Paint overspray from exhaust tips

[mr vandango]

Hi guys.

Any suggestions would be most welcome on how to remove overspray from the tips on my amg exhaust? The previous owner had some areas painted, and the 'professional' outfit seemed to have forgotten to mask off the areas around where they were spraying. It's all over one of the wheels too, but that's not an issue as I'm going to refurb them anyway.

I've tried clay bar and chrome polish with no joy at all. Maybe thinners would shift it?

 

[jotter22]

Try chrome polish and wire wool.

Tony.

 

[MancMike]

Soak some kitchen towel in paint stripper and lay it over the 'xaust tips for half an hour. When you come back, it should just wipe straight off.

Then AutoSol chrome polish on a rag, then wipe off any haze with a microfibre cloth and they'll be gleaming.

 

[mr vandango]

Thanks guys. I shall give the paint stripper a go today while I'm refurbing the wheels. I'd be terrified of leaving scratches using wire wool lol

 

[daveenty]

I tend to use those little scouring sponges which are primarily for kitchen use.

Even the rough side won't leave scratches on the chrome finish and combined with a bit of metal polish, as mentioned above, should leave you with a perfect finish.

 

[lxi]

Thanks guys. I shall give the paint stripper a go today while I'm refurbing the wheels. I'd be terrified of leaving scratches using wire wool lol

If you used something like a brillo pad (if they still exist) you would scratch.

Go to any decent hardware store and get some "0000" steel wool - it's mainly used for furniture so if it doesn't scratch a wooden surface, it won't scratch your tailpipes!

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Brasso will do it.

 

[DSM10000]

Brasso will do it.

Or T-cut

 

[Sp!ke]

I wouldnt put paint stripper on chrome.

 

[cb1965]

If it's an AMG exhaust won't it likely be stainless steel rather than chrome?

 

[MancMike]

Dichloromethane (paint stripper) won't damage chromium plating. It might have a blackening effect on stainless steel, but if we're sure the tips are chrome plated, there's no risk. If they're steel, don't use it, but my suggestion was based on them being chrome, I don't know if they are... that's for you guys to suss out.

 

[flango]

Thinners is what I would reach for and what I have used in the past for overspray removal on non paint parts

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[mr vandango]

Thanks for all the advice guys.. I managed to shift it with some wet and dry 2000 grit, and then polished it up with Brasso. Came up a treat, but took a fair bit of rubbing. Nice and shiny now! Did my head lights at the same time while I was at it.