After months of zero free time I finally got my stacks on. Ive never gotten so many people staring at my truck before. . But It rained a few days here after I put them on and certain places are staring to rust already? Mostly around the welds in the Y pipe, on spot around a clamp in an elbow and a small scratch on one of the stacks that I didnt see till it rusted. Everything is chrome parts from Berube's and all stainless steel clamps. Is there a way to combat this rust and retain the looks? I was thinking chrome polish the rust off and then coat the affected areas with hi-temp engine clear-coat? Any ideas or sugestions at this point would be greatly appreciated. <br> Evil<br><br>I'll get some pics of my stacks up shortly as I'm having wisdom teeth removed tommorrow and dont expect to be too mobile for a few days.(you gotta love percoset)

 

My stacks have been on for about eight months now and no rust at all. I use glass cleaner on mine to remove the film and all that. The Y pipe I got is not chromed, it is just coated. I painted everything below the chrome with black hi-temp engine paint. You can go to page 2 of the Member Photos section and look under Dieseldude's Pics and Hobbies to see what mine look like.

 

I also painted the piping to the stacks with black high temp spray paint. I have had no problems with rusting in the past 6 months.<br><br> Monty

 

I had stacks on my first gen that I used to own and they rusted. When I saw the rust I got some really fine steel wool and got all of it polished off then I put a coat of Mother's car wax on them and it seemed to stop it.

 

I have had mine on sine July 1 of 2002. No rust any place. I did paint the non-visible parts with high temp paint. I wash them every week to get the blow by off them and put a coat of wax on every 6th wash. I want them to stay perfect.

 

I did the same as most on here did. One thing different, I never wash my smoke ring. I like it when it covers the wholetop of the stack. I get lots of looks.<br>DM01

 

Hello,<br> Put about 4 coats of wax on it. Painting works in non visable areas but clear coat is not a good idea with high heat.<br>Jeff

 

I've heard that on chorme you can polish out the rust by pouring some Coke onto tin foil and pub it into the rust. I dont know if it realy works though.