jason you are the magic man of polishing

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zzp1.0, k&n cai, c.c. plog, 1.9 RR's , 105#'s, 3in o/r dp, res delete, 104's, 8.5mm wires, 180* thermo, 3.4, AEM wideband, TOGs and borla catback in the mail.

id like to add in one more picture, this one is better than i thought

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zzp1.0, k&n cai, c.c. plog, 1.9 RR's , 105#'s, 3in o/r dp, res delete, 104's, 8.5mm wires, 180* thermo, 3.4, AEM wideband, TOGs and borla catback in the mail.

Wouldn't these tips rust/corode up faster once
you polish them ??

no, they dont rust or corrode as far as i know. mine havent anyhow. all they do is get dirty again.

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zzp1.0, k&n cai, c.c. plog, 1.9 RR's , 105#'s, 3in o/r dp, res delete, 104's, 8.5mm wires, 180* thermo, 3.4, AEM wideband, TOGs and borla catback in the mail.

The stock GP exhaust tips are casted aluminum. Polishing them will not cause them to ever rust, as aluminum cannot and will not rust. If anything the aluminum will oxidize/tarnish as its exposed to the elements, but having a good sealing polish on them will prolong this. Plus, making them clean up nice with a simple wipe of a rag.

But to get them polished to a mirror shine takes a lot of sanding and once its completely smooth, then the polishing begins. If you do a good job sanding, polishing is easy. But you have to get rid of all the roughness and cast marks before you start polishing, cause the polishing will show any imperfections. And these being a casted part...will have a lot of them, inside and out. Kinda like the supercharger cases.

My tips were polished stainless steel from Borla. They looked shinny to begin with, but they do and will turn nasty from driving my car that does not have a cat on it. Once a year they get a touch up from the Mothers, and is good to go. I didn't "polish" mine so to say, I just am keeping up the upkeep on them to keep them looking good. Unpolished stainless steel looks like fresh, smooth concrete. Ugly, dull, and gray in color.

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Spectacular job!!!!!!!!

I was thinking about doing the same thing - went to a chrome-plating outfit where I was quoted $100 per tip, for polishing the outsides only. They wouldnt touch the insides. So, I simply sprayed them with hi-temp chrome. It doesnt look too bad, but not close to yours.
Excellent article, think Ill get started on mine (bought a spare set to work on so as to not destroy the originals).

cool nice write up

thanks guys!

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zzp1.0, k&n cai, c.c. plog, 1.9 RR's , 105#'s, 3in o/r dp, res delete, 104's, 8.5mm wires, 180* thermo, 3.4, AEM wideband, TOGs and borla catback in the mail.

Very Nice N Shiny!

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mothers polish is the shiznit haha

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RIDES: 99 DARK BRONZEMIST METALLIC GTP SUPERCHARGED SEDAN. -MODS- CUSTOM FWI, CUSTOM GRILLES PERFORMANCE PLUGS, ENKEI stock RIMS, RAISED SPOILER, KENWOOD SOUND SYSTEM. RED CALIPERS AND ROTORS WELDED THURSH DUAL EXHAUST