Auto Obsessed here, it seems that if you just start the engine on your car or truck
the exhaust tips get black with carbon, now maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration
but most European and high performance vehicles put out quite a bit of carbon
and it does build up rather quickly around the edge of the exhaust tips.
Luckily there's a secret weapon detailers can use to quickly scrub off hard to clean carbon buildup.
Okay cleaning black carbon buildup off exhaust tips
after combustion carbon and other particulates are carried out of the engine with the exhaust gas
and some of those particulates get deposited on the exhaust tips you can scrub at it at the end
of a wash but generally the metal isn't going to come clean unless you use a more powerful cleaner
in our experience the best fastest and least expensive way to scrub exhaust tips
is to use a soap that includes a mild polish abrasive and in this video we'll be looking
at our favorite polishing soap p21s the p21s polishing soap is a secret weapon for exhaust tips
it comes in a round pot with the polishing sponge and the soap itself in this example we've clearly
got some black carbon buildup under a layer of mud that mud is going to wash away relatively easily
even a pressure washer on its own gets rid of that but the black buildup sticks on
open the p21s polishing soap get some water into the sponge and scrub it onto the soap to pick up
some soap on the sponge and then just work the sponge and polishing soap on the exhaust tip no
special technique required here you just want some friction and agitation on the metal to remove the
black buildup get the entire exhaust tip with the polishing soap not just the buildup on the edge
rinse the soap away and you'll see the difference if you're dealing with heavy buildup where the
polishing sponge is ineffective you can abandon the polishing sponge in favor of some fine steel
wool put the polishing soap on the steel wool and work the exhaust tip with that
pro tips and tricks this is good for stainless steel aluminum chrome or chrome plated steel
exhaust tips this is not recommended for painted or powder coated materials
there are different materials and cases so always assess and test for your situation
to get the best results load up the sponge with lots of polishing soap
the sponge and soap are abrasive so avoid contacting the paint or surrounding areas
we spray some of the obsessed wheel cleaner on the exhaust tips first this helps loosen
the debris and soot before scrubbing with the polishing soap if you use the polishing soap on
your exhaust tips each time you do a maintenance hand wash your exhaust tips will look great and
make your vehicle look just that much better some of the products we used to mention in this video
the p21s polishing soap again this comes with a sponge and then the polishing soap inside
if the sponge is ineffective we use a steel wool we usually use a triple zero or quad zero steel
wool in place of the polishing sponge so basically just take the steel wool rub it into the polishing
soap and then use that to polish the exhaust tips once the exhaust tips are as clean as you can get
them then you might want to brighten them up a little bit we use the P21S Finish Restore
Metal Polish this is really easy to use and it gives a nice brilliant look to those tips then
for maintenance washing we use the OBSSSSD Wheel Cleaner and this is great too spray on the exhaust
tips first this helps loosen the soot works away at it then you can go ahead to the polishing soap
or in cases where maybe the exhaust tips are quite far gone and you're going to need a lot of
attention on them use the wheel cleaner first once again spray it on let it dwell for a little bit
that loosens it up then go ahead to the polishing soap with the sponge or with the steel wool
so these products can be found on our web store at autoobsessed.com or in our description below, I
hope you've enjoyed watching this how to video and can apply some of the techniques to your vehicle
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