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Polished Some Engine Bay Areas

Old 06-18-2007, 09:16 PM
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so I was a bit bored and had some time for my self. I went ahead and polished some engine bay areas. I did the Maf and parts of the A/c. Not bad


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Old 06-18-2007, 09:34 PM
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That looks good. What did you use to get these results.
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Good job! Now you have the bug and will see new things to polish every time you raise the hood.
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werd! I used mothers polish.
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I always wondereed what polished valve covers would look like, get some more time to yourself and do those too lso i can see lol.
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You just rubbed by hand to get these results?
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Originally Posted by RocketCutlass
I always wondereed what polished valve covers would look like, get some more time to yourself and do those too lso i can see lol.
Looks sweet. Im going to have to shine mine now.

I did mine the other day and they look good. but needs more. I used 1000 and 2000 grit sandpaper and meguiars nxt polish with a terry towel. I did both sides. There's alot of stuff under the hood to polish.

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If you use a buffing wheel and tripoli you'll get back diamonds. Watch out, it gets addicting!


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wow! those are nice.
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You think a dremel tool with a polish wheel would work also?
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That's all you need to polish? Good job, how long did it take you to do them?
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lol joshua needs to go to polishers rehab.
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Originally Posted by 2001somws.6
Looks sweet. Im going to have to shine mine now.

I did mine the other day and they look good. but needs more. I used 1000 and 2000 grit sandpaper and meguiars nxt polish with a terry towel. I did both sides. There's alot of stuff under the hood to polish.


wow love the brake piece, i know there are those lines in that cast on there how did you smooth them out??

thats a reall difficult spot to shine up
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Those look great. Now just gotta find the time...
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Originally Posted by 2001somws.6
Looks sweet. Im going to have to shine mine now.

I did mine the other day and they look good. but needs more. I used 1000 and 2000 grit sandpaper and meguiars nxt polish with a terry towel. I did both sides. There's alot of stuff under the hood to polish.
What was your process?


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