my new look engine bay

[DJ_L3ThAL]

autyo glym ? i was using autosol on my rocker covers, but it was no where near as nice as walkoaus... how do ya do it guys ? what tools can i use ?

[Leon.T]

tell us your secret excellent job....looks awesome!

[Parag0n]

looks new !@

[rbs13]

me want.. tell the amature how to do it please! c'mon..

[ix9]

walkaou,

what wheels/sanding grade did you use on your bench grinder for this stuff ?

I've polished bits and pieces in my engine bay, but cant get it real perfect/or as shiny as yours... /?

[SKY031]

Gotta show mine off at every opportunity....

Shiny bits!

[DJ_L3ThAL]

how did you guys get it so shiny ? cmon noone will tell us

[walkoau]

first i sanded the parts with wet and dry sand paper by hand. i used three different grades, i think they wher 800 through to 1200. them use a stitch cotton mop(buffing wheel) on a bench grinder,(has to be at least an 8inch) use the stitched mop with a brown buffing compound. then once you get a shinny finish u use a different buffing mop(loose leaf) with a white buffing compound. and u can get it a shinny as i did.

u also need a spindle (adaptor) for the buffing wheel to fit on a bench grinder.

guys remember this takes hours to get the result that i got.

8 hours to do the rocker(cam) covers.

6 hours to do the intake pipe.

1/2 hour to do the CAS

and about 9 hours to do the plenum.

and this is only polishing time. not removing or fitting parts back on.

[walkoau]

r31 skyline chick

ur plenum looks really good, who did you get it done by?

i was thinking about going in to business for myself and doing polishing full time. what do you guys think.

[DJ_L3ThAL]

how hard will it be to mainttain that shine ? coz im getting my intercooler piping re-done in stainless so looking to shine up the engine bay... im willing to spend time into it, i dont have a bench grinder, rekon there's any other way for me to do it ?

[walkoau]

DJ_L3THAL

i wipe it over every time i wash the car and give it a light polish by hand about every 3-4 weeks and still looks as good as the day i did it.

deffinetly cant do it unless u have a good bench grinder!

you wont even be able to use a angle grinder because u need the loose leaf mop to get the best shine. you could always do it by hand, but you would have to do a lot more sanding, and it would take you an eturnity.

[SKY031]

Originally posted by walkoau

r31 skyline chick

ur plenum looks really good, who did you get it done by?

My other half does all my polishing.

And my metal fabrication, and all the other fun stuff that I can't do by myself.

I do the painting and ricing and cleaning.

Originally posted by walkoau

i was thinking about going in to business for myself and doing polishing full time. what do you guys think.

I think it's fine.... as long as you don't mind getting dirty.

It's probably not as viable as it sounds.

Some things can be an absolute bitch to polish, my plenum has at least 8 hours work in it, and it still isn't perfect.

You need to take into account that if something so small takes a whole day to do, will people be willing to pay you a whole days wages just for one little shiny bit?

[DJ_L3ThAL]

how much would you estimate it would cost if i removed all the parts you got done and gave them to a metal polisher to bring up like yours came up ?

[rb20-calais]

Walkoau: I want my Rocket covers polished, if I give them to you how much will you charge me to polish them?

Evan

[Guest INASNT]

very very nice!

also like how u used blue plastic surrounds on your rubber hoses!

i know nathan likes the blue also

[DJ_L3ThAL]

yes very true, i love it

[walkoau]

r31 Skyline chick

yeah iknow what ur saying, but i dont mind getting dirty, im a heavy vehicle/plant mechanic by trade so im always dirty anyway.

DJ_L3THAL

i have no idea how much a pro would charge to do it. id imagime it would cost a fortune, but they would have all the right gear and get it way better then mine.

also i personally dont like the blue on my hose and wiring! i want to purchase some blue silicon hoses to replace the black one and get rid of the blue plastic.

rb20-calais

pm me. let me know when you want it done. if you can remove and refit ur self?