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Old 09-28-2009 | 10:22 PM
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Hey guys Just like the top says im getting in some parts for my S and I would like them polished.... Any shops or people that do good metal polishing? Its an intake manifold specifically
Old 09-28-2009 | 11:33 PM
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take a dremel to it and some polishing compound, buy tools not labor!
Old 09-29-2009 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by s2sik,Sep 29 2009, 12:33 AM
take a dremel to it and some polishing compound, buy tools not labor!
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Old 09-29-2009 | 10:36 AM
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You think so??? I have a dremel and the compound but how long does it usually take lol.... I never really polished anything
Old 09-29-2009 | 05:57 PM
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you would have to sand down all of the casting marks. dremmels tend to take chunks off the aluminum

sand paper grit: 400, 600, 800, 1200. then use a polishing compound like black magic. aprox 15-20 times until it takes a mirror finish.

if you spend 3-4 hours a day, you should have a very nice piece in about 2-3 weeks.

an intake manifold is going to be a little harder because of all of the tight spots wich are harder to reach..

you can also skip all of the sanding if you take it to a powdercoat place, they can sand blast it to a smooth finish and you can do the polishing. then it would only take about a week.
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i was able to polish my whole bike frame in probably roughly about 20hours? + a couple hours to drop the motor. its def not something you will want to do in one sitting but its quite rewarding once you have the end result.
Old 09-30-2009 | 05:26 PM
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i can polish it. pm me for info
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