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Sep 10, 2005 | 09:41 PM

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did mine, but havent maintained it in a while so it looks like crap again

Sep 11, 2005 | 12:45 AM

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you should sand it with 300, 400, 600, 800, 1000, then polish it. Mother's chrome wheel polish works good. Dremel or other rotary tool will be neccesary to get a mirror, chrome-like finish.

with just a soft buffer tip, right?

Sep 11, 2005 | 12:48 AM

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i polshed mine all the way up to 2000 and it literally looks like a mirror. it took me about 8 hours to complete the valve cover tho. well worth it tho

pshh! 8 hours? that's nothin!! definitely worth the results; especially if you maintain it. compared to maximabebe's 50 hours on the IM.

Sep 11, 2005 | 07:59 AM

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i worked on my intake mani for about 12 and decided ill pay 120 bux to have someone else do it to get in between the runners. its just too time consuming for that piece. and i want it to look flawless. as well as my throttle body. i also polished my radiator support pieces. the 2 little bars that are attached with 10 mm bolts and the hood alarm switch thing as well, i think it looks pretty good IMO. ill try to get pics

Sep 11, 2005 | 08:19 AM

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ijust finished doing this and applied my valve cover back to the car but now i get hesitation and the car feels like it is vibrating at idle what could this be??

Sep 11, 2005 | 08:20 AM

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ijust finished doing this and applied my valve cover back to the car but now i get hesitation and the car feels like it is vibrating at idle what could this be??

Vacuum leak? How was the condition of the gasket?

Sep 11, 2005 | 09:14 AM

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i put in a brand new gasket maybe its not seated well i will take it out and reinstall

Sep 11, 2005 | 09:49 AM

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I'm in the process of doing my valve cover as we speak....I'll have it done tonight actually, but not installed on the car because I don't have a gasket yet. I will post pics tonight. C'yall!

Sep 11, 2005 | 10:44 AM

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i'm worried about reinstalation, and SickBlackMax99's post didn't help cuz he's having problems. i don't want to risk making any engine problems. how much knowledge do the IM and front valve cover swaps take to do right? is it just like any other bolt-on? i'm planning on getting new gaskets no matter what.

Sep 11, 2005 | 11:21 AM

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my problem is all fixed just make sure valve cover gasket is seated perfectly

Sep 13, 2005 | 02:33 PM

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you dont have to take the valve cover off to polish it but oh well..
i would like to see other people's maxima's.... post your polish jobs here please!

Sep 13, 2005 | 02:57 PM

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you dont have to take the valve cover off to polish it but oh well..
i would like to see other people's maxima's.... post your polish jobs here please!

yea right try leaning over ur engine bay for 8 hours trying to get in all the spots to polish it the right wat. good luck with that