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DRP967
10-31-2010, 08:30 AM
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8965/img1715nd4.jpg

Anyone out there polished their stock muffler? If so have you been stopped by the popos cause they thought it was aftermarket and if so what happened?
Deadphishy
10-31-2010, 08:42 AM
Looks good, I just painted mine glass black. it kind of blends in with the bumper now.
Jharobikesr2
10-31-2010, 09:07 AM
Looks good man, very clean.
DRP967
10-31-2010, 09:11 AM
Looks good, I just painted mine glass black. it kind of blends in with the bumper now.


Looks good man, very clean.

1. Thats a good idea if you want the muffler to blend in.

2. Yeah, some person on Honda-Tech did that to his ep3 muffler. I plan on doing the same.
JTOHO
10-31-2010, 09:41 AM
What did you use to polish it?
DRP967
10-31-2010, 09:46 AM
What did you use to polish it?

Thats not my muffler up there, i am using the following method (taken from Honda-Tech)

"I started with 400grit on mine. It was far from clean to begin with though.

400 grit
600 grit
800
1000
1200
then finished it off with 2000 grit.

I then used Mothers Billet/Aluminum Polish with an old t-shirt as an applicator

Stock exhausts look very classy polished and with a GSR or Si stock tip.

good luck
Read more at http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1798173&ktrack=kcplink"
ep-unit
10-31-2010, 05:21 PM
now thats sick, i painted mine black a long time ago to have it blend with the bumper too
smykhaisouk
11-01-2010, 10:43 AM
would it rust if i were to sand it?? for some reason i've always thought there was some sort of coating on it. if i could sand it down and polish it without worrying about rust then i may try that this weekend.
AKEP
11-01-2010, 04:55 PM
stainless steel doesnt rust. which i hope our mufflers are made of. i wouldn't worry about it. mine was shiney when i first got my ep.
DRP967
11-01-2010, 06:50 PM
would it rust if i were to sand it?? for some reason i've always thought there was some sort of coating on it. if i could sand it down and polish it without worrying about rust then i may try that this weekend.


stainless steel doesnt rust. which i hope our mufflers are made of. i wouldn't worry about it. mine was shiney when i first got my ep.

1. Nope, its stainless steel.

2. Stainless steel for the win.
02TWSI
11-01-2010, 07:38 PM
Looks good, but I wouldn't do it.
yyi
11-01-2010, 09:59 PM
stainless steel doesnt rust. which i hope our mufflers are made of. i wouldn't worry about it. mine was shiney when i first got my ep.

Wrong, stainless steel can and does rust.
Sucka
11-01-2010, 10:31 PM
That looks really nice!
AKEP
11-01-2010, 11:50 PM
Wrong, stainless steel can and does rust.

ok yeah, once again im full of poo. but it wont rust like you think it will. its rust RESISTANT, not rust-proof. your supposed to be able to just scrub off any rust on stainless steel with some household cleaners. These bad boys and many other aftermarket exhausts would be toast if they rusted like a 1970 subaru.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5796658_clean-rust-stainless-steel.html <-- how to remove rust from stainless steel when/if it ever rusts.
DRP967
11-02-2010, 10:40 AM
That looks really nice!

Ill get pictures up of mine asap.....looks hella good just like the one above.
Kerby
11-02-2010, 12:02 PM
wonder what doing this would do to my HKS Hi-Power... looking kinda crappy lately :(
SandBagger
11-02-2010, 07:44 PM
I like it. with the cops....well I paint my mufflers black now
SandBagger
11-02-2010, 07:45 PM
Flitz is your best friend....Good product usted on SS boat parts
Sucka
11-02-2010, 08:30 PM
Ill get pictures up of mine asap.....looks hella good just like the one above.

please do
DRP967
11-02-2010, 11:23 PM
please do

Heres my polished ep3 muffler...its a small pic but you get the picture.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/5141676475_5bc5be910c_m.jpg
smykhaisouk
11-03-2010, 09:39 AM
thats a fine lookin finish so im tempted to try it out but i dont know if i want to clean it everytime it rusts. i may just paint it w some metallic engine paint.
Sucka
11-03-2010, 11:49 AM
holy shit! That looks really nice! I want to try this out when i have time. How much did all the supply cost?
DRP967
11-03-2010, 05:47 PM
thats a fine lookin finish so im tempted to try it out but i dont know if i want to clean it everytime it rusts. i may just paint it w some metallic engine paint.


holy shit! That looks really nice! I want to try this out when i have time. How much did all the supply cost?

1. Our 2002 TL is rocking polished stock mufflers and never had any issues with rust...its stainless steel. Plus we wash the backboxes along with the car weekly. Same goes for my EP3.

2. We already had the supplies on hand but shouldn't be expensive.

*Gojo orange hand cleaner
*SOS pads
*2000 grit sandpaper
*Mothers aluminum/mag polish
*Paper towels
*MF cloths
SUSHI_NE1
11-03-2010, 06:39 PM
Im totally gonna do this in the future. I love the stock exhaust, but not so much the way it looks. GREAT JOB.
Sucka
11-03-2010, 07:20 PM
Im totally gonna do this in the future. I love the stock exhaust, but not so much the way it looks. GREAT JOB.

Let me join you!
DRP967
11-03-2010, 08:13 PM
Im totally gonna do this in the future. I love the stock exhaust, but not so much the way it looks. GREAT JOB.

I love the look of the stock EP3 muffler...dual tips look very European and complement the EP's rear end nicely.
sicivicguy
03-15-2011, 01:17 PM
I love the look of the stock EP3 muffler...dual tips look very European and complement the EP's rear end nicely.

I like the way it looks to... I have my exhaust setup the way it is (Type-S mid-pipe) because of the laws here in Cali... That way it's all legit and no state ref problems. ;-)