so i was hopign to get just a general right up of how to polish parts in the engine bay.

Id like to do my intake manifold as well as the timing chain cover and a few other odds and ends and was hoping for some direction to start the job.

any help would be awsome

`craig

 

bump......

 

What's the point of polishing your engine bay, unless it's for car show. Otherwise, if it's your basic daily car, it's not worth doing so, cuz it's bound to get dirt and other grime into the engine.

 

I enjoy polishing stuff in the engine bay. Yeah, it gets dirty, but it sure looks nice when it's clean.....

 

Why would you want your engine bay polished?

 

Check this out: http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/index.html This is where I buy my stuff for polishing, if you have a good bench grinder you can buy a kit for less than 100$.

Good luck

 

Polished stuff needs ALOT of upkeep to keep it shiny (if it's your daily driver).
It gets dirty and dull over time and the slightest little thing will scratch it. It also takes ALOT of work to do a good polishing job. I polished my valve cover and I'm thinking about getting it powder coated with a clear powder to protect it. The more pitted the metal is the more work for you so good luck with the IM.

 

IMO its worth it. Polished valve covers and intake manifolds look sooooooo sexy.

 

do you mean polish the inside of the manifold or the outside?

cause i have an extra manifold laying around and im wondering if i polish the inside, would it speed up air flow alittle bit?

 

How did you polish those little things? lol looks chromed.

 

I use a Dremel with a variety of attachments - steel and brass brushes, felt cylinders and cone tips and Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish. With a bit of work they shine up rather nicely.

 

i want to do this too. my engine bay is nasty right now.

 

Wow, that is a very nice site with lots of nice kits. I'll be ordering mine tomorrow. With those kits how long does it take on smooth metal? Let use the valve cover as an example. How long would that take?

 

Good work, looks awesome.

Pedro

 

if you can search look for a write-up that i did a few years back. It will explain everything youll need to know

Ant

 

Hey ny96max, your car is really hot, where did you get the radiator hose ?

Cheers and keep up the good work

AA

 

they sell braiding that you can slide over the stock rubber hose.

 

Damn, I thought that was all chromed.. lol

Someone search for his writeup :P

 

yeah, im interested on the write up as well. i hope someone finds it, ill be looking for it also myself. =)

 

the only things polished by me are the intake manifold, valve cover and timing chain case. EVERYTHING else is chromed!
...and i do mean everything else, nuts, bolts, brackets you cant even see where all chrome dipped. Me, Tony and Jay S. were chrome freaks back when Jay and Tony had their max's.

Ant

 

Now you know my secret. Fore most it will depend on the buffer you have the faster the buffer spin the quicker the job can be done with the right technic, ça vas de soi, but typically you have a 3 steps buffing so it would probably take near 3 hours but many other factors can play in the time it take to do a good job.

AA

 

Actually I haven't ordered mine yet. I have some Q's? I have a high speed plug in drill. Will that work well? What is the difference of a buffer and a drill? RPM? What is the max RPM of the tool you use?

 

A bench grinder would be better than a drill for shure, the rpm range is between 3700 to 7000 rpm, anything around 4000 rpm would do a great job. When you polish you dont want to have the buffer to slow down all the time, an ideal buffer would keep is speed even when you apply pressure ( not to much though, otherwise you'll end up with burned spot ) my 1/2 hp bench grinder is quite good for now but I'm ordering a 3/4 hp motor with extended shaft and a stand, it give you much more room and freedom to buff.

 

someone dig up the detailed post on chroming by ny96max, i have some spare parts also i would like to get them shipped over and start working on them.

 

I figured a bench grinder would be much better. I may be getting one shortly for free. Is the kit different for each tool?

 

You can build your kit based on what you want to buff, for example I bought the compound to polish headlamp, aluminum, SS, and all kind of metals.

 

Here ya go guys!

Ant's Polishing guide

I think I'm gonna work on this as I have an extra intake manifold and about three bench grinders that just need to be hooked up and a stand made for one of them.

drew

 

awsome thanks for the seach and the AWSOME find

 

just a quick question though theres 2 differnt right ups, whats the pros and cons of using the first method with just the polish and would that work with the intake manifold as well or would u ahve to sand the intake manifold down before polishing it?

 

I know a couple guys that did their 4th gen intake manifolds. Sanding first works best because its a pretty rough surface. After going through the different grits, you can start to polish.

 

i knew someone would find that eventurually!

goodluck with your polishing boys.. any questions just e-mail me.

Ant