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Oct 25, 2007 | 03:49 PM

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porting and polishing tb

just wondering what you guys use to port and polish your throttle bodies. i want to do mine but im not sure what to use.

Oct 25, 2007 | 04:06 PM

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u can use a drimel and use those sand paper rolls and the little cut off wheels

Oct 25, 2007 | 04:41 PM

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Yeah i used the same thing

Oct 25, 2007 | 05:23 PM

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Best thing to use would be an air die grinder, first start off with a metal carbide bit, not aluminum because it will take off too much material and could dig in. The go to different grit sanding rolls from 60 to 320ish, then you can hand sand with some 400 and hit with some polishing wheels and compounds. Good luck, take your time and it will come out great. Tim

Oct 25, 2007 | 05:45 PM

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not to highjack. but what compounds do you use to polish it?

Oct 25, 2007 | 06:12 PM

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polishing compound / buffing compound

Oct 25, 2007 | 06:46 PM

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not to highjack. but what compounds do you use to polish it?

Well i cant give away the exact compounds i use as i have many hours in trial and error, but a tripoli compound first followed by a white rouge for aluminum will get you great results, just make sure you use 2 separate polishing discs. Tim