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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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My Borla Stainless Steel exhaust tips have got some kinda purple discoloration on them that I am not too happy about. SEE PIC BELOW.

Anyone have ANY ideas on how to clean this, or is it even possible to clean?

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Old May 17, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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I have used MEGUAIR's NXT METAL POLYSH.
This stuff works killer. I wash my exhaust tips after every car wash and thought they were clean till I used this stuff. There was ALOT of carbon deposits that came off and the tips looked even better!!!!
I'm not sure if it'll work for tarnished tips? Maybe worth a try?
GOOD LUCK!!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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Cool thanks for the tip. I am not so sure that will work. I am thinking that I am going to need something stronger. The stuff your talking about would be good for keeping them clean but this tarnish is pretty stubborn.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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eagle one aluminmum polish, or mothers billet metal polish(little white jar.)
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Old May 17, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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I think it is tempering of the metal due to heat. I don't think it will polish out. I had a custom exhaust on my previous Bird and was advised in advance that the tips would turn a little yellow over time. I use Eagle One Never Dull to polish wheels and tips. Good luck.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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Well I have been reading up and they call this kinda thing "heat stain". So I guess I need something that works on things that have been heat stained.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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3M metal polish might work. I used it to remove the heat stains at the weld joints on my stainless exhaust. It takes a little effort, but it worked for me.

Here's a link to a pic;
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Old May 18, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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i had a chrome header on my dirtbike and after it turned blue ands hti i used this stuff called magicblue it works everytime awesome
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Originally Posted by Wez28
i had a chrome header on my dirtbike and after it turned blue ands hti i used this stuff called magicblue it works everytime awesome

Ditto that stuff works get on my tips and wheels too.

Mikey
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Old May 22, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnS
3M metal polish might work. I used it to remove the heat stains at the weld joints on my stainless exhaust. It takes a little effort, but it worked for me.

Here's a link to a pic;
JohnS Exhaust
Holy **** man that's a huge difference. I will have to try that stuff out. Where can you buy it at?

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i had a chrome header on my dirtbike and after it turned blue ands hti i used this stuff called magicblue it works everytime awesome
Where can I buy some of this stuff at? I will pick some of this stuff up as well.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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I bought the 3M polish at a local autobody supply store that sells the full line of 3M autobody products.
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Originally Posted by DSMKilla
Where can I buy some of this stuff at? I will pick some of this stuff up as well.
It's Blue Magic, and you should be able to find it at Autozone, Pep Boys, Advance Auto or anything similar.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by NBM-WU8
It's Blue Magic, and you should be able to find it at Autozone, Pep Boys, Advance Auto or anything similar.
Found it, I'm gonna try it out tonight.
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