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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 04:46 AM
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what parts on my ss can be polished is it just the aluminum parts or can other metal parts be polished also which parts are aluminum
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:21 AM
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Anything metal can be polished. Some of the harder metals just require a little more elbow grease! Everything metal under the hood can be polished to a brilliant luster. Good luck.
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what is the easiest way to do it i have a dremil what else do i need what kind of polish do i need what kind of attachments do i need
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You should pm that one guy with the black Camaro w/ polished everything underhood and under chassis. He's got chrome zr-1s and is procharged in his sig. Does anyone know who I'm talking about?
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Yep, that's him.
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I'd like to polish my air conditioner condenser. I've seen a few cars that have done that before, and it looks pretty cool.
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Dremel makes a polishing kit with compound and wheels etc... It is pretty cheap, also. I just started trying different wheels and experimenting. So far I have polished my MAF housings. Came out real well. TB is next on the list.

You might give that a try.
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Mustang5.Ohater...Thanks.

Here is a write up I did that should help....

How to Polish

michelinss what parts on my ss can be polished is it just the aluminum parts or can other metal parts be polished also which parts are aluminum
Metal parts are hard to polish and they will rust if not clear coated.

Here are some parts I just polished that are metal...

After...(I did not detail the washers, they will not be seen) These are the sway bar brackets ect..


Before...
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EXCELLENT write-up...(very nice looking results too!)
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i guess this question will fit with this topic, would i be able to use like polishing compound (the stuff found down the ''car care'' isle at any store) with the polishing attachments on a dremel to polish metal and such, or do i need to get the polish that dremel sells, or is there something else i can get?
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Originally Posted by PewterNHRA2001
i guess this question will fit with this topic, would i be able to use like polishing compound (the stuff found down the ''car care'' isle at any store) with the polishing attachments on a dremel to polish metal and such, or do i need to get the polish that dremel sells, or is there something else i can get?
Some polishing compound is really metal cleaner. Make sure you use White Rouge & Tripoli. The surface contact area on a dremmel will make it hard to polish larger parts also the wheels get dirty and you have to throw them away very often.
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Some polishing compound is really metal cleaner. Make sure you use White Rouge & Tripoli. The surface contact area on a dremmel will make it hard to polish larger parts also the wheels get dirty and you have to throw them away very often.
whats white rouge and tripoli, and where do i get it from?
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They are polishing compounds. The local hardware store should carry them.
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Originally Posted by PewterNHRA2001
whats white rouge and tripoli, and where do i get it from?

Here is where I buy mine from...

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