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CAN I POLISH MY HEAD and other engine parts ON MY 99 MAX

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Old 12-14-2004, 05:11 PM
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CAN I POLISH MY HEAD and other engine parts ON MY 99 MAX
I saw some one saw that they polised there own head and other things on the engine CAN i do this my self?
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Old 12-14-2004, 05:20 PM
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yes you can. All you have to do is a lot of elbow grease and wetsanding. its gonna be hard work but well worth it.
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Old 12-14-2004, 05:23 PM
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FYI, you're referring to polishing the valve cover, intake manifold, and timing chain cover. Lots of wetsanding and metal polish, you can have a valve cover shining in 5-6 hours.
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Old 12-14-2004, 05:37 PM
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wetsand? o ****... uhm i used the brown 250 sandpaper. owell it still shines
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How much you willing to pay? I'll bring her around
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Old 12-15-2004, 04:24 AM
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HOW DO I WET SAND? what do i have to do ?
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Old 12-15-2004, 04:49 AM
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How much you willing to pay? I'll bring her around
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very good post. pics or even a more detailed description would help us a lot. thanks in advance
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