Tom57
Member
Call me crazy!
I was under my truck yesterday polishing my exhaust with Mothers Chrome Polish
I have done it before on my other and past vehicles and it makes a big difference, - the dirt and water doesn't stick and doing it once a year your exhaust will look like new.
I have a 2008 Honda Civic that I have been polishing my exhaust since new and it still looks like new, the car has 174,000 miles with the original exhaust
The heat doesn't burn off the wax unless it gets red hot, actually the heat bakes in the chrome polish making it stronger.
When I take my Civic to a mechanic to get inspected and he has it up on the rack and asks me if I just replaced the exhaust system I tell him NO... I polish it with chrome polish and they look at me that I'm crazy !
Within reason, when the vehicle is new with a new-clean exhaust you can do that..... but if it's old and the exhaust is already rusted it's a waste of time to polish it.
I know other guys that wax the frame on their truck, polish the aluminum lower control arms to give a chrome look so I don't feel like I'm the only crazy one - get carried away . Actually thinking about polishing the aluminum engine front cover of my 3.6 V6 - I use an angle air die grinder with a mild 2"nylon polish pad with Mothers Chrome Polish ......... I will send pictures when done......then you guys can call me crazy. No offence will be taken. Actually the best chrome polish I have used is the Honda Motorcycle chrome polish but it's crazy expensive, Mothers brand works good enough.
I love my truck, I love my car...... I admit that
I was under my truck yesterday polishing my exhaust with Mothers Chrome Polish
I have done it before on my other and past vehicles and it makes a big difference, - the dirt and water doesn't stick and doing it once a year your exhaust will look like new.
I have a 2008 Honda Civic that I have been polishing my exhaust since new and it still looks like new, the car has 174,000 miles with the original exhaust
The heat doesn't burn off the wax unless it gets red hot, actually the heat bakes in the chrome polish making it stronger.
When I take my Civic to a mechanic to get inspected and he has it up on the rack and asks me if I just replaced the exhaust system I tell him NO... I polish it with chrome polish and they look at me that I'm crazy !
Within reason, when the vehicle is new with a new-clean exhaust you can do that..... but if it's old and the exhaust is already rusted it's a waste of time to polish it.
I know other guys that wax the frame on their truck, polish the aluminum lower control arms to give a chrome look so I don't feel like I'm the only crazy one - get carried away . Actually thinking about polishing the aluminum engine front cover of my 3.6 V6 - I use an angle air die grinder with a mild 2"nylon polish pad with Mothers Chrome Polish ......... I will send pictures when done......then you guys can call me crazy. No offence will be taken. Actually the best chrome polish I have used is the Honda Motorcycle chrome polish but it's crazy expensive, Mothers brand works good enough.
I love my truck, I love my car...... I admit that