Polishing Car Parts

[UWISSH!]

alrite ive got a couple of things in my engine bay that i wana polish up and just want to know how you go about doing it as id rather try myself then pay a workshop to do it.

things like my catch can which i had painted black ages ago when i had a more stealth looking engine bay

[wlspn]

Are you happy to take the items out of the engine-bay? Because if not you're probably going to get shit everywhere!

For polishing I normally try & remove the item from the car, (obviously remove any paint, rust, etc) then use a cotton-type buff wheel on a bench grinder for the bigger areas & the same type of wheel on a dremel for the fiddly bits. I've been using Green Rouge polishing compound but there would be other compounds that work just as well. Just a warning, it can be tricky & time consuming to get a professional finish...

[UWISSH!]

could you use the same sort of disk with an angle grinder instead of a bench grinder.

want to start with the catch can just to see how it turns out.

so id just have to sand it back nicen smooth then use the polish compound?

[Craved]

thread in the fabrication section for polishing alloys

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Al...mp;hl=polishing