Polishing stainless headers?!!?!?!

[1993HondaCivic]

Does anyone know how, or what to use, to polish stainless stell headers. mine have some water spots and look pretty grimey. any ideas? thanks

[Marc-OS]

Use any regular engine cleaner (Gunk or Simple Green are good products from what I've heard). I think that'll clean up your header nicely.

[1993HondaCivic]

Originally posted by Marc-OS
Use any regular engine cleaner (Gunk or Simple Green are good products from what I've heard). I think that'll clean up your header nicely.

simple green wouldnt work tried that

[jusg19]

at my detailing shop we use solvant (paint thinner) on a rag and few drops of liquid car polish (meguires)...it takes out everything from rub marks, tar, paint off of paint.

[1993HondaCivic]

Originally posted by jusg19
at my detailing shop we use solvant (paint thinner) on a rag and few drops of liquid car polish (meguires)...it takes out everything from rub marks, tar, paint off of paint.

thanks i'm going to try this, when you say car polish, do you mean a wax or some sort of rubbing compound??

[90CRXZCSi]

what kinda spots are you talkin here? Is it to the point where they change colors(blue, green, yellow) you know like oil on the street on a hot day. Just look around, but i think paint thinner would get most of the stuff off.

[1993HondaCivic]

Originally posted by 90CRXZCSi
what kinda spots are you talkin here? Is it to the point where they change colors(blue, green, yellow) you know like oil on the street on a hot day. Just look around, but i think paint thinner would get most of the stuff off.

it seems like water spots that are baked on there that wont come off

[90CRXZCSi]

Yea like i said i would just try paint thinner. Of course that might dull the look of them and i doubt you want that so i really dont know what to do.

[jusg19]

paint thinner by itself will dull them. use a compound liquid, thats what keeps it from going dull.