How to polish?????
06-10-2002, 09:06 PM
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How to polish????? I wanted to polish some parts under my hood liek the valve covers and such. My question is how do you do it? Do u need a dremel or do u just need sand paper and alot of time? If someone could explian how this opertaion works, it will be greatly appreciated!
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06-10-2002, 10:26 PM
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Re: How to polish????? I bought some polised valve covers from Speed Inc, but for everything else I used some 1500-2000 grit sandpaper then followed up with a metal polish. I just finished changing all of the bolts out to polished stainless for a cleaner look.
some recent pics polished brake lines
some recent pics polished brake lines
06-12-2002, 09:07 AM
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Re: How to polish????? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by zZAndrusZz:
<strong>How does the polish on the brake lines hold up??? Are they aluminum? I want to work on that next possibly.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I polished those on my 2000 TA. They tarnished pretty bad after a few weeks. They looked great, but required a lot of maintenance. I guess a clear coat on them would be good, but I didn't know how to apply it without getting it everywhere.
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<strong>How does the polish on the brake lines hold up??? Are they aluminum? I want to work on that next possibly.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I polished those on my 2000 TA. They tarnished pretty bad after a few weeks. They looked great, but required a lot of maintenance. I guess a clear coat on them would be good, but I didn't know how to apply it without getting it everywhere.
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2002 Pontiac Formula A4
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12.54@106.91mph on a 1.69 sixty foot
Vigilante 3200 converter, lid, ported MAF and tires. Full Stock Exhaust.
http://formula.bambeezer.com
brandon@bambeezer.com