EMPI STOCK TAIL PIPE DRESS-UP - CHEESE GRATER Rusts Tail Pipes!

I got most of the rust off except for a few specs with Naval Jelly and by rubbing lightly with steel wool.

Then I polished them with Brasso brass, copper, and chromium polish.

Then I applied some McGuires wax/polish.

The Naval Jelly slightly tarnished and discolored the pipes a little, but now they look almost as good as new.

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if you find yourself in that situation again, try "The Works tub&shower cleaner" or "CLR"... The Works is better. won't harm the SS and will disolve the rust stain nearly instantly.

It's the end of the world!

So, was it rust from the cheese grater that stained the stainless-steel pipes?

Heh, heh, heh!

Yes, I think it was from a combination of engine heat, water, and the less than pefect Chinese chrome.

Any friction contact with carbon steel will cause carbide precipitation and allow stainless to rust. The cheese grater contact most likely caused the rust. Polishing it after the steel wool may prevent it, but steel wool alone will ruin the stainless unless it is passivated after to remove the carbon/iron.

Or if you are a cheapskate like me, try Coke and crumpled up tin foil. Regular, not diet coke. Buy a 2 or 3 liter bottle, the leftover coke can be disposed of with some dark rum.....

Jan

a bottle of "the works" is a dollar at most dollar stores... about a buck fifty at wally world...

well, you got point there... the left over cleaner can really only come in handy in the toilet or tub...LOL

That sounds like a wast of good dark rum...

Tony

Back in my rum drinking days Myers was for sipping and anything less was mixed with coke.

Tony

'Good' dark rum I would still use with coke. 'Excellent' or 'superior' rum would not get ruined by coke in my household, but it is somewhat unlikely to be found there either, with my current income :)