zero sand paper has been used. do i need to sand it? i thought since it was smooth i didnt have to, ive just been rubbing polish on and then wiping it off with a clean rag

 

Gotcha. Well mines a little dirty so I use really fine sandpaper to get the surface gunk off, then the compound as well.

I'm still learning the best method to do everything so don't take me word for word.

 

oh ok. maybe i will try the sandpaper method tomorrow when i do some more. and see how that goes. what grit should i use? like 2000?

 

Well considering I get slight streaks from the coarseness of 120 grit after the compound, something like that would prob be best.

 

Kenny definitely try the sand paper method, I think you'll see even better results. Nice work so far.

 

so i sand. then polish? does it need to be wetsand or can i dry sand or does it not matter?

 

i started doing mine a few months ago and gave up using polish. i also didnt use sandpaper but i rather just buy a polished timing cover lol

 

Sand then polish. No point in sanding something you've spent hours on to polish lol.

 

haha ok.

 

This is defiantly a project i want to attempt. What if you could get a buffer in there, i am sure that would speed things up.

 

^polishing bit on a dremel would fit in there

Ah, so you were the one that Anar was waiting on to decide if you wanted them or not....thanks for not buying them I haven't been able to use them yet....waiting to get an intake back in my car.

Thanks Chris

Sand, sand, sand, then polish. I haven't started mine yet but it's like polishing stainless bolts. I typically run through 3 grades of sandpaper before polishing. 400, 800 then 1500. You will never get it to really shine unless you use sandpaper first. bigc did his by hand and it looks amazing

 

ok so 400 800 and 1500 got it!

 

That's for stainless bolts....lol...the cover will take more than that

 

even a polishing bit on a drimel would be hard to get in some areas. just because of the angles that you would have to put it at. but by hand is THAT hard. its just very time consuming

 

so im going to need stronger paper then