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Cleaning Exhaust Tips

Posted 08-26-2008 at 09:44 PM by KS-CS

I decided to spend a little quality time with my Cayman this week by hand-washing it. However, when I got done I noticed how tarnished and weathered the exhaust tips looked (after 2 1/2 years of neglect) compared to the rest of the car . . . kind of like taking a bath and not cleaning your . . . well, you know.

So, today I took some Brasso, and dragged out my Dremel tool with some polishing wheels and compound, and went to work on it. After about an hour, I got it looking pretty decent, though still not as clean and shiny as I would like. Based on some recommendations in the Cayman Care forum, I bought a can of Nevr Dull (sort of like baby wipes

) so I can try and keep it looking as clean as the rest of the car in the future.

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	Nice work! That looks much better. I'm going to have to look into Nevr Dull - I had not heard of it before. Thanks for the recommendation.
	Posted 08-27-2008 at 12:59 PM by Speedymike

	fantastic! if one uses a product like NeverDull on a brand new exhaust, will it stay newish? hrm...
	Posted 08-28-2008 at 06:03 AM by grrlsix

	A little PM (preventive maintenance) couldn't hurt - and Nevr Dull is wonderfully old school: just a bunch of soaked cotton wadding in a little metal tin can . . . and, it's cheap!
	Posted 08-29-2008 at 01:55 PM by KS-CS

	nevr-dull on order - should look great next week on my... Remus!
	Posted 08-29-2008 at 10:03 PM by grrlsix

	Quote: nevr-dull on order - should look great next week on my... Remus! Nice! Are you getting the Street or Racing version? Be sure and share some pix or video of Lottie with her new tailpipe.
	Posted 09-02-2008 at 01:41 AM by KS-CS

	686006 1705 Boxster S/Cayman/S 987 RACING RS system without cat., without homologation, with 2 tip(s) round 3.54" that is what we are having installed (tomorrow!!) - all the details/pics/video will be in my article wink
	Posted 09-02-2008 at 07:02 PM by grrlsix

	Ohhh - cool! I'll be looking forward to reading about (and seeing/hearing) that.
	Posted 09-02-2008 at 07:29 PM by Speedymike

	(can't wait! can't wait!)
	Posted 09-02-2008 at 07:32 PM by grrlsix

	Thanks for the Nevr-Dull tip. I need to get a can of that. Hope home depot has it...
	Posted 10-26-2008 at 02:31 AM by JML42

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