250 Chrome exhaust surround

Meguiars metal polish and some light wire wool!

EDIT: Use a microfibre first and some elbow grease and failing that use the wire wool.

 

You can get close with metal polish but honestly as above wire wool is the best/fastest way, polish and a cloth will take you all day and leave you with a stiff arm.
They're often still pitted and marred after all the soot is cleaned off though with it just being probably cheaply chromed.

I usually keep it clean enough not to use wool, but sometimes it's just needed and then finish it off with the metal polish.

 

Like this stuff iirc
http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-fine-steel-wool/50103_BQ.prd

 

I've had the same tube of Autosol for about 15 years, used it on the 250 when I got it, worked perfectly.

 

I tend to use some regular kitchen tin foil and a bit of washing up liquid as lubricant.. removes soot and so on, but, as mentioned above, will not get rid of the pitting..

 

Mine is in really good shape still, and not getting dirty/black that much. Because of that i was in a position that its a really good chrome part. Maybe its going to get worse when i install catless downpipe tho, lets see

 

yes, it appears to me as painted/chromed plastic..

 

Depends on how bad it is but I use Prima amigo and a microfiber cloth to clean the chrome surround on my 250 (based on a tip from my german detailing goods pusher) and it cleans of almost every spot nice and easy. An upside to this approach is that it is not as aggressive towards the surface as metal polish and wirewool.
Also if you after cleaning the surround give it a layer of wax (suiteble for high temperature) it makes it easier to maintain and clean (using normal car shampoo) for a period of time.

 

Mine comes up brand new everytime i was it, think ive used metal polish a handful of times in a couple of years

maybe yours was never cleaned and just corroded? Buy a new one if it wont budge

 

Browny,
Replacement trim is about £114.
For what it's worth, my suggestion to clean is:
Remove the trim, just unclips and comes out when you slide a thin bit of plastic down the sides, three clips I think. Then apply a liberal (don't put it on like lard just coat it) coat of Meguiar's GXT metal polish and just leave it on for a day. Next day go back to it and use the metal polish and an old microfiber cloth to polish it.
Can do this without removing the trim if need be and you can normally get the polish down Halfords, at £10 a pop must be worth a try.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/ca...eguiars-nxt-generation-all-metal-polish-142ml
Good luck.

 

The above is on the assumption you have a build up of black exhaust carbon on it and nothing else sorry?

 

Little hard to tell but it might well be the chrome coating that is coming off. Is it holes or lumps?

 

I would suggested the chrome coating has pitted & has started to come away. Polish must have been getting under it and accelerating this. Needs re-coating or filling then spraying another colour. might be able to get it carbon dipped?

 

Yeah might be just as easy to replace but can be expensive. See this thread, http://www.rsmegane.com/showthread.php?p=73442

 

Yes, think you just call the Wolverhampton dealer in his absence and mention the forum for the discounted price.

 

Yes

 

You can buy chrome paint if you are willing to rub it down and re-paint it.

Something like this: http://www.halfords.com/motoring/pa...ints/halfords-enamel-spray-paint-chrome-300ml

 

Did you end up trying that chrome paint?