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Old 29 December 2006 | 07:39 PM
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Default Does anyone else actually wash their exhaust?

Or is it just me that spends 10 mins washing it, then buffing it with t cut for 5 mins ?

Only reason im mentioning it is because about 3 people walked past as I was washing it and 2 of them gave me dodgey looks and the other asked if I always clean the exhaust

Am I just a sad act?
Old 29 December 2006 | 07:41 PM
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I give the end a wipe over as i wash the car
Dont go as far as you appear to do but hey...each to their own
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Old 29 December 2006 | 07:43 PM
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Yes, Always wash it over with a sponge, and give it a quick once over with autobrite metal polish once a month, (polishing is done in the garage though !!)

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Old 29 December 2006 | 07:46 PM
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yep most weeks, i have had the same dodgey looks, is that autobrite metal polish any good ????
Old 29 December 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Nothing wrong with polishing your tip every time you wash.
Old 29 December 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Hell yeah!



I lurve my new exhaust I do
Old 29 December 2006 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AVZ
Nothing wrong with polishing your tip every time you wash.
the girlfriend usually polishes mine though with her lips
Old 29 December 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Hell yeah!



I lurve my new exhaust I do
Haha legend, I have the same exhaust. Thats why I polish it
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Multijfj
Or is it just me that spends 10 mins washing it, then buffing it with t cut for 5 mins ?

Only reason im mentioning it is because about 3 people walked past as I was washing it and 2 of them gave me dodgey looks and the other asked if I always clean the exhaust

Am I just a sad act?
goes without saying, bit like washing your *****
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Ahh, do you polish the inside of it though


Not your ***** Sara, before you say it
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:16 PM
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Ahh, do you polish the inside of it though


Not your ***** Sara, before you say it
clean as a whistle, even the pea
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
Ahh, do you polish the inside of it though


Not your ***** Sara, before you say it
wouldnt think anyone polishes or washes the inside of it, sure the carbon build ups up all the time, maybe im wrong
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:52 PM
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Only have Prodrive back box but "I POLISH IT"
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Elmer what is that Zorst you have mate?
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:57 PM
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a Genome
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how the hell did you know that lol
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:59 PM
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how the hell did you know that lol
call it an educated guess
Old 29 December 2006 | 08:59 PM
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When you've got almost a grands worth of zorst hiding under your motor u gotta let people know about it!
Old 29 December 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Whats the point in buying and installing a nice shiny exhaust just to let it get mucky and less visible.Keep it shiny and when you look in your rear veiw mirror at the traffic lights watch the cars occupants behind you have a good gawp
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Hell yeah!



I lurve my new exhaust I do
where did you get that exhaust, i have to get one!!!!!
Old 29 December 2006 | 09:01 PM
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i do wash inside the pipe, its a 5" exit, so is pretty big,the carbon build up isnt too bad,so cleans off nicely after 2 mths or so.
Old 29 December 2006 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GeoffMM
where did you get that exhaust, i have to get one!!!!!
youve got his reg, just follow him home

Old 29 December 2006 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rsarjantson
Yes, Always wash it over with a sponge, and give it a quick once over with autobrite metal polish once a month, (polishing is done in the garage though !!)

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Old 29 December 2006 | 10:47 PM
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My wife, chrome polish and a microfibre cloth, she loves buffing the tip.
Old 29 December 2006 | 10:48 PM
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i wash it with the car... nothing special
Old 29 December 2006 | 10:53 PM
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on most scoobs it's big enough that you have to wash it as it's pretty noticeable!!
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mine isn't shiny and being 5" it doesn't get very dirty but i have found it full of mud a few times, it acts like a pastry cutter in the muddy bank when i have turned around up a lane
Old 29 December 2006 | 11:05 PM
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i actually put my car on ramps so i could get under to clean the zorst 5 minutes after starting my mobile rang and it was tracking saying that they have had an activation from my unit and wanted to know if i knew where thew car was ? so i told them its about 4 inch's above my nose as im under it cleaning the zorst, the lady on the line laughed and said ok sir no problem
Old 29 December 2006 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Multijfj
Am I just a sad act?
Hell no. But what about me..? I often wash and polish the back box too! [gulp] Now, what was the constructive criticism my brother-in-law recently gave me... ah yes... "Tart!" he said.

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Old 30 December 2006 | 12:02 AM
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Better using autosol.



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