Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe...
11-04-2002, 09:23 PM
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Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... I know more boring polishing pics. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> I am sure this has a more official name than power steering cooler pipe, lol.
Water pump next. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Before...
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAKEFKDnQ5d7MRWSgKdJKxnPNvBN97T60oOI0KMeGM2kyufHGO wAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
After...
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAIMFRjeyXvbmzF9EGYh0J0kIEp2q6kctb!pRRV!AJUDOYKduB gAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
Also the Idler Tensioner..
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAGQFPTUPzKWdek8ec5dh9RwGJMBIEibvspJdVmT2XA5eHY56w QAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
Also the thermostat neck...
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAEgFYjPUhLFw4Q778elHjNyAbLLmmD7IaPTiS1R70iQQs1PSr QAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
<small>[ November 04, 2002, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: Todd2001SS ]</small>
Water pump next. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Before...
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAKEFKDnQ5d7MRWSgKdJKxnPNvBN97T60oOI0KMeGM2kyufHGO wAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
After...
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAIMFRjeyXvbmzF9EGYh0J0kIEp2q6kctb!pRRV!AJUDOYKduB gAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
Also the Idler Tensioner..
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAGQFPTUPzKWdek8ec5dh9RwGJMBIEibvspJdVmT2XA5eHY56w QAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
Also the thermostat neck...
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAEgFYjPUhLFw4Q778elHjNyAbLLmmD7IaPTiS1R70iQQs1PSr QAAAAAAAAAA" alt=" - " />
<small>[ November 04, 2002, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: Todd2001SS ]</small>
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Todd, have you given any thought to pulling the engine and giving it a complete polishing, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> BTW those parts look great.
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... OK Todd cut it out or we are going to have to hurt you. j/k Well......maybe not.
Once again looks good. Sorry but I'm just going to keep powder coating things.
Once again looks good. Sorry but I'm just going to keep powder coating things.
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Yes, I must say enough already!
But at the same time MORE MORE!!
Hehe, I looked a polishing wheel at the hardware
store yesterday, does that count for anything?
-brian
But at the same time MORE MORE!!
Hehe, I looked a polishing wheel at the hardware
store yesterday, does that count for anything?
-brian
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... You are getting WAY to good at this, you need to quit your day job. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Todd I have a question for you. Since you have had the power steering cooler apart and looked at it do you of any reason I would not be able to powder coat one? Been thinking about this for a while but have never seen one apart to know if it would cause any problems with it.
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11-05-2002, 09:10 AM
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Thanks again for the compliments / replies, I am amazed with the results and can not stop posting. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Can not wait till it is all back in the car. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Eric, we will figure something out buddy... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Rob, I am not familiar with powder coating, let me know what may be a hang up. I did not take it apart, just the way you see it is the way I polished it. Getting all of the oil out is a slight problem, it keeps slowly leaking out while polishing.
Can not wait till it is all back in the car. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Eric, we will figure something out buddy... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Rob, I am not familiar with powder coating, let me know what may be a hang up. I did not take it apart, just the way you see it is the way I polished it. Getting all of the oil out is a slight problem, it keeps slowly leaking out while polishing.
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Todd I didn't think you took it completely apart but it looks like you replaced the bolts with some polished stainless ones and to probably get in the area where the bolts sit. So I'm hoping you would have had a good look at it, I've never had a chance to.
In a nut shell when they powder coat they apply a negative electrical charge to what is being coated. The tip of the 'gun' shotting the powder is positivly charged. The positive particles are attracted to the negagively charged piece. This is no problem so far. To get the powder to stay on the piece and give it the shine they heat the piece with the powder on it to something like 400-500 degress (not sure exact temp). This causes the powder to 'melt' and coat the piece. I guess what I need to know is when you were working on it did you see anything that would not be able take a trip through an oven? They can tape off the parts that should not be coated so I would not have to worry about the insides getting clogged with the powder but just wondering if I would wind up with a nice looking paper weight? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
In a nut shell when they powder coat they apply a negative electrical charge to what is being coated. The tip of the 'gun' shotting the powder is positivly charged. The positive particles are attracted to the negagively charged piece. This is no problem so far. To get the powder to stay on the piece and give it the shine they heat the piece with the powder on it to something like 400-500 degress (not sure exact temp). This causes the powder to 'melt' and coat the piece. I guess what I need to know is when you were working on it did you see anything that would not be able take a trip through an oven? They can tape off the parts that should not be coated so I would not have to worry about the insides getting clogged with the powder but just wondering if I would wind up with a nice looking paper weight? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Poltergeist:
<strong>Todd I didn't think you took it completely apart but it looks like you replaced the bolts with some polished stainless ones and to probably get in the area where the bolts sit. So I'm hoping you would have had a good look at it, I've never had a chance to.
