Coatings on Exhaust Tips

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galaxy

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Do you guys use your favorite coating (paint or wheel; but I'd think wheel due to hardness) on stainless steel exhaust tips? I've got gorgeous tips on all my vehicles. One of them is a turbo, so it generates LOTS of black stuff and pipes are oriented where it's very visible (straight out the back). I wipe it daily, but don't want to get behind the power curve. I have Pinnacle Black wheel coating and was thinking this would work great.
 
It will still stick... coating or not. I have the same issue and I wipe them down every weekend, my car is catless.
 
Wax, sealant, or coating will help minimize carbon deposits and clean up easier. I treat all tips on my personals, and customers.
 
Used DLUX on my uncles Borla cat back exhaust tips which are stainless steel. He does not drive it that much but they are sure easy to clean when I give the car some sort of wash.

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Prior to cleaning and then sealed. They now wipe down with a damp MF.

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After
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galaxy said:
Do you guys use your favorite coating
(paint or wheel; but I'd think wheel due
to hardness) on stainless steel exhaust tips?
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I don't.

How effectively do you think a 'Coating'
will penetrate SS's passivation layer?


Bob
 
I use CQ Dlux. It basically makes them easier to clean and they stay cleaner a tad longer. I speak from personal experience running no cat and high flow cat exhaust systems in the past.
 
CarPro Dlux is great for exhaust tips. It is highly resistant to extreme temperatures (up to 800F). Tips stay cleaner longer, and maintaining is a breeze. A simple wipe during your routine maintenance wash is all that's needed.
 
I haven't used a coating on my exhaust tips but I've used metal polish with great results. I know they leave some kind of protection because my exhaust tips bead like crazy for a few washes. I try not to let the exhaust soot build up by washing the exhaust tips when I wash the car. But that wasn't the case recently and I let the exhaust tips get really black. I just wiped off the inside of my exhaust tips with a wet paper towel and it came right off.

Here are the reviews of the 2 polishes I've used with amazing results:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...view-pinnacle-exhaust-cleaner-brightener.html
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/89238-review-mothers-mag-aluminum-polish.html
 
I polished mine, then exov2

one quick wipe with wash media (on garbage micro) all gone
 
Marc08EX said:
I haven't used a coating on my exhaust tips but I've used metal polish with great results. I know they leave some kind of protection because my exhaust tips bead like crazy for a few washes. I try not to let the exhaust soot build up by washing the exhaust tips when I wash the car. But that wasn't the case recently and I let the exhaust tips get really black. I just wiped off the inside of my exhaust tips with a wet paper towel and it came right off.

Here are the reviews of the 2 polishes I've used with amazing results:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...view-pinnacle-exhaust-cleaner-brightener.html
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/89238-review-mothers-mag-aluminum-polish.html
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Exactly. I use Collinite Metal Wax on the chrome tips on my Ram. It cleans very well and makes them easy as hell to wash.
 
FUNX650 said:
I don't.

How effectively do you think a 'Coating'
will penetrate SS's passivation layer?


Bob
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Permanon will not be affected by the heat and not penetrate anything (passivation layer whatever that heck that is).

I think Hydro2 is the same family of products, so maybe same properties (could not find any info on heat resistance for Hydro2).
 
I'm glad to see that a few people have used DLux! I just got a bottle to use on my trim, but if any is left afterwards I'll try it on my exhaust tip too after cleaning with Mothers Mag Polish. I had great success with the Mothers polish last time.
 
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