Intake Polishing?

[sick620]

Hey I got an offy intake and I want to polish it but I dont know how... I cleaned it good with carb cleaner and a wire brush.... Now Im ready... Do I just alternate sand paper from low grit to high grit? Than use mothers? Help please?

[sick620]

Would paint be cool?

[INDY510]

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Is it on the motor??? ...... is the motor in the Datsun???

 

 

Do you want to smooth out all the casting marks??? ............ .. Are you wearing saftey glasses???

[Radim]

Send it off to a polisher's would be a lot of work by hand, better yet powdercoat is getting a lot better at chrome/polished finishes... stop by your local Powdercoating shop and check it out.

[sick620]

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Is it on the motor??? ...... is the motor in the Datsun???

 

 

Do you want to smooth out all the casting marks??? ............ .. Are you wearing saftey glasses???

Its not on the motor.... Its not in the datsun..... and I dont want to smooth the casting marks..... :lol:

[sick620]

wouldnt it get too hot for powder coat.... ?

[INDY510]

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Try a small area first......... if it's already wire brushed ........ I'd start with 220 grit or corse steel wool and some mothers polish....... then use a clean cloth to polish

 

 

if that doesn't look good start with a corser grit

[yello620]

If you are wanting to keep all the rough-as-cst finish them i would not put any sandpaper on it. Just start with the mothers polish. This is going to take a long time to do by hand too. Patience.

 

And where are our PICS

[INDY510]

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Yeah,,,, the sandpaper will make you just want to smooth out all the casting ripples......... . so mother's + steel wool might be a good thing to try first

[sick620]

[Skib]

I always like getting my stuff bead blasted and then I just clear coat it.

 

 

 

[izzo]

micro clear coated his valve cover, looked great at first, i saw it after it started peeling :\

[Just Joel]

micro clear coated his valve cover, looked great at first, i saw it after it started peeling :\

 

Hi heat clear? Quality paint product? I've wondered how this would hold up. :huh:

 

Later

Joel

[yello620]

Hi-heat clear works better and seems to not peel much for me, but it starts to turn kinda yellow after a couple of years. Looks terrible.

 

Stick to polishing, looks better.

[crackerjack69]

Too smooth surface=paint no sticky good. Im gonna get me a powder coat setup :P Por15 makes a clear-coat btw...

[crackerjack69]

"Glisten PC" @ Por15's website. Works on polished aluminum ;)

[pocket rocket]

ceramic coating is the hot ticket. easy to keep clean once done too.

[Shagy]

the blasted and cleard stuff looks pretty cool....maybe down the road I'll try that.

 

for polishing...send it to me...same with powder/ceramic coatings.

[datrod]

Before.

After.

$40.00 bucks

[d510addict]

 

Hit it with some strong degreaser and scotch bright, or do the bead blasting that should clean it up nicely. That mani would look good just cleaned real well, it doesnt have the nasty edges and stuff that the stock L series have. Though I am interested to see how those things look after polish compound + steelwool.

[NOTES...]

DatRod or Shagy,

 

U guys do Powder coating? I have lots of pieces ive taken off the dime id like to get worked on.. PM me..

 

 

- Sorry to thread invade for a bit...

[Shagy]

Hi heat clear? Quality paint product? I've wondered how this would hold up. :huh:

 

Later

Joel

 

 

if you have the stuff media blasted, have a powder clear shot over it.

 

I wish I had photos of the motor cycle frame we did. sanded the whole frame down and then shot clear powder on it. I'll have to look for them.

[JasonGW]

Before.

After.

$40.00 bucks

 

How? What kind of place did you take it to have this done? :)