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One of the things that drives me nuts on the S4, is the amount of carbon deposit that builds up on the chrome exhaust tips.
To be sure, one of the things that drives all Audi owners crazy, as it has been a frequent complaint back to Audi. So frequent, that you'll notice that the newer models (Q5) are being designed with "fake" exhaust ports, and regular mufflers with downward facing exhaust pipes. Even the SQ5 has this retrograde application. All in the name of CLEAN exhaust tip finishers!
I digress.....
So, what do you guys do to clean up the Chrome Finishers??
I use simple green to clean the wheels and finishers, and then I'll use the pictured Eagle1 wadding polish to literally scrub the carbon deposits off the tips.
That stuff can be pretty stubborn, and often i just call it good enough rather than apply and re-apply until it's all gone.
Admittedly, after more than 3 decades of motorcycle ownership. there's nothing I've found that polishes chrome pipes better than the NEverDull wadding polish.
It's infused with some petroleum-based solvent that breaks down burnt-on deposits. It takes some elbow grease, but there isn't much it won't remove.
A can of this stuff lasts forever, and costs less than $10. Can be purchased nearly anywhere (walmart/autozone) in the US, and safe for most metal surfaces.
I wash the tips with soap and water and then polish with a terrycloth and Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish. I've been doing this for years with all of my cars, and no matter how much carbon buildup there is at the beginning, the tips always look brand new once I'm done.
I take a completely opposite approach. I never clean the tips so that they will turn a uniform dull black. Then I use all that free time I saved pretending I paid extra for that as a Black Optic option.
Before, I use brass wire wheel on a drill to clean once a while.
Now I unplugged the actuator clips on both sides, four of the tips are now just evenly black : )
Car now sounds louder on low RPM, my OCD doesn't bother me anymore lol
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