Derusting chrome exhaust

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    #16
    Originally posted by chuck hahn
    No steel wool WILL NOT SCRATCH CHROME OR DULL IT..Your foil will.

    Interesting, I did not know that and will avoid aluminum in the future. I have seen many sites talking about using the foil method.


    Any idea as to why steel wool will not scratch and aluminum will?

    Thanks,
    Dave

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      • chuck hahn
        Forum LongTimer
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        • May 2009
        • 25918
        • Norman, Oklahoma
        #17
        Not a clue really..all i know is that it doesnt. It will swipe the rust and any loose edges around any pits off but the chrome is left TOTALLY unharmed. And the WD40 just loosens and disolves the rust particles in a way that just crazy. makes a nasty brown mess that will wash of with some dish soap but other than the mess it really works well. And of course its gonna take some good old fashioned time and elbow grease. It isnt like you spray it on and it magically evaporates or something.
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          • Richsuz
            #18
            After removing the rust and pitting, what do you all use to keep the rust from coming back?

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              • Adler
                #19
                Ill just put these here...





                Wd-40 with steel wool and aluminum foil. Then mothers chrome polish.

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                  • Guest
                    #20
                    Originally posted by chuck hahn
                    Not a clue really..all i know is that it doesnt. It will swipe the rust and any loose edges around any pits off but the chrome is left TOTALLY unharmed. And the WD40 just loosens and disolves the rust particles in a way that just crazy. makes a nasty brown mess that will wash of with some dish soap but other than the mess it really works well. And of course its gonna take some good old fashioned time and elbow grease. It isnt like you spray it on and it magically evaporates or something.

                    That was kinda how the aluminum foil and chrome polish worked for me. No real sign of major (new) scratches. Granted my pipe is not perfect and I would not recomened using this unless there was major rust and nothing really to lose. Definitely looks better than it did but by no means is it showroom condition.

                    -Dave

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                      • Frank Z.
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                        • Sep 2009
                        • 1458
                        • Austin, TX
                        #21
                        Good info from all. Thanks! Used the 000 steel wool + wd-40 approach. Really rough/tight areas got a bit of diluted naval jelly and brass wire brush. Now if only i could get rid of them blues.

                        Pipes coming along nicely tho... not perfect, as exhausts have some road rash and dents, but acceptable.

                        And, as Ringo once said... "I've got blisters on my fingers!!!"
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