I was cleaning my car today and decided to see if I could get some of the grime off the muffler tip. I had been considering buying a new chrome one as the dull metal didn't exactly look good.

The muffler before cleaning.


It was really caked in soot and required a lot of work to restore.

I used a bodyshop rubbing compund applied with a scotch pad and some wire wool on the really tough spots around the rim. After about an hour of scrubbing I applied some Autogym metal polish and rubbed it down with a duster for about 10 minutes.

Here's the result:


I had no idea that this was hiding under the soot! >> (when I bought the car it was already dirty).

Lol yeah, it's a nice muffler tip, I try and keep mine as clean as possible >>

wait.. do all stock celica's have chrome muffler tips?

-Hanyo+Jun 7, 2004 - 4:46 AM

damn maybe I should clean mine & see what I get haha.....probably a whole lot of stock muffler & nothin else!

mine was chrome... but ew, had to get rid of it >> Good work tho!

This post has been edited by tim86: Jun 7, 2004 - 4:36 PM