Not bad for stock valve covers
05-09-2006, 07:17 PM
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Not bad for stock valve covers Got bored not doing anything with the car yet so I decided to do some cleaning. I'm not done yet. Gonna give it another round of buffing then start on the other
05-09-2006, 09:35 PM
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Looks good! I did mine 2yrs ago and they still look as good as then. Get some nicer bolts for the coil packs and other stuff. Ace Hardware has a good supply of shiney metric bolts.
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05-09-2006, 11:44 PM
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Ok I'm gonna ask the typical question... what tool and polish did you use?
Make sure you wear safety glasses and what not.
I also did the outside of my throttle body and outsides of the MAF ends. I've got a new set of 99+ valve covers on the way that I plan on doing the same thing with. I'll post up some pictures of how it's done.
I'm not sure what this guy did, but mine look more or less the same, and it only took about 10-15 minutes per side if you keep at it.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/428410-pics-greddy-catch-can-install-56k.html
There's some pics in that thread, but they don't give the valve covers credit. I've done 2 different throttle bodies, both turned out nice.
05-10-2006, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
Ok I'm gonna ask the typical question... what tool and polish did you use?
05-10-2006, 09:11 AM
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That won't smooth it out. You can sand them. Start off using something like a 180 grit and work up to a 600 or higher then try the polish
Better than stock, but don't quit your day job.
05-10-2006, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 80superbu
They're not done yet...plus I don't want to pay for chrome when I have so much free time :-)
I've wrote countless books of advice and products to use through pm's and posts and almost none spend just the minimum $100 needed to get the basic power supplies that I guide them to.
My sig says Chrome+P but the engine in the sig is totally polished.
You just need to sand a bit more in the grooves, go all the way down to 1200 grit paper and use this pad only from Eastwood from start to final buff along with tripoli only and use very light pressure on the part during the final go over with the same buff using your favorite paste polish.
I know you'll get to the next level with just these two items, especially the ventilated buff, it "slaps" the part.
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