LS1TECH - Camaro and Firebird Forum Discussion

Appearance & Detailing Interior & Exterior Appearance Modifications
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: DashLynx

Polished my turbo

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-13-2011, 08:13 PM
  #1  
8 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (31)
 
ls1curt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: CT
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default Polished my turbo
i was waiting for my turbine to get back from coating so i decided to polish the compressor. its an S88 turbo.

Before



I started off grinding the numbers/letters off of the housing




then i sanded everything with 60 grit.



then i went over it with 150 grit, then 320, then 320 wet followed by 600 wet.



then polished it with a wool pad on a buffer.



ls1curt is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-13-2011, 08:18 PM
  #2  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (28)
 
ZexGX's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: under a JEGS hat
Posts: 2,793
Received 14 Likes on 9 Posts

Default
Nice work! Much better looking than that rough finish that it had.
ZexGX is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 12:47 AM
  #3  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (13)
 
BlueBird346's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Oxford, AL
Posts: 1,678
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
Looks good man. If you want it mirror-like, try working your way up to 2000.
BlueBird346 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 01:55 AM
  #4  
On The Tree
 
karllubich's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Gilroy, CA
Posts: 112
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Nice! Looks much better than before.
karllubich is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 03:36 AM
  #5  
TECH Junkie
iTrader: (28)
 
whytryz28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,758
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
Hows the Vanilla Ice Cream taste? Ive got about 30lbs of Double chocolate and want a new flavor.
whytryz28 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 03:46 AM
  #6  
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (4)
 
crimson_bird's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Bay Area, CA
Posts: 4,143
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 3 Posts
Default
looks much better, nice work!

Originally Posted by whytryz28
Hows the Vanilla Ice Cream taste? Ive got about 30lbs of Double chocolate and want a new flavor.
dont try the strawberry, its not too great
crimson_bird is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 07:05 AM
  #7  
Staging Lane
 
AmirGTR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: orange county
Posts: 97
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by whytryz28
Hows the Vanilla Ice Cream taste? Ive got about 30lbs of Double chocolate and want a new flavor.
lol I was gonna ask the same exact question. After the 15 lbs I got left I'm definitely trying something new.

Oh and your turbo looks sick.
AmirGTR is offline  
Reply Like

Trending Topics

Old 06-14-2011, 07:51 AM
  #8  
Internet Mechanic
iTrader: (17)
 
BlackScreaminMachine's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Wallingford CT
Posts: 9,831
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts

Default
Lookin good. Match with some coated parts and you will be Ballin!
BlackScreaminMachine is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 07:53 AM
  #9  
Teching In
iTrader: (5)
 
20SOM01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 37
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Veyr nice! Any pics with it installed
20SOM01 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 09:46 AM
  #10  
8 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (31)
 
ls1curt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: CT
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default
thanks guys. yeah i think the turbine will be done today. its gonna be about 2 weeks until everythings back together. heres my build thread if anyones interested
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...s88-build.html
ls1curt is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 04:38 PM
  #11  
TECH Junkie
 
9WhiteCamaro9's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
Posts: 3,552
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
Looks good. I prefer that look than the textured look as before.
9WhiteCamaro9 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-14-2011, 08:23 PM
  #12  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (22)
 
tbird31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Huntersville, NC
Posts: 2,727
Received 22 Likes on 14 Posts

Default
Polished turbos > cast 100% of the time for sure!

And that's the same protein I use, good ****.
tbird31 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-15-2011, 02:09 AM
  #13  
On The Tree
iTrader: (10)
 
CUR4VNM's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Bay Area,CA
Posts: 162
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default
Looks much then the cast but yeah keep going with it and try to get a mirror like finish on it
CUR4VNM is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-15-2011, 09:44 AM
  #14  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (5)
 
beyonddisturbed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Midwest
Posts: 832
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
Very nice. Looks much better. vanilla ice cream is good.
beyonddisturbed is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-15-2011, 11:24 AM
  #15  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (28)
 
ZexGX's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: under a JEGS hat
Posts: 2,793
Received 14 Likes on 9 Posts

Default
Originally Posted by beyonddisturbed
Very nice. Looks much better. vanilla ice cream is good.
?
ZexGX is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-27-2011, 06:20 PM
  #16  
On The Tree
iTrader: (15)
 
rossi89's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 195
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Looks good. Good choice on the protein powder also!
rossi89 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-27-2011, 06:49 PM
  #17  
On The Tree
 
Z28MJ's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Nice!!
Z28MJ is offline  
Reply Like
Old 06-27-2011, 07:09 PM
  #18  
8 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (31)
 
ls1curt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: CT
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default
thanks guys. heres a pic of it with the turbine on. in person it looks much better than the pics.
ls1curt is offline  
Reply Like
Back to Subforum
Appearance & Detailing
View Next Unread
Exterior detail




Advanced Search

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:38 AM.