Hey there,

Anybody have advice on how to get the black sooty crud out of the tail pipe openings? Tried to get em clean & bright, but still looks dark and dirty inside.

 

Ask Andrew, He's got the 411 on detailin' tailpipes.

 

my exhaust care.... i wipe them out after every washing. and i use "nevr dull" wadding polish (non-abrasive) once a month or so to maintain the shine.

link & info... http://www.nevrdull.com/

 

Also try to use a good brand of gas, I only use Shell or Sunoco. My tailpipes are never that dirty and I also use the "Andrew" method once or twice a month.

 

I thought mine were just too dirty and could not be cleaned...it turned out that they were actually painted...it took awhile but now they shine.

 

If they are painted I would recommend Paint thinner... Not a cleaner. HAHA.

 

That what I used afterwards...like I said I didn't realize that they were painted some of the paint came off after scrubbing so damn hard.

 

Hahahaha.

 

When I first got mine I sprayed it with wheel cleaner and the soot ran right off.

 

I use Mothers Aluminum / Stainless steel cleaner. It's that little can of white stuff that works pretty well. Once you use it all you need to do is use a sponge whenever you wash the car and it'll come right off every time.

 

I used wheel cleaner Initially and then Meguiars metal polish.
After that I just wash them every time I wash the car.

 

I'm with Andrew, I also use "Never Dull", or "the Magic Cloth", and they both work great.

 

Holy crap! Clean and bright enough to eat off of! Thanks for the tip!

 

I painted mine with black heat paint. Left the rim chrome. Looks nice and is much easier to keep clean. Its all a matter of what look you like best. If I had known some of the tricks for cleaning and keeping them clean when I bought my car I'd have probably left them unpainted but they look nice this way too.

Pat

 

ditto on all counts.

 

Did that too, and personally think they look better with the black paint -- it makes for a cleaner outline of the unusual shape of the OEM pipes without the contrast of the stainless inside with a round black hole. As they say, "different strokes..."

 

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I used "NevrDull" as suggested. There was tons of soot built up in there, and with plenty of elbow grease, it worked very well. Messy crap to use, though. Gloves are good. Thanks for the tip guys.

 

AMGLover,

Not true... my SRT6 stock exhaust has the same type of tips as Andrew has. I just don't keep them as shiny.

 

Mine are painted black inside.
Cruised with a 2006 Limited Roadster this weekend, theirs were silver.
Actually, the tailpipes for the Limited and SRT6 seemed to be made different too.