polished hood and hatch struts what u think???? pics inside
polished hood and hatch struts what u think???? pics inside 
10-06-2008, 08:19 PM
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thanks man am doing my bro inlaws vette we will have pics installed soon i could put on the camaro but no engine in her lol u cant get the whole effect so i will post up some installed pics soon on a 2000 vette okay...
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10-06-2008, 10:52 PM
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all you gotta do is sand the strust with 1000 or steel wool to remove the paint, and its bare aluminum underneath. i did this to mine and it looked great for a while but every motnh or so surface rust would develope and they would need to be sanded and repolished, i got tired of that so i just painted mine back. i suppose you could clear them tho...
10-07-2008, 08:22 PM
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just use a polish that leaves a silicone coat after u polish blue magic metal polish will do that....just have to polish them when u clean your car takes few min .......
10-07-2008, 08:43 PM
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If you want them to shine almost like chrome:
Clean the black off with 320 grit sand paper or a wire wheel.
Then sand the bare metal with 400 grit...then 800...then 1000...then 1500...and finish it by wet sanding it with 1500. After that polish with a high quality metal polish (if you have a bench grinder use it with a polishing wheel.) After than put a quality clear coat on them or they will rust. I used some extra POR-15 Glisten I had, but any automotive gradeclear will work fine.
It should only take an hour or so a piece to do them.
Clean the black off with 320 grit sand paper or a wire wheel.
Then sand the bare metal with 400 grit...then 800...then 1000...then 1500...and finish it by wet sanding it with 1500. After that polish with a high quality metal polish (if you have a bench grinder use it with a polishing wheel.) After than put a quality clear coat on them or they will rust. I used some extra POR-15 Glisten I had, but any automotive gradeclear will work fine.
It should only take an hour or so a piece to do them.
10-07-2008, 08:46 PM
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If you want them to shine almost like chrome:
Clean the black off with 320 grit sand paper or a wire wheel.
Then sand the bare metal with 400 grit...then 800...then 1000...then 1500...and finish it by wet sanding it with 1500. After that polish with a high quality metal polish (if you have a bench grinder use it with a polishing wheel.) After than put a quality clear coat on them or they will rust. I used some extra POR-15 Glisten I had, but any automotive gradeclear will work fine.
It should only take an hour or so a piece to do them.
Clean the black off with 320 grit sand paper or a wire wheel.
Then sand the bare metal with 400 grit...then 800...then 1000...then 1500...and finish it by wet sanding it with 1500. After that polish with a high quality metal polish (if you have a bench grinder use it with a polishing wheel.) After than put a quality clear coat on them or they will rust. I used some extra POR-15 Glisten I had, but any automotive gradeclear will work fine.
It should only take an hour or so a piece to do them.
takes me less than 15 min man......for both.......
10-07-2008, 09:02 PM
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97ramsst was talking about polishing them like chrome. Obviously yours isnt done to that detail. 97ramsst knows his stuff hes our tech chrome/polish resident 