How do I go about polishing
How do I go about polishing
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From: manhattan beach, calif
not sure why you would polish the valve cover-
not gonna get swirls out of it no matter how much you polish!
do you want to get it new looking, or do you want to change the way it looks?
(do you have a link that you wanted us to check out?)
maybe you meant that you want to remove the color and have a stainless steel look, like sideways has (if you have seen pics of his car)?
not gonna get swirls out of it no matter how much you polish!
do you want to get it new looking, or do you want to change the way it looks?
(do you have a link that you wanted us to check out?)
maybe you meant that you want to remove the color and have a stainless steel look, like sideways has (if you have seen pics of his car)?
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From: manhattan beach, calif
Originally Posted by crazys S2K,Jul 24 2007, 01:23 AM
yes, I want to remove the paint and have a stainless steel look. I just dont know how to do it. My valve & spark plug covers are in good shape though 
you are welcome to tell him that i suggested this -
and if you decide to do the polish, be sure to take lotsa pics before during and after, and post em up - if you can. would make a cool thread.
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From: South of the pier, Huntington Beach, CA
It doesn't look like stainless if you buff it out after sanding.
The process is very simple. Google metal polisher and your location and have some one do it for you. It is a whole lot of work if you don't do it often. I got mine from Rick's.
That said, if you want to polish it most will do it in the following steps:
1. Strip paint (or you can sand it off.)
2. Sand with coarse sand paper (60) to flatten down and take out imperfections.
3. Follow up with 120 and then 200. If you have a powerful buffer (more than one horsepower) you could power buff it now. If not, go to #4.
4. Sand with 400 wet or dry and water.
5. Sand with 1000 wet or dry and water.
6. Buff out with compound.
7. Buff polish with rouge.
8. Follow up with Semi-chrome and a soft cloth by hand to remove any swirl marks.
Here is a timing chain cover that I just installed, it came up nice:
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u can also get the valve cover powercoated like XclusiveAutosports
pm me if ur interested in this...i can get it done for u and its really not that much money..and it dont have to be just blue..i think u can get it in chrome & red black..ect
pm me if ur interested in this...i can get it done for u and its really not that much money..and it dont have to be just blue..i think u can get it in chrome & red black..ect
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From: Philadelphia
Originally Posted by Sideways,Jul 24 2007, 01:22 PM
It doesn't look like stainless if you buff it out after sanding.
The process is very simple. Google metal polisher and your location and have some one do it for you. It is a whole lot of work if you don't do it often. I got mine from Rick's.
That said, if you want to polish it most will do it in the following steps:
1. Strip paint (or you can sand it off.)
2. Sand with coarse sand paper (60) to flatten down and take out imperfections.
3. Follow up with 120 and then 200. If you have a powerful buffer (more than one horsepower) you could power buff it now. If not, go to #4.
4. Sand with 400 wet or dry and water.
5. Sand with 1000 wet or dry and water.
6. Buff out with compound.
7. Buff polish with rouge.
8. Follow up with Semi-chrome and a soft cloth by hand to remove any swirl marks.
Here is a timing chain cover that I just installed, it came up nice:
also, where can I get Semi-Chrome?