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Old 12-30-2008, 12:54 AM
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Default Some more appearence goodies.. Valve covers and brackets
While i have everything apart i figured i would polish up the valve covers... these are a PITA!! the castings suck... but

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also did my coil pack brackets in the same color as my FAST


cleaned up coils and put it back together
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Looks really good man.

About how long did the valve covers take? Looks like your not done as theres still some scratches in the metal... But overall looks great. Maybe paint the coils red?
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very nice bud!
the rewards of polishing aluminum products is always awesome. not enough people do it.
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Looks really good man.

About how long did the valve covers take? Looks like your not done as theres still some scratches in the metal... But overall looks great. Maybe paint the coils red?
yeah i polished them a bit more with 2k grit/polish they are mirror finish now.... they really didnt take that long, prob 4 hours or so spread over a few nights
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Either way: Polished > chrome

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Looks good!
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Nice job, those look really good.
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Seal em up and they'll be good to go for a long time!

That looks great.. I didnt have the patience and painted mine. hidden by the FRCs anyway.
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those look great. I'm in the process of cleaning up a set of my own. Except I can't be bothered to be that ****, so I'll just be painting them red.
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That must have taken you a long time to do but they look nice !

Good work
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Once something is polished wont a coat or two of clear "seal" it?
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Originally Posted by bowtiekid
Once something is polished wont a coat or two of clear "seal" it?
thats what i did
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Oh. I didnt know thats what sealing was. I thought it was a chemical or a different process. Did think it was so simple.
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post pics of them installed, they look nice! another project added to the list lol
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They look good.

Coating them with a clear coat helps to keep water and oxygen away from them which is what causes oxidation and discoloration.
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Learn something new everyday.

+1 on the install pics.
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Looks great man.
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Definitely post some pictures when you get everything installed.
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looks awesome! You should relocate your coils and show off your work..
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Originally Posted by bowtiekid
Either way: Polished > chrome

agreed, they look very good, That was time well spent
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