Dickie Normuss Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The primaries and collector need a good polish to remove the winter tarnish. Last time I did it we used a friends a bench grinder with a cloth type wheel and a 'bar' of compound, I have neither. Is there a DIY, i.e. drill mounted, equivalent? What polishing stuff do I need? VX HPC - Loud and proud here Watch out, whatever hits the fan will not be distributed evenly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Machine Mart sell a kit ISTR, two wheels and two blocks of compound. Dave B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Crudders Posted March 30, 2007 Area Representative Share Posted March 30, 2007 ric - if it's just a bit dull, Solvol Autosol and elbow grease will do the job. If it's gold/brown/purple though, you'll probably need to remove some metal. Welder's Pickling Paste aka Brent's Nasty Bastard Pink Stuff is good, or fine wet and dry followed by Scotchbrite followed by Solvol also works. But (as I found out after doing my own) professional polishing is only about £40 odd and they'll get a mirror finish that you'll struggle to achieve on your own. Crudders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted March 30, 2007 Leadership Team Share Posted March 30, 2007 Also available from Frost's here part D205 You can put it on a hand held drill, but as you only have 2 hands, it is so much easier on a desk mounted machine, either a clamp for the drill or a grinder, which can be had quite cheaply from B&Q etc... Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Mine has certainly started to look "rusty" and last w/end I tried a cheap cleanup. Halford's sell a Hammerite gel rust remover. Claiming it will remove rust and bring back clean metal, over time - also harmless to paint. I guessed it would perform like an mild version of a welder's pickling compound. So for under a fiver I bought a pot and gave my less than perfect exhaust a good rub down. Left it for 15 minutes, repeat the process and all the blotch marks came off. It does not remove the need for elbow grease and will not create a mirror finish where there isn't one but it certainly cleaned up my exhaust's blotch marks. JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 230bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gin-fizz-whizz Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Autosol and elbow grease keeps mine looking good - for more of a build up I tried fine wire wool (as used by French polishers) and was impressed with the results. Blue Roadsport with silver stripe. . . . .it does exactly what it says on the tin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Fine wire wool and WD40 also works. Keep off the straight and narrow 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmmarsh Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Progressively finer grades of wet emery paper work well for me - starting at 400 grade and working down to 1500. It took about an hour to take a completely dull (matt) brown exhaust to a near mirror finish. I only did the straight pipes outside the skin though - I have the standard exhaust, so no difficult 4:2:1 pipes to work round. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 What to polish the exhaust with Wind, mud and rain. 😶🌫️ 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 Alcester Racing 7s Equipe™ 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 I do Myles, 100 miles a day that's why it needs a good polish VX HPC - Loud and proud here Watch out, whatever hits the fan will not be distributed evenly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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