Polishing Your Exhaust Tips with P21S

Today we'll tackle exhaust tip polishing.  We will be using P21S Polishing Soap and going after the BRZ's exhaust tips.  P21S Polishing Soap is a clay based polish first designed for silversmiths actually and has been designed for use on chrome, polished surfaces, and many other metal surfaces.  As with any product try it out in an inconspicuous spot first.

So here we are.  We'll start off by cleaning the tips and surrounding areas with Chemical Guys V07, I use this product because it is a hybrid of detail spray while also having some sealant properties.

Here's what we've picked up, quite a bit of dirt but nothing too tragic.  Driving through the rain (yes here in Vegas we occasionally get rain) bounced up a few splashes of water.  But now it's time for polishing.  The polishing soap comes with a sponge in the polishing container that is quite abrasive.

 First to wet it until it's damp.

Then squeeze out the extra water until it's damp.

Give it a good swipe until there's a good layer of soap on it.  Be advised a little goes a long way with this product.

Lather the sponge and go to work on the exhaust tip, working in multiple motions until it's been polished to your liking.

You can see even after cleaning embedded dirt lies within the metal and comes out when heavily worked with.

But nothing a simple rinse can't fix!

And here we are brand new and sparkling clean again!

Thanks for reading!

Review: P21S Metal Polishing Soap

You may remember from my Nevr-Dull review that I was interested in trying out P21S Polishing Soap as well in comparison.  Well I recently picked some up in a trade and couldn't wait to try it out.

Product link found here.

Packaging

You can see it comes supplied with it's own sponge.

The soap and sponge.

The sponge must be soaked in water then wrung until it is barely dripping.  The instructions then call for it to be swiped multiple times across the soap.

After using this, this was probably too much, but in the beginning I'd rather use too much than not enough.

As for the exhaust tips here is a quick before and after, they weren't in too bad of a shape to begin with but take a look specifically at the inside edge.  After polishing multiple times you can either wash it off or wait for it to haze then buff off.  I chose to wash it off since it seemed like a safer route to begin with.

Overall my thoughts on this product is that it works fantastic on polishing them up, however using a sponge as compared to something like a foam applicator is more difficult.  I may try an applicator out next and see if that works better.  It would be smaller than the sponge.  But the soap works great however compared to a polish it does create more of a mess and additionally requires to be washed off or to wait until it dries to a haze (which I don't prefer because I'd rather put the product on then take it off instead of leaving it on there), as compared to Nevr-Dull which you just polish then wipe clean once you're done.

Thanks for reading if you have any questions or tips feel free to let me know.

Review: Nevr - Dull

It seems like everytime I look at my collection I find something I'm missing. This last week I've become more and more disappointed in my exhaust tips looked, they weren't terribly dirty but they never had that pop to them I see from the pros. They were always pretty dull so after looking around a bit I found Nevr-Dull and P21S Metal Polishing Soap, this being a wadding polish and a bit cheaper I decided to try it out (not to say I don't want to try out P21S, it's still on the wish list).

Got it in today and well some free time means I had a chance to try it out.


Here's what we're up against



And the products used (note I'm using Megs D101 in an Adam's bottle)



APC at work



I just thought this was cool the APC turned purple when it hit stainless steel, no idea why



Here's the clean exhaust tip, just dull to me and full of minor scratches



Take just a small pinch out of the can, can be a bit difficult to tear off and I would definitely recommend using gloves with this.



And after polishing



Exhaust tip #2 before



Some oxidation beforehand



Cleared it right up



And the final product (plus some Meg's Hyper Dressing on the rear diffuser to give it a clean look. Can't have clean exhaust tips and a dirty diffuser can we



Overall, my thoughts are that Nevr Dull is easy to use, cheap and effective. Now I wouldn't mind more shine and gloss from them but I think I'll need a Powerball or to pull the tips off to get that perfect shine that really reflects. For me, honestly it's just not worth it, maybe if I have some free time and can take them off I can spend some quality time with each of them. I would have no problem using this again, but I do need to say what kind of durability and longevity this has and how it stands up to the elements over time.

Thanks for reading, feel free to post any questions or tips!