# Detail guys...What do you use to clean carbon build up off exhaust tips? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 20, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149 "2012-05-20T08:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/1 "2012-05-20T08:52:29Z")
I spent the night washing and waxing my car last night and the only thing that I couldn’t get clean were the exhaust tips on my car. There is so much carbon build up, I tried to hit it wil steel wool, but it was too much. Is there a cleaner or solution that will help removing this? ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/2 "2012-05-20T09:27:53Z")
I have some problem. Use Mothers metal polish. You could probably use a Power Ball to speed things up. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/3 "2012-05-20T09:38:16Z")
Well the problem is, the exhaust on my acura is inserted so nothing will really fit in there. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/4 "2012-05-20T09:42:15Z")
For reference: ![http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/c504004a.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/c504004a.jpg) ---------- Post added at 12:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:40 PM ---------- I was able to polish the lip, but I would like to try and clean out the carbon that has built up in there. ---
**Author:** ![DR.PUCH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dr.puch/32/5237_2.png) [@DR.PUCH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DR.PUCH)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/5 "2012-05-20T10:42:00Z")
![http://www.aawsales.com/assets/images/11011.jpg](http://www.aawsales.com/assets/images/11011.jpg) BEST stuff on the market hands down, works great, smells good to! ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/6 "2012-05-20T12:57:23Z")
Sorry, I don’t get that deep into mine. My carbon is way worse so I stop before actually going inside the tip. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/7 "2012-05-20T16:29:28Z")
Never Dull and elbow grease are great. Those tips will be black again in 1 day, don’t know why you’d bother? I always just clean the edges and exterior. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyballs69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/8 "2012-05-20T16:35:19Z")
Wheel cleaner works good on my car to break up the carbon, but maybe scrub it with something like seafoam. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/9 "2012-05-20T16:56:39Z")
grease lightening and then a brush (like a wheel spoke brush), and then a less intense cleaner should get it close to as clean as it can. But yeah, it’ll be all screwed up again in a week lol ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/10 "2012-05-20T17:05:51Z")
High temp black spray paint. ---
**Author:** ![Birdman64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@Birdman64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Birdman64)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/11 "2012-05-20T17:57:18Z")
Liquid wax and the finest steel wool will make them shine like new. Used to do that when I was a detailer back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/12 "2012-05-20T18:01:03Z")
Easy off oven spray is by far the absolute best thing i have ever come accross for removing grease/carbon. I used it to de-grease quite a few engine blocks, and used it on muffler tips multiple times, its also 3$ a can which beats out all of these high priced cleaners from auto parts stores ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/13 "2012-05-20T18:18:38Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > High temp black spray paint. I like this idea so then you’ll never have to worry about having the semi-carbon build up look to it. ---
**Author:** ![Birdman64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@Birdman64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Birdman64)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/14 "2012-05-20T19:02:59Z")
> [@robftw](#): > > Easy off oven spray is by far the absolute best thing i have ever come accross for removing grease/carbon. > > I used it to de-grease quite a few engine blocks, and used it on muffler tips multiple times, its also 3$ a can which beats out all of these high priced cleaners from auto parts stores This works pretty good too, that shit is potent! ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/15 "2012-05-20T19:40:05Z")
I high temp black spray painted my exhaust. Smells like shit everytime i get on it/when it’s hot ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/16 "2012-05-25T20:51:37Z")
i believe the inside of those tips are painted flat black from the factory ---
**Author:** ![gt08vapor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@gt08vapor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gt08vapor)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/17 "2012-05-25T21:29:38Z")
Metal polish with 0000 steel wool. I have used it on hundreds of exhaust setup and works wonders ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/18 "2012-06-16T20:00:35Z")
Rather than make a new thread. I have an offer on an exhaust and the guy said the tips are a touch discolored from tracking the car and them getting very hot. Will polish bring them back? I don’t mind how they look, but figured I would ask here if I could improve them. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/19 "2012-06-16T20:25:04Z")
I don’t believe you can fix heat discoloration ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detail-guys-what-do-you-use-to-clean-carbon-build-up-off-exhaust-tips/223149/20 "2012-06-17T04:59:59Z")
> [@robftw](#): > > I don’t believe you can fix heat discoloration That was my understanding. But sometimes these detail guys have miracle products. Just agreed on a price, should have it in 3 weeks. I keep adding stuff to the car and delaying my update thread.