dht34

Would a scrunge pad work better than a garage grade paper towel?

fEArmE

I would only use the scrunge pad if paper towel didnt work, which i doubt. Because it is expensive to toss a scrunge pad everytime you polish.

DSL_PWR

Try Never Dull

works great for me.

http://www.nevrdull.com/

They have it at autozone.

dht34

Finally had time to wash the car today and polish the exhaust. With a little elbow grease the shine is back! Thanks again to everyone for their recommendations.

Some after pictures.

fEArmE

now, apply some wax to it

Boostedws6

Wax the exhaust tips?

GoinAudiMyMind

Barkeepers Friend; rinse, dry and apply wax. Shiny and like new.

rmorin1249

Not sure I would use wax on the exhaust tips. Like wheels, they get hot and the residual wax gets sticky thus holding onto exhaust particles. I would use a good polish and perhaps a sealant. I have found that if I clean the tips each time I was the car the tips stay very clean without any special treatment.

Maverick61

Use a sealant / coating on the exhaust tips to keep them very easy to clean. I am a fan of CQuartz, but any similar product like Gtechniq or Opticoat will do the same. I just clean the tips with my car wash soap and they come clean easily after being coated with CQuartz

As to cleaning non-coated tips - most of the pro's on Autopia recommend either:

P21S polishing soap
Chemical guys metal Shine

here is a link to Metal shine and a video of it in action:

http://www.chemicalguys.com/Chemical...spi_102_16.htm