In a nut shell when they powder coat they apply a negative electrical charge to what is being coated. The tip of the 'gun' shotting the powder is positivly charged. The positive particles are attracted to the negagively charged piece. This is no problem so far. To get the powder to stay on the piece and give it the shine they heat the piece with the powder on it to something like 400-500 degress (not sure exact temp). This causes the powder to 'melt' and coat the piece. I guess what I need to know is when you were working on it did you see anything that would not be able take a trip through an oven? They can tape off the parts that should not be coated so I would not have to worry about the insides getting clogged with the powder but just wondering if I would wind up with a nice looking paper weight? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey Rob,
I just shined those bolts, I did think about buying some stainless ones and still might.
Seems safe to me to heat up. All aluminam (sp) I am not sure about the fittings where the hoses attach but they should be ok.
One favor, I buffed out letters for the direction it has to be reinstalled. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> Which way does it go back in place, like the before or after pic above. As you look at it from the front of the car. Do the bolt heads face left like the before pic or to the right like the after pic??
Thanks, no hurry for the direction.
Todd
<strong>Todd I didn't think you took it completely apart but it looks like you replaced the bolts with some polished stainless ones and to probably get in the area where the bolts sit. So I'm hoping you would have had a good look at it, I've never had a chance to.
In a nut shell when they powder coat they apply a negative electrical charge to what is being coated. The tip of the 'gun' shotting the powder is positivly charged. The positive particles are attracted to the negagively charged piece. This is no problem so far. To get the powder to stay on the piece and give it the shine they heat the piece with the powder on it to something like 400-500 degress (not sure exact temp). This causes the powder to 'melt' and coat the piece. I guess what I need to know is when you were working on it did you see anything that would not be able take a trip through an oven? They can tape off the parts that should not be coated so I would not have to worry about the insides getting clogged with the powder but just wondering if I would wind up with a nice looking paper weight? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey Rob,
I just shined those bolts, I did think about buying some stainless ones and still might.
Seems safe to me to heat up. All aluminam (sp) I am not sure about the fittings where the hoses attach but they should be ok.
One favor, I buffed out letters for the direction it has to be reinstalled. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> Which way does it go back in place, like the before or after pic above. As you look at it from the front of the car. Do the bolt heads face left like the before pic or to the right like the after pic??
Thanks, no hurry for the direction.
Todd
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... What tools did you use to get it too look like that...... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> , way..cool dudes!!
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... nice job <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Switch those bolts if possible to stainless. You will be happy you did later on I did a ton of polishing under my hood and still working on it. I replaced just about every bolt with stainless(polished them)but I left a few that are not stainless polished anyway and they are allready showing signs of rust. Just a little heads up.
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... OK, I am totally jealous <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> . I have been to busy getting ready for races and sh*t to pay that much attention to my car until this weekenda and boy am I missing out on a lot of detail work. Very nice work,you should think about getting a business license and start out on your own time. Just a thought. Anyway, can you use a dremel for polishing smaller parts and what all would I need to start, like compounds and some tips. TIA.
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Like slow said above the heads on mine face towards the drivers side. Thanks for the info on PS cooler.
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... I somewhat did the pipe while it was on the car a while back. Is anything running through it or is it safe to just take it off the car? I wanna do a better complete job of it. TIA....
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... Thanks again for putting up with me, and your help on the direction ot the ps cooler. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />
bernieblackbird....I have replaced all of my bolts so far with stainless and will continue, no use getting lazy now, thanks for the extra push to do it.
This is to cool. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Here is the how to...
The list...
Bought the video from Eastwood, got started on all of the items needed and "how to"
I purchased a 1.5 hp Craftsmen buffer, a variable speed craftsman grinder with a expander wheel from Eastwood, and a dremmel.
