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hey - what you need to do (if you want to do it the easy way) is get some paint stripper, wipe it on with a rag on the painted sections (follow directions). this will get rid of the paint. you can then redo, or sand any areas that require more attention.

To polish, go to your local hardware store and usually in the power tools section you will find a Buffing/ Polishing compound KIT. it contains a grey and white block of the cutting/ polishing compound and a buffing wheel that attached to your drill. LOTS easier than doing it by hand :) BTW - the kit is only ~ $30. it shines it up like chrome!!!

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or send it off to Mark the Polishing Guy :(:D

For someone that just wants to give it a go its way to much hard work to get right....

and if i was polishing something, i would be looking at more like 1200 grit sand paper or more if they make it.... the higher the number, the smoother the finish

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Cheers guys! I have already looked in a couple of hardware stores and 1200 is the finest they have. It just felt too rough. Obviously not.

2GU UP 2 : Not everyone has the cash to do that, but why pay for someone to do it when you can do it yourself. Alot more stisfaction doing it yourself too.

I'm pretty sure Boostn247 meant 1200 grit, not 120

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Cheers guys! I have already looked in a couple of hardware stores and 1200 is the finest they have. It just felt too rough. Obviously not.

2GU UP 2 : Not everyone has the cash to do that, but why pay for someone to do it when you can do it yourself. Alot more stisfaction doing it yourself too.

I'm pretty sure Boostn247 meant 1200 grit, not 120

agreed - I enjoyed doing a bit of polishing in my engine bay :(

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chroming looks better than polishing

the engine bays were a WRX and a S15 that was like every nut botl and washer in the whole car as well so it wouldnt cost that much just for bits of the engine bay

I like chrome as well, but for $30 tops, I was able to have a bit of fun and get a mirror finish :(

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yeh i agree, i did my plenum by hand, probs shouldnt have started it, but once started, it had to be finished. its not perfect, but i like it how it is.

not a fan of paying ppl to do up stuff for you, unless its specialist stuff. doing things yourself makes the car that much more apart of you.

cheers

Linton

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