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Old 01-16-2008, 09:58 PM
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I wanted to polish my GMMG C/B and I wanted some tips from you guys. I've seen a member on here who polished his and it came out real good. Can you guys tell me a step by step process?
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Old 01-17-2008, 12:12 AM
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I think he just used metal polish and buffing pad that you can buy at the local hardware store. I think it was Polish made by Mibro. They have Polishes #1-6 depending on what you need to polish. This is what I use when I polish stuff. Not sure if were talking about the same guy though. There have been a few on here who have done it. I'm gonna start mine this weekend since i'm gonna take it off to do some stuff.
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Check out what Brian2001SS did to his GMMG. One of the best polishing jobs that i have seen!!!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ht=gmmg+polish
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Originally Posted by THE PUNSSHR
Check out what Brian2001SS did to his GMMG. One of the best polishing jobs that i have seen!!!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ht=gmmg+polish
HAHA...that was the exact guy I was talkin about.
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Right on.. Post some pictures after your done with yours to see how it came out..
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Man I have a GMMG and thought of doing the same but I daily drive my car and I thought it was not going to be worth it.

Post pics!
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Yeah it is not visible enough for me to polish mine. I thought about it, and said ahh *** it.
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Old 01-17-2008, 03:13 PM
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Yeah it is not visible enough for me to polish mine. I thought about it, and said ahh *** it.
Yeah thats another reason I didnt bother. I have a CME exhaust and the valance hides my GMMG pretty well.
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Old 01-17-2008, 04:44 PM
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I havent attempted this yet, but i was told to use Mothers Billet...
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Originally Posted by ReFtheMC
I havent attempted this yet, but i was told to use Mothers Billet...
I used that with mine. I only did it by hand once. It was good enough to show a significant differance but not like that mirror shine... When it gets a little dirty...its an easy wipe off.
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Old 01-18-2008, 02:25 AM
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It's just one of those things to do when your bored and have nothing useful to do..
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Originally Posted by THE PUNSSHR
It's just one of those things to do when your bored and have nothing useful to do..
You have any vids of your car?
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I need to do that to mine but man I just dont have that kind of patience..oh well..pressure washing will have to do for now
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Did someone say something about polished exhaust?

It's all polished...I just suck at taking pictures. LoL



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Very true you suck taking pics. lol

But the catback looks aewsome great work man.
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looks sharp!
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Wish I had that kind of drive to polish mine, but being I have ground effects, it don't matter much. Looks damn good though. How long did it take?
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SSmokin99's gmmg is very visible from behind. Can't you just use some aluminum polish by hand and get pretty good results?
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Stunning!!!! That takes some patience and I take the car doesnt see much road time, and if it does- then it gets a bath everynight Nice work!
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