Factory exhaust tip chroming?
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I had my factory tips electroplated, but
but they are already stained with road tar and other discolorations, even Mother's won't remove. This plating cost me 100.00 dollars American. Also the plating is peeling off, where I had them tack welded to the tailpipes...If I had it to do over, I would purchace two 3.5" chromed tips like you can get from your local muffler shoppe (That are factory chromed). These larger tipps would fill in the cut out mo-betta anyway's
Spike
Spike
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I think it would be cheaper to buy some polished stainless steel tips rather than chroming your stock ones. Try this link
http://promuffler.com/slash_cut_tips.htm
http://promuffler.com/slash_cut_tips.htm
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I 'think' the stock tips are stainless, but ford coats them with ceramic.
Why do i think they are stainless? cus my coating is gone and I polished them up nice with stainless cleaner, and lots of work.
ANother problem...can't chrome stainless....at least thats what all teh shops I have talked with have said, whcih could explain why your chrome is flaking off...
Brandon
Why do i think they are stainless? cus my coating is gone and I polished them up nice with stainless cleaner, and lots of work.
ANother problem...can't chrome stainless....at least thats what all teh shops I have talked with have said, whcih could explain why your chrome is flaking off...
Brandon
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Hmmmmm!?
Thank all for the enlightenment. I'll call the electroplating shop and axe them what they noticed and acknowledged about the about the tips, when the ceramic was blasted off. Man, it makes little since to me why FORD would ceramic coat the S.S. tipps anyway?? Oh well kinda the story of my life....Trial and error.
Spike
Spike
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