, for example, it will last about 2-3 months or so.

 

Astral, that is what I was going to say. I Zaino my wheels everytime I polish my car, then everytime I wash the car the brakedust comes off just like any other dirt without the use of extra chemicals.

 

how long did this keep the tips clean?