SQ5 Chrome Exhaust Tips - Corrosion / Carbon Buildup?
07-14-2017, 10:13 PM
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Maybe it's the pics, but the OP looks like normal carbon build up on any neglected exhaust tips. Just go after them with Blue Magic and a cotton rag. I've brought dozens of tips that like that back to new. Don't let them get that bad, and it won't take more than a 5 min polish each wash.
The second post looks odd. I wouldn't be confident with those.
The second post looks odd. I wouldn't be confident with those.
07-15-2017, 07:51 PM
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OE sport is actually black chrome. This is flat black, pic just looks shiny for some reason. Still looks better than the rotted chrome which was btw not neglected and constantly looked after but still became pitted in short time.
07-15-2017, 08:55 PM
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Yep, thanks, regular rattle can of basic black plastidip. 5000+ miles winter and summer. No problem.
OE sport is actually black chrome. This is flat black, pic just looks shiny for some reason. Still looks better than the rotted chrome which was btw not neglected and constantly looked after but still became pitted in short time.
OE sport is actually black chrome. This is flat black, pic just looks shiny for some reason. Still looks better than the rotted chrome which was btw not neglected and constantly looked after but still became pitted in short time.
07-16-2017, 01:50 PM
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I'm a car detail fanatic and I use a paper towel with Simple Green and wipe out the inside of the pipes once a week on my 2016 SQ5 and it works great. So far no corrosion at all
07-16-2017, 07:10 PM
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Just mask it. That's the beauty of plastidip. Any overspray can be rubbed off. Also you can remove and redo if you want. I actually tried their "smoke" color first but didn't like it so just peeled it off and used black instead.
07-17-2017, 12:44 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion. I tried the Simple Green this morning and it worked great. Had to scrub a little, but if I do this every other week I'm guessing the exhaust tips will just wipe clean with no scrubbing.
07-17-2017, 03:23 PM
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Hi auntrout. Glad it worked for you. Yes, super easy clean. Sometimes I'll take an old toothbrush to scrub a bit as well to get the black exhaust dust off and then wipe clean with a paper towel. I usually clean mine out once a week.
07-17-2017, 04:40 PM
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It was a great tip SQ5guyinSoCal. If I clean the tips once week it will definitely just be a spray and wipe. I hadn't clean the tips for about 6 weeks and a little scrubbing with a paper towel did the job. Do you put anything on the tips after you clean them? Thanks again.
