i figure it out

[customandsound]

i got a new hobby as if my motor was not enought... i figured out the whole polishing bit ...

[SappySE107]

Someone photoshop the APC sticker out of that pic.

How long does it take to polish those?

[customandsound]

that decal came from apc .... it took 30 min. to polish ..i blasted it and went to town .. i did alot of other things to ...

[customandsound]

it is just one more service i am going to offer to my customers .. like i don't have enought to do ...

[Anonymous]

put a cell phone on it or something so we can see the reflection on it, and the quality

[customandsound]

give me a sec i will toss up another pic

[customandsound]

put another one up ... the finger prints and the suck ass camera don't help

[robby1870]

For us that dont have acces to fancy tools, it takes a long time to do that with sandpaper and aluminum polish. I got my back one done, done by hand with sandpaper probably took 4-6 hours. Front, which isnt done will be longer since the whole thing isnt smooth already, like the rear.

[customandsound]

i blasted it .. used some sanding comound from caswell the wet sanded to 600 grit then used black,brown, white compound
here are a few other i did

[customandsound]

i got a detail shop ... since it is the slow month i figured i would try other stuff to offer my customers

[Rhedalert]

The waterpump pulley doesn't make sense....that's steel yah? Also what do you mean by blasting the compound?

I polished just the face of my valve cover yesterday, 45 minute job

[customandsound]

i sand blasted it then went to sanding compund ... 40 -200 grit you get it at caswells the wet sanded the rest til i got to 600 then went from black compound ,brown compound , white compund .... and the pulley was just there and look bad ... it was either polish it or powder coat it .... it only took 10 minutes to polish and a coat of wax

[customandsound]

caswell plating : www.caswellplating.com they got the best stuff and it is better than home depot and sears ... prices are good to ....

[GPXSS]

Id suggest powdercoating the polished parts clear to keep the finish looking new.

[v6h.o.]

i did my plenum and valve covers up to 2000 wetsand...



i didnt use a polishing wheel or compound. all elbowgrease and sandpaper... 80dry grit to 2000 wetsand. 40+ hours there.

i'd recomend that Zoops stuff, i want to get some to keep them clean and from having to polish the shit every 2 weeks... argh. [img]