Anyone interested in polishing anything under the hood? i'm not talking about a sanded crappy job, i'm talking about a nice mirror finish, chrome like.

 

Been there, done that.

http://www.ee.utulsa.edu/~mblehm/pic...ood_pics/7.jpg

 

nah...nothing in that pic is as polished as what i'm speaking of. I'll take a pic tomorrow of something I polished to give you an example of what im talking about.

 

I took a picture of a valve cover i'm currently polishing so you can get an idea of the kind of finish these items recieve. This one is one i've not yet done and still has some more steps to go, when its done it'll be alot more refined than how you see it, so please keep that in mind.

http://www.geocities.com/sudeshbaiji.../Polished.html

 

slightly o/t but matt, do u carry a spare tire?

 

Niice.

no, the other one wasn't that nice, but it was pretty close. about one step behind that one.

I've got a valve cover I'm working on right now for the VE. once I get that done, I'll hunt down an extra intake manifold and send it to the shop to get some weight taken out of it's insides.. then I'll start smoothing out the outside.

Lophix, yes, I carry a spare. never know when you'll need it.

 

I'm interested..why, do you offer a cleaning service?

everything under my hood is so dirty it's embarassing to open it!

 

If you can do MY valve cover, Sudesh, I'll go ahead and mail it to you since I've got a spare one lying around looking for someone to rub it the right way! What are you charging for this, btw??

 

I don't offer a cleaning service. If you want your engine bay to get cleaned, you should just go to a detailing shop and have them steam clean your engine. Nothing cuts it better than steam, especially when it's been dirty for a longggggg time.
The service I offer is to polish items. valve covers, intakes..etc.

 

I'll send you an e-mail with the details.

I think if I do yours, others will see how the quality of my work is and then become interested.

 

well i got a few intake manifolds around too..what's your price mang?

 

Sent you a PM.

 

wow niceee....pricing??(hopefully equally as nice)

 

bastard! i wondered why you avoided my "spare motor" question earlier today. I have the upper done but i won't install it until i find a spare lower manifold.

 

chris car is lookin phat by summa time i should be up there with you on the dope ride level.

 

thanks...

new pics will be coming in 2 weeks

 

care to elaborate, or do we have to wait and see?

 

it'll be a waiting game...this round won't be too bad...october is when the fun really begins

 

yeah, I think after dropping $4k on the body work and about $1k on the kit and hood, Im just gonna tint it and be done with the big stuff till spring. Ive got to start saving for next year insurance.

Im probably gonna wait untill spring for the new engine and 19"s
unless I get a good job and can afford my insurance on a monthly basis

 

Hi,
Yes pricing is even better. I'm going to be doing Nubiannupe's valve cover. After than you guys can judge for yourself if the price is worth the quality of the work.

Sudesh

 

lol you guys droppin alot o cash i dont have on your cars. hopefully by summer i will b ridin low and on rims with a lip and better tunes....hopefully. plus i'll b able to go to meets next summer yay drivers liscense
btw check your mail jason

 

Remember that pic of the valve cover I linked before? Here it is after i finished it. I think i did a good job.

http://www.geocities.com/sudeshbaiji/stuff/PVCover.html

 

mmmmm donuts. lol yea it looks great!

 

that looks great. will you throw in a donut too? I would love to get my upper manifold done, but I need a spare.

 

 

Prices please

 

hehe..your pic isn't as polished as the items I do.

 

How's bout you let me know what you want to have done? It's hard for me to read your mind.

 

I want to know if Matt painted the engine bay on that first pic?

 

Wow man! do you realize for that cash you could be driving a turbo with over 300hp? I guess if your into looks it makes no difference. But I'm all about GOGOGO. My next 5k is strictly going to be for performance. Will be ugly oxidized paint, but it will haul ***!

 

Painted engine bay? uhhh, no.. why you ask that?

 

can you polish the valve covers to? also price on intake manifold polish and valve covers please. thanks

 

Valve covers on a VG are steel. if you polished them, they'd simply rust and you'd be worse off. If you want them shiny, I suggest removing them, then taking them to a place that does chrome plating.


VE valve covers are aluminum.. can be shined up very nicely with correct polishing equipment and techniques..

Speaking of equipment.. Sudesh.. how do you get in all the tiny bends and stuff on those- Dremel?

 

What exactly is the the procedure you guys use for polishing, what kind of equipment?

 

Got everything boxed up and ready to go! I'm mailing it out first thing in the morning. I'll give you tracking info when I get it out.

 

Matt, there are certain metal sealants that you can use to prevent steel from rusting after it's been polished (doesn't guarantee to work for years though). I actually don't own a dremel or rotary tool of any kind (but i need one), the bends and such I do by hand, I've gotten quick at it so I don't mind.

 

If i let you know the secrets of the art then I wouldn't be able to offer it as a service, would I?

 

Cool.

To everyone else. I think we should let this thread die until you guys see how nuibiannupe's thing comes out.

 

one last thing pricing on intake manifold pleezzzzz

 

Hey, I sent you a PM.