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i have dual exhaust on my 04 silv and noticed after the first minnesota snow fall that my pipes have surface rust spots all over them. im pissed what can i do. i didnt get a chance to wash it for a week and a half but the salt was only on the tips for 5 days and it ate them that fast? there supposed to be stainless steel what do i do call the guy that put them on? are there any good products to take rust off itss only little spots. por15 work i need help fast!!!!!!

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i have dual exhaust on my 04 silv and noticed after the first minnesota snow fall that my pipes have surface rust spots all over them. im pissed what can i do. i didnt get a chance to wash it for a week and a half but the salt was only on the tips for 5 days and it ate them that fast? there supposed to be stainless steel what do i do call the guy that put them on? are there any good products to take rust off itss only little spots. por15 work i need help fast!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

you can use steel wool or a SOS pad and it should take the rust spots right off. to polish them up try some Mothers metal polish. you can also use some WD-40 with the steel wool if you just use the dry steel wool.

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i have dual exhaust on my 04 silv and noticed after the first minnesota snow fall that my pipes have surface rust spots all over them. im pissed what can i do. i didnt get a chance to wash it for a week and a half but the salt was only on the tips for 5 days and it ate them that fast? there supposed to be stainless steel what do i do call the guy that put them on? are there any good products to take rust off itss only little spots. por15 work i need help fast!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

you can use steel wool or a SOS pad and it should take the rust spots right off. to polish them up try some Mothers metal polish. you can also use some WD-40 with the steel wool if you just use the dry steel wool.

 

 

 

 

 

I would have to agree, steel wool and Mothers is the way to go. Another suggestion would be to talk to the person that installed the system. I would be pissed about that after the first snowfall too, as I would expect stainless steel NOT to rust.

 

Good luck!

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Stainless wont rust, they put on cheap chrome plated tips, I would get some good ol' chrome polish from turtle wax and scrub them with that that will clean it up. I use it on my center caps when they get some rust.

 

Or....go to the place where you got your exhaust and tell the guy that he put the wrong tips on and to put the stainless on, if thats what they told you.

 

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yeah if they are rusting and they were supposed to be stainless id be taking it back to them...they should make it right.... once those tips start to rust, u can knock it off with sos pad but it will always come back...

 

at least that was my experience with chrome tips...i now have stainless though

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ya stainless steel does not rust. it will discolor when exposed to extreme heat but the tips are far enough back that should not matter. I would definetely take them back and tell the guy to put the right ones on.

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