Has anyone polished their stock fuel rails....
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Has anyone polished their stock fuel rails....
To look like this? The green coating is looking kind of crappy on mine.
I know they make billet after market rails but I like the look of the stockers and want to keep them whether I polish them or not.
I have a buffer, just concerned about getting the coating off the rails before I buff. Wondering if I should use a paint stripper or sandpaper. Seems like paint stripper would get in the cracks and crevices a little better with less effort.
I know they make billet after market rails but I like the look of the stockers and want to keep them whether I polish them or not.
I have a buffer, just concerned about getting the coating off the rails before I buff. Wondering if I should use a paint stripper or sandpaper. Seems like paint stripper would get in the cracks and crevices a little better with less effort.
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My guess is that's been chromed. The fuel rails themselves I believe are stainless, but the four mounting brackets spot welded to them are not and if you strip the paint (anodizing?) off of them, they will just rust.
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This is where the pics came from, seller said it was polished?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polished-LS1-LS6-Fuel-Rail-1998-2002-Camaro-Firebird-Trans-Am-corvette-LSX-Swap-/301902772204?hash=item464aceb7ec%3Ag%3A774AAOSwu-BWPqX9&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=5JLWUgS4T8kHNQVoOIZ9wMQTvqs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polished-LS1-LS6-Fuel-Rail-1998-2002-Camaro-Firebird-Trans-Am-corvette-LSX-Swap-/301902772204?hash=item464aceb7ec%3Ag%3A774AAOSwu-BWPqX9&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=5JLWUgS4T8kHNQVoOIZ9wMQTvqs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
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Be a lot of work.
I don't like drawing attention to random ugly bits so I just painted them black so they blend in as much as possible and let other things "pop" more. Like stainless or ceramic heads, the raised wording on a Fast intake, etc.
I also painted the valve covers black and the coils a dark gunmetal but used some stainless cap screws to hold the coils to the black brackets.
I don't like drawing attention to random ugly bits so I just painted them black so they blend in as much as possible and let other things "pop" more. Like stainless or ceramic heads, the raised wording on a Fast intake, etc.
I also painted the valve covers black and the coils a dark gunmetal but used some stainless cap screws to hold the coils to the black brackets.
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Thanks, Yeah I thought about it and decided to go ahead and paint them. I bought some duplicolor gunmetal paint that i put on my valve covers a while back. It should be low key enough to keep them from standing out, but break it up with the other stuff a little.
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Not only that.. But after the fact maintenance is a nightmare on anything motor related that's not sealed.
Especially if you can't easily reach it.
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Just wanted to share some pics of what I did. I scuffed the valve covers and fuel rail and painted them Duplicolor Dark Shadow Gray, followed with a clear coat
I wasn't concerned about the casting marks on the valve covers since they are pretty much covered by the coils, just wanted to get some paint on them.
But I made sure to take more care on the fuel rails since those will be seen
I wasn't concerned about the casting marks on the valve covers since they are pretty much covered by the coils, just wanted to get some paint on them.
But I made sure to take more care on the fuel rails since those will be seen