Polished my valve cover (PICS)

telram

telram

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So I've been doing a lot of work under the hood polishing parts this winter (Intake Manifold, Turbo, Throttle Body, etc). Just finished one of my valve covers, thought I'd share a pic of the one I finished.

Started like this:
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Ended up like this:
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Feel free to ask questions

T
 
Thanks!

I have a whole polishing kit with different compounds and polishing wheels which I used. Its professional polishing equipment that I've been using for a while now.

The tight spots will need to be done by hand or with a dremel and different tips (felt, steel brush, etc).

The process for polishing depends on a few criteria, like the type of metal (aluminium vs steel), the condition of the metal (rough, pitted, smooth). Most importantly it takes a lot of patience. The valve cover took about 12 hours of work but looks really nice now.
 
I polished my mags when I bought then , it took me a few months of work doing it all by hand with sandpaper and finishing with polishing pads. Its a long but very rewarding process
 
telram feel free to add something.

Moi, à part un nano-coating ou un wheel sealant, j'ai jamais rien appliqué d'autre car ça dure pas contre le high heat du engine bay.
 
J'ai jamais ajoute un clear coat sur mes pieces. Mais c'est sur qu'il faut utilizer un poli (Mother's) de temps en temps.

CobrAAA - Es ce que un clear coat diminue la briance des pieces?

T
 
A few more pics of the end result. I still need to paint the coil pack cover and I intend to cut off the excess that covers the Cam Gears.

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telram said:
J'ai jamais ajoute un clear coat sur mes pieces. Mais c'est sur qu'il faut utilizer un poli (Mother's) de temps en temps.

CobrAAA - Es ce que un clear coat diminue la briance des pieces?

T
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Il faut pas. le but d,UN clear c'est de donné plus de gloss. Par contre, faut que ton clear adhère au métal et deux qui soit heat-resistant sinon il va just palir et rendre le tout plus laid.
 
wow , quelqun à un guide pour ça ? Est-ce qu'on a vraiment besoin d'un kit ultra cher pour faire ça ? Merci.
 
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