Tail pipe finishers

[A5 XKC]

Hi, have an XK8 where the Chrome tailpipes are very black and can't get the clean, have tried autosol without success, any ideas?

[Trooper2]

Elbow grease.

Try your Autosol with some very fine steelwool or try some polishing compound followed by your Autosol to brighten.

Flitz or Brasso will probably work as well.

[wildoliver]

Try a bit of autoglym wheel acid, followed by 2000 Grit wet and dry, then rubbing compount, then t cut then polish.

N.B. If your tailpipes are Chrome DO NOT USE THIS METHOD you will go through the chrome layer.

[Jaguarnut]

For chrome finishes you could try using normal vinegar and fine wire wool followed by either autoglm metal polish or autosol, still with fine wire wool. Finally cloth polish. If all the suggestions fail, and the tailpipes are just easily changed pipe extensions, try some new ones and regularly polish them with autosol/autoglym to keep them pritine. The issue I believe is a mix of combustion by-products mixing with the condensation formed in the exhaust after start-up. This is a corrosive substance that will over time permanently damage the chrome or alloy. Mine are nice and shiny and I just hate dirty tailpipes!

[the preacher]

try peek works well on mine

[A5 XKC]

Don't want to appear thick, what is peek???