{"id":25117,"date":"2019-02-04T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=25117"},"modified":"2019-02-04T09:04:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T14:04:42","slug":"exhaust-tip-quick-and-easy-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/exhaust-tip-quick-and-easy-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhaust Tip: Quick and Easy Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1411\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1411px) 100vw, 1411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is one part of the vehicle that most people rarely think to clean.\u00a0 Chrome exhaust tips come on a majority of newer cars or people have modified their exhaust setup to an aftermarket system that likely has chrome or polished exhaust tips.\u00a0 If not cleaned regularly you will begin to get carbon build-up on the tip which will eventually turn them black.\u00a0 On most performance cars this actually happens quite quickly.\u00a0 Here is a quick way to clean your tips and apply some protection to make future cleaning easier.<\/p>\n<p>Products needed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-clean.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-clean.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1337\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-clean.jpg 1337w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-clean-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-clean-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Exhaust-Tip-clean-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1337px) 100vw, 1337px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The process is quite simple, but can be messy.\u00a0 It is a good idea to wear a pair of gloves, such as the <a 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