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Old 01-12-2009, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by hyperlite21
about 2 hours of dremel and polishing compound i need more polishing brush things lol but it looks a lot better in the pictures lol i really havent done that much, but it looks like a lot
oh ok! did you just use the felt brush/wheel or did you also sanded it down?
thats gonna look sick once finished
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 01:37 AM
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the felt wheel, the timing cover itself is pretty smooth already so theres not really a need to sand it down i actually started by cleaning it with never dull and it took off a lof of the nasty finish on it already and started to polish it a little bit before i even hit it with a dremel....
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by hyperlite21
the felt wheel, the timing cover itself is pretty smooth already so theres not really a need to sand it down i actually started by cleaning it with never dull and it took off a lof of the nasty finish on it already and started to polish it a little bit before i even hit it with a dremel....
ill do it when im done with my OC test.
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 01:59 AM
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damn Mike, I completely forgot I had a set of polishing cam covers on my workbench!
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:03 AM
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ill do it when im done with my OC test.
oc test???
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:05 AM
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damn Mike, I completely forgot I had a set of polishing cam covers on my workbench!
?? polishing cam cover??? u mean polished cam covers?? lol
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:06 AM
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oc test???
oil consumption. my engine is burning a bit of oil
hopefully i can get a new engine
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:08 AM
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oil consumption. my engine is burning a bit of oil
hopefully i can get a new engine
ooo haha duh, yea that would be nice
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:26 AM
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could someone explain to me how you polish the stuff under our hood, i was going to make it a DIY cause i like to try things myself, plus i have a sheitton of tools at my disposal whenever, perks of father building and selling muscle cars. SxExCx could ya give me a little idea of the process and tools needed?
 
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could someone explain to me how you polish the stuff under our hood, i was going to make it a DIY cause i like to try things myself, plus i have a sheitton of tools at my disposal whenever, perks of father building and selling muscle cars. SxExCx could ya give me a little idea of the process and tools needed?
lol what do u want to polish??
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:38 AM
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lol what do u want to polish??
i was going to polish my plenum, timing cover, basically all the stuff under the hood that you and sean have polished.
 
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could someone explain to me how you polish the stuff under our hood, i was going to make it a DIY cause i like to try things myself, plus i have a sheitton of tools at my disposal whenever, perks of father building and selling muscle cars. SxExCx could ya give me a little idea of the process and tools needed?
High HP wheel + compound + lots of time =
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SxExCx
High HP wheel + compound + lots of time =
what type of compound, sorry i know this is your forte and i hope i'm not stealing your secrets. lol.
Would this be a good thing to buy?
http://www.hobbytool.com/aluminummetalpolishingkit.aspx
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by MTG35guy
what type of compound, sorry i know this is your forte and i hope i'm not stealing your secrets. lol.
Would this be a good thing to buy?
http://www.hobbytool.com/aluminummetalpolishingkit.aspx
personally just lookin at that little kit your going to be needing something more industrial size like a real polishing/buffing wheel
 
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