[Philg]

Thank you, that gives me a range to start with. I uploaded a closeup pic I took with my phone to try and show some detail that I am talking about. This is how the tips were delivered to me. If I run my nail over the scratches it doesn't catch but are felt. I will try your wetsanding advice with the finer grits you mentioned first before moving back to the rouges.

[gearbanger]

Hard to say from the picture but I believe I'd start with the 400 on that. You can go up in grits pretty fast, but if you start to fine you'll never get done. you can test on the top and fully polish a section out before doing the whole thing. Just to get your system down.

Also, sand across the scratches. Start out sanding longways across the scratches that are already in it. Then on the next grit sand crossways so you are always sand out the scratches you just put in it with the previous grit. Seems to make it go a little faster and come out better.

[gearbanger]

Also, try and sand across the scratches. If you go long ways the first go, then sand crossways. That way you will continue to sand out the scratches you just put in it with the next grits.

[2002Z4CSS]

I polished my complete Pypes Street Pro system with the splitter tips using a cheap buffer motor and pad and some polish made for stainless. The tips especially came out nice. Even my stainless steel band clamps look like chrome.

[Philg]

Well Gearbanger your eyes are pretty good because I started a test area with 400 grit and that took out about 90% of the marks. There's just tiny dot marks left. I will try 1 step more aggressive in grit maybe 320? to expedite the process. To do the whole tip I can see this will cost me a good amount of my time. Anyway After a few minutes with the 400 I tried some emery buffing compound on my bench buffer and it was close to smooth, unmarred, chrome.

If Pypes would have sent them looking like this, at this stage I would have just bolted them on the car. I'll post another update when I try the other grit(s) so someone in the future that wants their pypes tips to pass for shiny chrome will know the exact process and save them some time.

Thanks Again