Center mount exhaust Camaro need help
08-21-2013, 11:08 PM
#4
don't cut too much. i have a dremel and use the little brush things that almost look like a sponge. They have a rough cut and a fine cut. You'll need probably 6-8 of each because they do break down as you use them. But they are precise and do a good job. Once you get them down to where they are smooth use wetsand paper from like 1000 then 1500 then 2000 grit. Once there get some TriPoli compound and some cloth wheels for the dremel and just start polishing. Once you get some shine to it migrate to a more fine metal polish and you're there. If they are the tips i'm thinking of just do the lip/edge of the tips, not the whole thing. The whole thing will take FOREVER. I've done about 6 sets of this type of exhaust tip on grand prixs and the like. Once you get them really polished you just have to clean them off and add polish every now and then. I can't find any pics of my work in my photobucket but they come out pretty good. There is a process to it. You start with a little rough and work your way down to fine sanding/polishing until they shine like chrome. You can get them much brighter than the ones i posted in the pic below but you get the idea.
Last edited by Cole Train; 08-21-2013 at 11:19 PM.
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08-22-2013, 12:25 PM
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I would start with 320 or 400 and work your way up...600-800-1000-2000. For just the edge of the tips you can skip 2000 and just polish after 1000. It will look fine. If you want to do the whole thing and "need" a mirror finish go 1500 and then 2000. Then polish with a good metal polish and cloth wheel. You can even take it a step further and polish with your hand with a clean latex glove on.
08-22-2013, 12:29 PM
#11
If you wanna do the whole tip use the link provided above. I think it's overkill since most of it's hidden. I'm just trying to help dude because i've done it many times. Sand paper flap wheels for the dremel would work for the whole tip. When i eventually get CME on my SOM car i'll be powder coating the tip black and just polishing the lip... another thing i've used is wire brush wheels(steel ones) to get alot of the rough stuff cleaned up coupled with a drill. Just wear safety glasses because the metal will come off and it hurts when it gets in your eyes
It'll make the tips look like they come from out of nowhere 
08-22-2013, 08:27 PM
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When I did mine I wrapped the sandpaper around a block of wood to wet sand the flats. That way I took out all the unevenness and have a smooth surface.
They look nice when they are clean, but it doesn't take long before they get dull again.
They look nice when they are clean, but it doesn't take long before they get dull again.
08-22-2013, 08:50 PM
#19
These are basically what i use. The sponge looking things, use the lighter colored one first, it's the rougher cut. Then use the purple/brown one. Get a few sets of them because they wear out quick. Once you get them cleaned down and smooth switch to wetsand paper. Once you get the grooves gone thru wetsanding then you polish with the other stuff i posted below. The brown compound is the Tripoli Compound and it's a rough polish. You just run the wheel on it at high speed and it'll heat up and start bonding to the wheels. Once you get past the stage of using that compound clean it off and then use the white compound. Use a harder polish tip for the brown compound and once you get to the white stuff you can use a harder tip to do that compound. Use a nice metal polish with one of the soft wheels.
