Ive got all the time, patiance and tools i need, so i figured why not learn for future reference?
help.....polishing
- Thread starter s383mmber1
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One thing to consider after polising aluminum: Zoop Seal! It's a little on the pricey side ($130ish), but once you seal it with ZoopSeal, no need to polish your parts again for years. The company says 3-4 years, but talking to others that have used it, it's more like 8-10 years.
thought i'd post up and let you know how my polishing was going
here's stage 1 complete
now on to stage 2
here's stage 1 complete
now on to stage 2
looking great. important thing is just take your time, dont rush anything. i like taking metal files to my parts more than a bench grinder, just feels better. dunno why i like doing stuff by hand more than power tools but seems to come out nice.
^ noice!!
cept you picked an easy part
now go do a manifold hehe
here's my manifold at the mo, still need to do the final polish with the proper stuff
and is there an alternative to zoop seal? $99 is kinda out of my price range for getting out once a month and givin it a quick once over hehe
cept you picked an easy part
now go do a manifold
hehehere's my manifold at the mo, still need to do the final polish with the proper stuff
and is there an alternative to zoop seal? $99 is kinda out of my price range for getting out once a month and givin it a quick once over hehe
well from what i've found the alloy polishing compound i bought suffers from oxidation in one night if water gets on it
and autosol doesn't seem to work either
and autosol doesn't seem to work either
used to polish the bullbar on my brothers truck
Mothers polish and then a good cream wax used to keep it shiney all week
Mothers polish and then a good cream wax used to keep it shiney all week
Suz,
From my searching, ZoopSeal is about the only logical choice. I'm getting ready to use it, I'll let you know how hard/easy it is to use
From my searching, ZoopSeal is about the only logical choice. I'm getting ready to use it, I'll let you know how hard/easy it is to use
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suprra_girl said:^ noice!!
cept you picked an easy part
now go do a manifold
here's my manifold at the mo, still need to do the final polish with the proper stuff
and is there an alternative to zoop seal? $99 is kinda out of my price range for getting out once a month and givin it a quick once over hehe
:icon_bigg lol i did. You probably dont remember my setup but i had somethings polished up pretty well. From Smooth out valve covers, 3000 pipe, Intake manifold. When I get my Ron R manifold in I will polish it as well. I also polished my turbo too as you have too suze. Pics of it is in my build thread.
Justin727 said:
Word of advice, If you're going with a short runner, do as much polishing on the runners as you can before sending to Ron. They're much easier to do before he welds the plate on to them.
I finished my polishing. All I have left to do is coat all the pieces with zoopseal. I found a polish that is loads better than Mothers. A lot better.
s383mmber1 said:
LOL, yes. I have about 30 hours in polishing already. There are a few parts that aren't shown.
IJ. said:Mark: While I'm not a fan of ShineNbling I can admire the quality of your work!
Thanks Ian! I'm going to unseat Duane from the 'cleanest MKIII' throne. :biglaugh: