after detailing my interior today, i decide to polish my exaust tips
i used turtle brand polish compund and mothers chrome polish

after doing my tips, i discovered how hard it is to get the inner part of the muffler, so i decide to take my tips off to theroughly shine them

problem 1, i had to figure the size of the bolt.
afterwards i try and attempt to loosen this bolt
discovered it doesnt move and is becoming stripped fast

next genious move was to use pliers
further enhanced the stripping

final genious move was the handy vice grip plier
did the trick to unloosen the "weld" of tar and rust so mischieviously and tactically "grown" on this bolt

i untighten further and it came off soo quick, the strength i used shot my hand (holding vice grips) into my face
next problem, hurt head
and newly added problem of a bolt top with no thread bottom
SOAFB!!!!!!!!!
long story short, i gotta drill the bolt out, and tap a new one in

before i re-create this hostorical event on the other tip, any suggestions on how to avoid getting hit in the face, stripping a bolt, breaking the bolt from the threads and finally polishing the rest of my .......................... tip?

 

wd-40 ???

i just do mine on the car, but dont let anyone know cause that doesnt sound wacko enough!!

 

PB-Blaster works great too...

I've got a whole bunch of those bolts if you need them...i only needed one but they made me buy ten...no charge of course because i feel sorry for you

 

thats very generous of you brykel, but i still have about 3/4ths of a bolt still attached to my car.. and if im good enough at drilling this out, i can tapp at the same dimentions.

but im positive ill haveto up the diamater a little bit.
hmmm... where exactly did you get the bolts from, may i ask?

 

Ordered them from the local Honda dealership here in Stratham, NH...

Not sure exactly what size they are, but the Honda part # is 95701-0601408