polishing intake and manifold

[dru32]

Is it safe to polish the intake and manifold until it is smooth and chrome looking?.. Im using fine sandpaper and Silvo

[dru32]

no replys...

well i did it.. look spreety dam good... After 3 hrs of polishing it bloody should... I mignt take it off tomorrow and do it properly

[Alex Au]

why not......see pics here....

[Alex Au]

start fm rough sand...

#100>#300>#800>#1200

[ricknismo]

impressive.

[dan_the_man]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...light=polishing

[dru32]

yes.. very very impressive

[dru32]

ive been doing mine all day 2day preety much.. Laying down in the living room with the pipe and sandpaper watching telly My fingers have blisters all over them.. Its hard work

[whatsisname]

I've just done mine (rocker covers/cross-over pipe). I used a Black&Decker "Mouse" sander - cuts 50% off the time

[dan_the_man]

yeah i used an orbital sander, did it in no time.

[coco69]

hey, can the same be done to the stock wheels?

what are the steps exactly involved in these polishing processes?

course to fine sand papering, then?

[predator]

yes...comes up well... just be careful getting too down and dirty with an orbital sander as it can leave marks that are hard to sand and buff out by hand later..

I use a drill with orbital attachment .. you can get a buffer thing (sheepskin pad) which helps in the buffing process. "Autosol" in a tube works well (about $10 a tube i think).

i gotta do my intake plenum soon... that will be a bitch - but i've gotta do it of course

coco... hmmm..no idea about the wheels! Not sure how they would come up??? I think they are steel so probably won't come up great. You can only try..

Use course paper (thru orbital sander to save time).. then to really fine stuff by hand... Then stick some Autosol on there, and buff to shittery.. then wipe off the residue using cloth..then sand back a bit more..then do it again.. and after a long while it will look nice.

[coco69]

thanks pred and dru32, for the info.

im gonna try it on the weekend once my gay assignments and tests are over.