CME owners, I need your help
05-25-2011, 07:11 PM
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CME owners, I need your help So I have neglected the tips for some time and have a lot of black crap all over them. What products would you recomend to get them clean again? I have tried washing them with soap and water and a SOS pad, looks better, but still not clean. Thanks for any help.
05-25-2011, 07:32 PM
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I got tired of the CME getting the carbon engrained in the metal. In the end, I took the tips off and had them ceramic coated and the carbon would just wipe off after. Before I ceramic coated them I used a die grinder with a rubber eraser that managed to get the metal really shiny. Hope that helps!
05-25-2011, 08:51 PM
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I sanded the lips with 1000 and 1500 grit sand paper then finished it with chrome polish, came out real good.
Forgot to mention I got a crappy photo in my album if you want to check it out, you can still tell they shine good and trust me, they were all black as well.
Forgot to mention I got a crappy photo in my album if you want to check it out, you can still tell they shine good and trust me, they were all black as well.
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05-25-2011, 08:53 PM
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when I bought my car from the dealer, my CME tips were black. You couldnt even see them.
I took a wire wheel and hit them real quick. Then some sand paper...then aluminum polish. Came out looking like new.
now everytime I wash my car, I just whipe them off.
I took a wire wheel and hit them real quick. Then some sand paper...then aluminum polish. Came out looking like new.
now everytime I wash my car, I just whipe them off.
05-25-2011, 10:27 PM
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This stuff works magic on raw metal . Will clean the tips up wonderfully ! you can get this
stuff pretty much anywhere , Parts stores , Wal-Mart , etc .
http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-One-1035.../dp/B000CNBI1A
stuff pretty much anywhere , Parts stores , Wal-Mart , etc .
http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-One-1035.../dp/B000CNBI1A
