Cleaning Exhaust Tips
Posted 08-26-2008 at 02:44 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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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.BEFORE:
AFTER:
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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 05:59 AM by Speedy
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fantastic! if one uses a product like NeverDull on a brand new exhaust, will it stay newish? hrm...Posted 08-27-2008 at 11:03 PM by grrlsix
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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 06:55 AM by KS-CS
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nevr-dull on order - should look great next week on my... Remus!Posted 08-29-2008 at 03:03 PM by grrlsix
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Nice! Are you getting the Street or Racing version? Be sure and share some pix or video of Lottie with her new tailpipe.Quote:nevr-dull on order - should look great next week on my... Remus!
Posted 09-01-2008 at 06:41 PM by KS-CS
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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 12:02 PM by grrlsix
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Ohhh - cool! I'll be looking forward to reading about (and seeing/hearing) that.Posted 09-02-2008 at 12:29 PM by Speedy
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(can't wait! can't wait!)Posted 09-02-2008 at 12:32 PM by grrlsix
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Thanks for the Nevr-Dull tip. I need to get a can of that. Hope home depot has it...Posted 10-25-2008 at 07:31 PM by JML42
