CRASH 02

iTrader: (3)

Should I buy a new evaporator and have it polished? Or will the stock one be ok to remove and re-install. A few people have told me that a used one will draw in moisture from the atmosphere and could potentially harm the A/C system. So whatcha think?

planemech2

Polish what ya got. You don't ned to take it out to polish. Unbolt the clsmp and there should be enough slack in the hoses to get all the way around. Take your time and it will look great.

f-bodman

Blue Magic and a rag will do wonders.

CRASH 02

iTrader: (3)

I already have other parts that were professionally polished. I really just want to take it off and have them do it. I want all the work to be the same quality.

Todd2001SS

You really need to have it off to do it properly BUT you will discharge the AC.
Blue Magic will not do it alone...it is an after polishing maintainer..

97rs4life

iTrader: (15)

Todd2001SS- What did you use to polish that baby, it looks amazing. Did you just use some polish stuff on it?

Todd2001SS

Here is a write up I did... Polishing Tips

It take a buffer and polishing compound.

paraman45

So if you take it off you will not hurt anything? All you will do is discharge the A.C.? What does it cost to get the A.C. recharged? Thank you for your help.
Greg

Todd2001SS

On mine one of the ac lines below rubbed on my supcharger crank pulley and dis charged the system. I never had a desire to have it charged so I could polish it easily. I am thinking like anywhere from $100-300 at the dealer.

01WS6/tamu

iTrader: (37)

It is also necessary to remove the dash to get hvac module out. Then take the module apart to remove the evaporator. Way easier to polish the refrigeration lines running from the evap to the dryer.

CRASH 02

iTrader: (3)

Sorry wrong part. I meant the accumulator. As pictured above by Todd.

f-bodman

I should have known that you'd respond to this one, the word polish is somewhere in the thread. I didn't know you wanted Todd's quality of polish , you definately can't do that good of a job in the car or with anything you just rub on and off.

67SS&99SS

iTrader: (7)

Here is a pic of mine. I went from 220-400-800-1000-1500 wet sanding. Then I applied mother's billet polish by hand until it started turning black, then I used the dremel to buff it out. Here are the results, and This was done on the car.

ynkssws6

iTrader: (1)

Now, can you run the AC without it turning to **** again? Or is it pretty much going to stay like that with a little touch up here and there?

planemech2

Did mine 2yrs ago. Still looks as good as when I first polished it.