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Old 02-01-2005, 08:56 PM
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polishing the fstb

are there ne write ups or ideas on how to restore teh fstb's bling bling?
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Old 02-02-2005, 10:19 AM
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take it off, spray with brake parts cleaner and use a rag to get all the crap off, use an old toothbrush to clean the small areas. Hose it down with water, wipe it dry with another towel. Now use some Eagle1 or Mothers or any of those Aluminum polish things. I think the one I have is the Eagle1, it's a chrome/black smal bottle with what seems to be unprocessed cotton inside. They got em at Discount. Anyways, use that on the strut bar, wait a minute, then wipe it down with a dry cloth... You're done!
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hey, i know you, i think ur name is eddie and you ahve the scraing metal guard under ur car, which by the way according to nissan is a heat shielf between the y-pipe and oil pan.
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Old 02-03-2005, 06:36 AM
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lol, mothers aluminum polish worked wonders on my A/C lines, a little elbow grease and they come out BLING. :d
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Old 02-03-2005, 09:55 AM
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+1 for mothers except tower bars usually are steel.
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Old 02-03-2005, 10:03 AM
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Come again? My old cheapo Courtesy bar was alumin. And my 5gen fstb from Otto is also alumin. The end brackets are steel however.

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+1 for mothers except tower bars usually are steel.
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Old 02-04-2005, 07:07 AM
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Any brand of aluminum/metal polish will work. If you don't like using elbow grease, get a polishing wheel for your electric drill and try that. Shiny metal in seconds.
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Old 02-04-2005, 09:36 AM
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I need some of that mothers too, mine is all white
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Old 02-04-2005, 10:24 AM
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Come again? My old cheapo Courtesy bar was alumin. And my 5gen fstb from Otto is also alumin. The end brackets are steel however.
Well the one I got from the sh!tty company(CM) is steel. Really though, it makes since to have these made of steel due to Aluminum's flexy properties.
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i guess luke and myself have a project this weekend, instead of polishing it, i think ima go with sanding it and painting it ceramic black.
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Old 02-15-2005, 04:33 AM
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Eagle One has a good product that works well also.
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I was able to get it clean again, but I dont remember what product I was using..:shrug:
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i thought u said ernie had some crap he used.
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mothers mag & aluminum polish, I just did my a/c lines.. Wow.
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Old 02-15-2005, 10:21 PM
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Yeah, the AC lines are like butter; so soft. Mothers is working well so far on my blower.
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Old 02-15-2005, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SEmy2K2go
Eagle One has a good product that works well also.
I think the polishing stuff I use (in a silver can) is eagle one. Works pretty good.
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I think the polishing stuff I use (in a silver can) is eagle one. Works pretty good.
Yep - that's the one.
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i thought u said ernie had some crap he used.
Mike .. has some polish, but his in BFE or in Orlando
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MOTHERS U QUEEEEER!!!!!! $5 at autozone... lol

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lies, ur just jealous because ur engine is the color of a dirty rock
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My engine is clean, minus strut bar
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