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Jun 2, 2010 | 10:27 PM

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W203Ramos

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'03C32 Obsidian Black, '76Toyota Celica GT TRD, '12R350 4matic Arctic White, '06 ML 350 arctic white

i hate the build up as well but I scrape

....yes scrape it off with a razor then I polish it. our tips are polished stainless steele not chrome plated so using a razor will not ruin the finish....if the razor thing scares you...use scotch brite plastic dish pad with wd-40 then polish.
works really well....

Jun 3, 2010 | 12:30 PM

#27

Emin

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2010 C300, 2012 Mustang

Problem with black tips is that it blends in with the paint of the car and you dont see much of it. A friend of mine has an STI with black tips and you cant even tell it has an exhaust lol. Titanium has always been my favorite look

Jun 9, 2010 | 10:48 AM

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RLx02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by W203Ramos

i hate the build up as well but I scrape

Thats what I actually did too. Took a flat blade and scraped off the carbon build up on the bottom...I'll try taking a scotch brite pad to it later this week when the weather finally gets nice...i hope.

Jun 9, 2010 | 05:21 PM

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mrobinso

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I guarantee you this product will clean your chrome exhaust. I don't care how much crud is caked on your exhaust tips, this product continues to amaze me:

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-One-1035.../dp/B000CNBI1A

Pretty much carried at every auto parts store.

Someone recommended it on crossfireforum.org and I purchased a tin about two years ago. Helped me get the stained black crap off of my Crossfire's dual exhaust tips. When I purchased my C55 about two weeks ago, the car was extremely clean except the exhaust tips were heavily stained.

For best results, tear off a piece of the material in the tin (its a cotton material with a strong chrome polish embedded into the fibers), rub down the exhaust tips very well. When I cleaned the tips of my C55 for the first time I spent a good twenty minutes rubbing. Once done rubbing, let the material dry for a few minutes, then buff out. Repeat as many times as you want.

Most likely, you wont get a completely shiny exhaust on the first go around. Drive the car for a few days and then the next time you wash it, repeat the above steps. I think this compound actually works over time to break up the black dust on the exhaust. Probably by the second or third wash and good scrubbing/polish, your exhaust tips will be looking like new.

No offense but this is an AMG mercedes. Why would you want to cover up the distinctive quad AMG exhaust tips that most car owners would love to have? By painting over your exhaust I think it would be harder to see/fully appreciate one of the only features of the car that delineates our AMG W203 from any other non-AMG W203.

Last edited by mrobinso; Jun 9, 2010 at 05:23 PM. Reason: correct typo from *rims to *exhaust

Jun 12, 2010 | 04:36 AM

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RLx02

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No offense taken.

I saw a completely murdered out, flat black CLS63 when i took a vacation in hong kong last year. I was surprised that the exhaust tips were even blacked out and it looked pretty awesome on it.

Then again, my car is not flat black so...

Jun 12, 2010 | 11:29 PM

#31

RLx02

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I spent a good 45 minutes or so today polishing my tips with some mothers polish. It removed most of the deposits except for the ones that were caked on the bottom of the tips which I took off using a scotch brite. It shined up just fine except for the bottom of the tips...I think I will need some better metal polishing compound and extremely fine sandpaper (?) to polish them to a gleaming finish again.

Finally seeing my tips shiny again made me realize how nice they were...I just wish they were bigger like the C63 tips.

I still like the flat black tips...but on flat black cars for now

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Jun 13, 2010 | 09:18 AM

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mrobinso

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Looks awesome! To be honest, one of the things I love most about the exteriors of the C55 is the quad exhaust. It is so unique. When I try to think about other cars released within the last five years with quad exhausts the only one that comes to mind is the M3. Can anyone think of anything else.

I would avoid sandpaper. Just give the chromes another "treatment" of scrubbing and then polishing in a few days. You will find that the black stain that is really stuck on the bottom of the tips will be a little easier to buff out. Once you have gone at it a few more times over the course of several treatments, the staining should be all gone.

Good luck.

Jun 13, 2010 | 10:25 AM

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RLx02

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Thanks. The black stains are gone but the bottom half of the tip just looks dull compared to the top part. I think I'll just keep polishing it like I did with my old jump boots until I get that mirror shine again.