rusty old exhaust!

5th May 2007, 22:26

i decided to do something about my exhaust today because its the worst part of my car by far...
this is what it looked like:

i started off by getting most of the rust off with p600 paper and then finished off with p1200 paper. there were some spots where the chrome had flaked off and was rusting underneath so i painted some silver hammerite on that i had hanging about (light spots).

can anyone suggest a way of making it look better?
are those bolt on tips any good for the time being whilst i save up for an exhaust?

cheers.

5th May 2007, 22:28

Have you used metal polish on it?. If not, get a few coats of autosol on there

5th May 2007, 22:32

what is that?

is it expensive?

5th May 2007, 22:49

Autosol is a metal polish mate. You can buy it in a tube (like toothpaste) about 6 or 7 qud i think, should bring the exhaust up a treat. Halfords will sell it.

5th May 2007, 22:55

http://www.thepolishingshop.biz/acat...al_Polish.html

this site does 2 for £5, is that about right?

and do i just use it same as t-cut? rub it in with a bit of rag lol

5th May 2007, 22:56

Thats the stuff mate. Just rub it in with an old cloth, leave it on for a bit, then buff it off with a clean cloth. You can do it as many times as you like, the more coats, the shinier the tip will be.

Hope that helps mate.

5th May 2007, 22:59

yeah that helps a bunch dude, cheers (Y)

5th May 2007, 23:32

ebay is the best place for autosol mate

5th May 2007, 23:40

yeah, but could i just by like a new, 'clip-on' tip for now?

5th May 2007, 23:42

go for the clip on if you like, but dont be dont but anything oversized on unless you want to be laughed at.

5th May 2007, 23:45

And you might have issues gettin it on without cutting stuff, cus the silver tips wedled on and the pipes a bit bent i think?

You seen the thread about the meet in Weston on monday mate, see ur from Bristol

6th May 2007, 00:03

if its off a vtr/s then the tip is tack welded on mate could always go to a scrappy to see if theres any decent ones there

6th May 2007, 00:10

yeah, i was thinking of maybe going to a scrapyard and picking up a stainless box and pipe. problem is i dont know where any are...have to get the yellow pages out me thinks

no i havent heard about weston ben, you got a link there?

6th May 2007, 20:43

Theres hardly ever any saxos in scrappies round our area mate, they all et repaired and re sold by the insurance companies, or they just dissapear for some reason lol. Theres 4scrappies round Weston, most of em have only ever had one or two saxos, one bloke hasnt had one in seven years. I know of at least 5 that got written off last year in weston.

Ebay or here, or SSC, are the way forward