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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 12:27 AM
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some shiny polishing work

i decided to try and polish my factory strut bar and the popcharger heat shield. I think they came out great what do yall think?





 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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not bad at all how long did it take you and what ya use?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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o **** .. is that the JW heat shield ? dang that came out great
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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Very nice.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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Looks great.

How about some details on what you used. How high grit paper did you go before the polish?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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the heat shield takes about 10 mins?? the bar took about a hour. i have professional metal polishing equip. dual shaft motor, 12" wheels(various), and various compounds. to bad none of you are local or id hook u up
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:53 AM
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you guys can ship this stuff to me? it would prolly only be 1 day turnaround? shipping shouldnt be bad for neither of them? prolly 20 bucks total through dhl.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 03:41 AM
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What about an upper plenum?
I have sanded most of it smooth but it is a long way from done and I am sick of working on it.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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lol, that seems to be the case for almost everyone who tries them, or they look like shet ive done many plenums and even w/my equip i always have atleast 14-15 hours labor or more in them. ttrank i have a polished plenum up for sale on here.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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It's a bling thing..........

I'm a polish freak too, I just don't have a lot to polish on my G. I had my
engine cover and strut bar colored the same color as my car (twilight blue)
but I did manage to polish the airconditioning lines on the drivers side. On
my wife's Vet I went nuts and polished the front/back a-arms plus everything
that would polish under the hood........
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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ac lines and such are pretty simple to due to their surface just take some time, a plenum on the other hand is a nightmare i always have atleast 15 hours labor in the plenums and it's such dirty work also. I just decided to start polishing stuff on my own car since i do everyone elses"s, i figured i need to take a little time for my own stuff. and yes it's addicting, just like detailing to me.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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Shiiiiiinnnnnyyyyy!
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 03:07 AM
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Hi-tech_G responded to your email
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 03:13 AM
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effin nice!! now go polish the plenum
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 03:20 AM
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there you go, im fast huh.
 
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