My car is at the bodyshop getting repaired and painted after an accident. So the manager calls me and tells me about the burned bumper which I noticed before but only thought it was just excess carbon build-up. Well apparently it's pretty much permanent unless they sand, paint and re-clear. I gave him the authorization to do it, but how can I prevent this in the future without getting rid of the test pipes?? Would fabricating some stainless heat shields do the trick??

Car is chrome silver so any discoloration sticks out like a ore thumb and I just can't have that!!

 

Mine did that but its not burned in. It is tough to get off but i just used dish soap and then waxed it after and its fine.

 

If you keep after it, it should have not time to settle in the paint. If you start to see some discoloration then get it cleaned off right away, you should be fine.

 

Photos appreciated.

 

Sorry davidv, I didn't think much of taking pics before since I assumed it was'nt too serious of a problem..

Anyway, as soon as I gave the word they jumped all over the bumper in order to get the car finished. I doubt by the time I get off of work and up that way there'll be anything worth taking pics of..

 

why would this be from the test pipes? This is the FIRST time i've read of this in regard to test pipe posts.

 

I truly wish I had taken pics of this..

I can't explain why but before with cats there was obviously no problem. It was when I installed the test pipes things started to change color. Like the tail pipes which changed from polished stainless to almost a light bronze..

 

Something like the pic below:btw thats months and months of that crap, I was too lazy to clean it off every few days. I hope clay bar will help me, but I think its time to repaint the bumper...

 

Mine didn't get that far but that's basically the same area.

Your exhaust tips don't look discolored.. Mine have completely changed color. I used Mother's polish and managaed to get a little of the stainless shine back but they're pretty much forever changed.. I'm not complaining, it's the bumper I am worried about.

Guess I'll just need to stay on top of it and get a clay bar..

 

my tips are the same way...kind of a dull shiny yellowish color now....clean em off and they look like the unpolished titanium of the Mines ti. exhaust lol

 

Off topic, but I drool everytime I see those 285's from the back.