Hey folks. I have a pro pipe that I've had for a while on my FLD. And recently bought a louder baffle for it. I used a slide hammer to get the end cap and baffle out at the same time. I bugarred up the end cap a little. As far as I have researched, they don't sell that particular cap for my exhaust by itself. I've heard chrome is screwed when it's scratched... before I go and make it look worse I wanted some advise from someone who's had experience buffing chrome. What do you guys think?

 

You can always ceramic coat the tip black.

 

Im unfamiliar with what that is... is it something you take to a specialist for, or could I do it myself?

 

Or you could do it yourself: get ceramic exhaust paint.

If I was worried about the look of an exhaust part, and didn't care if it remained chrome, I'd just use the exhaust paint. I've had good luck on other exhaust systems painted black. Be sure to scuff the chrome up first and use exhaust paint primer as it'll be difficult to get it to stick to chrome. The exhaust paint can be purchased at most auto parts stores. Be sure to follow the instructions on the can, and use primer paint from the same company.

If you want something that isn't as obvious as black, you can get aluminum (colored) exhaust paint and follow up with exhaust clear paint (once again, from get it from the same manufacturer and follow instructions).

Test on scrap pieces first to practice and see how it works. I've used old parts, cardboard, soda cans....anything you can get a hold of to practice your rattlecan skills that you don't mind throwing away.

If it's a VERY mild scratch, you might be able to buff it out (never had much luck as most scratches were more than very mild). Anything else, the only real way to get rid of scratches/damage is to either replace the part of have it re-chromed (which is expensive and not usually worth the cost).

 

You can't really buff a scratch out of chrome. Chrome is very very hard. If it's there, it's there. Best you can do is to send it to a chroming shop in your area. They'll take care of the scratch and it'll look good as new when you get it back.