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soonercruiser Donor


Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 785
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:10 am Post subject: Doscolored Chrome |
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I got "down" low and polished the chrome exhaust tips on the new to me "Limited" yesterday.
The right hand side looks great.
BUT.....the left hand side is discolored to about half way back.
Looks to me like just more exhaust heat there; or, overzealous welding.
Is there anything that will remove the discolored area?
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2step Donor


Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Posts: 10639 Location: Texas Hill Country
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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There is no actual, true "dual exhaust" for the Cruisers, only the splits behind the axle into dual tips. So depending on how the split is made, a T or a Y, determines the balance of flow between the 2 tips.
For the "discolored" question, it's best to turn to the cycle world for answers......
http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/2-goldwing-technical-forum/319994-how-remove-blue-chrome-exhaust.html
There a lot of info to find with a Google search. _________________ Christy, AKA Snittykitty, has never sold an ad on the Crew and never had a cash call to pay the bills or even hinted. This forum lives or dies by donations. She created this forum because of her love of Cruisers and even though us motor heads have jacked it for ourselves and she is more into stylin', she has never thrown in the towel. Why not send her a a message once in a while saying how you appreciate her loyalty? Keep Cruisin' everybody and have a nice day. |
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soonercruiser Donor


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quikgt Donor


Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 848 Location: Kingston ontario
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good, post up more pics when done. _________________ 2004 GT 5-speed-sold looking for a good GT auto
2008 Liberty
1989 Colt 200 GT Turbo
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NitroPT PTcrewner

Joined: 28 Jun 2012 Posts: 929 Location: Lincoln California
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:07 am Post subject: |
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Your picture are a good example of why dual tail pipes do not really work on the PT Cruiser.
There is a long time Motor Cycle and Boat product that will get much of the heat discoloration removed. Most chrome polishes for automotive are not as good as BLUE AWAY CHROME POLISH.
Any members that have a Flat Bottom or Hydro with Sanderson's or a Harley with a set of chrome pipes will attest to how well this product works.
The other option would be to get a set of blue tail pipes for both sides. That way it will look balanced. See "Ricer" junk and accessories. _________________ Hot rodders are a strange lot. They’ll spend thousands of dollars on performance parts to improve acceleration, handling or braking, but most won’t spend one dime on testing to discover if all those parts really made a difference! |
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rcktpwrd PTcrewser


Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 2350 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think anyone thinks the dual tips add anything to the car besides a cool look!
That is a great looking Cruiser!
Good luck in cleaning up the chrome it can be a challenge! _________________ Joel
2001 PT Cruiser Touring 5 speed
1976 Cutlass S
1990 Chevy 454SS |
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soonercruiser Donor


Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 785
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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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BTW
During one of my "I need to think about this" periods, I attempted to remove the bluing on the exhaust tip.
I bought a product Called "Blue-B-Gone" which comes in a tall bottle in mostly liquid form.
Forget hand rubbing! No effect!
Forget even hand rubbing with a 3M pad! NO effect!
I ended up using my cordless drill, which has a extra mandrel with a flat velcro surface.
I cut a piece of light duty 3M pad, and I polished it...and I polished it....and I polished it with heavier pressure each time!
I finally did make a pretty good improvement.
Except I think that my chrome polish would have worked just as good with as much abrasion as I ended up using.
Before....
AFTER...
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rcktpwrd PTcrewser


Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 2350 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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looks pretty good to me!  _________________ Joel
2001 PT Cruiser Touring 5 speed
1976 Cutlass S
1990 Chevy 454SS |
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