Exhaust stainless pipes

[Smessiha]

The stainless pipes are showing, dull shine, burns of material (plastic) stock to it, is there a way to restore/ clean them to a shine?

[Papa]

The best way to clean the golden heat discoloration is with Compound 302. For the plastic that got burnt onto the pipes, you may need to re-polish those areas with a buffing wheel.

[GoDadGo]

I"m sure the Compound 302 is the better choice; however, I have had good luck with Mother's Aluminum Mag Wheel Polish on my pipes.

[Smessiha]

I"m sure the Compound 302 is the better choice; however, I have had good luck with Mother's Aluminum Mag Wheel Polish on my pipes.

Thank you both, with some elbow grease and a powered buffing wheel worked like magic...

[Eausabr]

the golden hue is from heat, why would someone want to give them a brushed appearance, personaly i like the look of a nice smooth exhaust tip im not a fan of the brushed look, ive heard the optimum metal polish is some good stuff, i would use some 0000 steel wool with some metal polish on the steel wool then use a terry towel with polish on it after the steel wool. give that a shot and see how it comes out. if you're trying to remove the brushed look that will take some time and effort and probably be easier to get some new tips or just get a new muffler with some new tips on it...a performance muffler would be cheaper then factory muffler and give you a nicer exhaust note....good luck!