How To Remove Rust From Chrome Exhaust Tips
Cleaning exhaust tips.
How to remove rust from chrome exhaust tips. Cleaning and polishing your exhaust tips will not only complete the look of your car but also protect the tips from corrosion and caked on carbon build up. I am interested in trying electrolysis as a method to remove this rust from the piping. I just went over the whole exhaust on my 2002 Viper using 0000 steel wool with P21s Polishing Soap.
If none of the above ways have removed the rust completely there are products that are great to help with rust removal. Use a dry rag to remove this moisture then apply your steel wool to remove rust If you find heavier rust use a heavier sandpaper grit then apply the finer grit. Ive used Liberon 00 in the past.
Spray undiluted vinegar onto the rust spots let it sit for about 10 minutes and then scrub with a sponge. Degreasing dish soap. The chrome is in good shape and I.
Water with a little salt added works best as the salts and electrolytes in the water can help to speed up the chemical reaction. Apply the mixture the the chrome where the rust is and scrub until the rust has been removed. I have some rusty exhaust pipes from a vehicle that I would like to clean up and prepare for paint.
This is the easy part. Step 2 Apply Chrome Polish. Take the steel wool and begin to work the polish into the exhaust tip.
Commercial soap scum cleaner. It did a great job removing all the rust. Send the part to be media blasted on the pitted areasnot sand blasted then have the part powder coated with clear powdercoat.