1. Sand the entire part. I used the expander wheel starting with 400 grit paper them finishing with 700 grit, 2000 rpm. I also used my dremmel for tight spots. This is a very important part, if it is not smooth like glass it will not shine like a mirror A shiny rough surface looks bad and has a poor reflection.
2. Then I used a spiral wheel with Tripoli compound to smooth the sanding to make the surface smoother, 3450rpm. This is where 75% of the buffing takes place. For the tight spots I used the dremmel and a 1 inch wheel and a cone.
3. After you are done with step 2, you may need to re-sand if there are marks left. Then start buffing again with Tripoli.
4. Then use a loose wheel (10" & Dremmel for tight areas) with white rouge compound to shine like chrome.
Remember, you can shine a rough surface but the reflection is bad.
Three tips...1. The metal you are buffing must be warm to the touch or the compound will collect on it. 2. Also, use lacquer thinner to clean the part to remove the excess compound in the cracks after you are complete. 3. Do not mix compounds on the same wheel.
Any specific questions, just ask.
Stainless is a little different than above. You should see my polished bolts.
I am really not shure where I will stop on the engine, I and really am proud of my polishing. Hope I am helping you folks out if your interested.
Todd <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Another pic from last week..
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAGgFnjXGDwzK*uh04f*x0EN1CjZTNqQanHiMzwY3fOcmNNuHI PjilAyQ9GQb" alt=" - " />
<small>[ November 06, 2002, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: Todd2001SS ]</small>
bernieblackbird....I have replaced all of my bolts so far with stainless and will continue, no use getting lazy now, thanks for the extra push to do it.
This is to cool. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Here is the how to...
The list...
Bought the video from Eastwood, got started on all of the items needed and "how to"
I purchased a 1.5 hp Craftsmen buffer, a variable speed craftsman grinder with a expander wheel from Eastwood, and a dremmel.
1. Sand the entire part. I used the expander wheel starting with 400 grit paper them finishing with 700 grit, 2000 rpm. I also used my dremmel for tight spots. This is a very important part, if it is not smooth like glass it will not shine like a mirror A shiny rough surface looks bad and has a poor reflection.
2. Then I used a spiral wheel with Tripoli compound to smooth the sanding to make the surface smoother, 3450rpm. This is where 75% of the buffing takes place. For the tight spots I used the dremmel and a 1 inch wheel and a cone.
3. After you are done with step 2, you may need to re-sand if there are marks left. Then start buffing again with Tripoli.
4. Then use a loose wheel (10" & Dremmel for tight areas) with white rouge compound to shine like chrome.
Remember, you can shine a rough surface but the reflection is bad.
Three tips...1. The metal you are buffing must be warm to the touch or the compound will collect on it. 2. Also, use lacquer thinner to clean the part to remove the excess compound in the cracks after you are complete. 3. Do not mix compounds on the same wheel.
Any specific questions, just ask.
Stainless is a little different than above. You should see my polished bolts.
I am really not shure where I will stop on the engine, I and really am proud of my polishing. Hope I am helping you folks out if your interested.
Todd <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Another pic from last week..
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nGAA AAGgFnjXGDwzK*uh04f*x0EN1CjZTNqQanHiMzwY3fOcmNNuHI PjilAyQ9GQb" alt=" - " />
<small>[ November 06, 2002, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: Todd2001SS ]</small>
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Re: Ugly... not no more, polished the power steering cooler pipe... </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by McTullis:
<strong>I somewhat did the pipe while it was on the car a while back. Is anything running through it or is it safe to just take it off the car? I wanna do a better complete job of it. TIA....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There's 2 things running through it.
1. Engine coolent (Antifreeze & water)
2. Power steering fluid.
Will make some mess when you take it off and you'll want to have some more Power steering fluid to top off. Unless something strange happens you should be able to just add more water to the radiator to replace any lost from there.
<strong>I somewhat did the pipe while it was on the car a while back. Is anything running through it or is it safe to just take it off the car? I wanna do a better complete job of it. TIA....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There's 2 things running through it.
1. Engine coolent (Antifreeze & water)
2. Power steering fluid.
Will make some mess when you take it off and you'll want to have some more Power steering fluid to top off. Unless something strange happens you should be able to just add more water to the radiator to replace any lost from there.