for polished engine pieces- supercharger, upper motor mount, valve cover??

just curious, i personally love the look

 

I guess I'm not into the whole polishing **** even though it does look AMAZING. When I think of polishing something the only thing that goes with that is porting.. Then I think.. Head, Intake Manifold, Blower, etc... :P

 

I love the look but I don't know if I would pay a bunch for polished parts if any. Though I've spent $0 in apperance and 100% of my money on performance.

 

would it not be cheaper to just have someone polish them for you? or read some how-tos and do it yourself?

 

My buddy can do the job if you dont mind sending ****.

 

how much are we talking? im interested too

 

what would you like done?

 

well basically just the charger and valve cover

 

Shouldnt be much.. Can i PM you when hes outta work and i talk to him?

Hes been doing metal work for over 5 years, used to anodize and chrome / alloy plate metal and polish metal for a living... Has professional compounds and such that do wonders.

Looking for a mirror finish?

 

yeah thats straight
thanks

 

yea how can you polish **** and make it look good? just sit there and rub on ur peice lol

 

lol..

Using polishing wheels and compounds

 

pretty much... about a 5 step sanding process, then liquid polishing compounds.

the reason I made this thread is because I am a college student and have alot of time on my hands. I just bought a valve cover off a member and i will polishing it. just wondering if anyone would be interested in buying it after im done. the first one will go on my car and i will take pictures. but then i will pretty much just polish one, then trade the poilished piece+ the buyers stocker+ a little bit of cash. i enjoy doing it, so its not a pain for me. just seeing how many people would be interested.
thanks
and by doing it this way, i will always have a polished piece ready, so the buyer will get the finished piece with a couple days rather than having to send there stuff in, get it polished, and shipped back out- just an idea i had : )

 

^ ^ ^ Looks like he can do it too.

Yea he uses more of a solid compound.

 

sure can. pm me if anyone is interested. im thinking about 50 bucks for a valve cover. 100 a s/c (they are a pain in the you know what lol) and 25 a motor mount.
i have a valve cover and motor mount on the way, i will take finished pictures and post them to see if i get interest, and if not- i will atleast have one shiny good looking engine compartment lol

im sure he uses the paste compounds...the only problem with those is the finish isnt as chromy ( lol ) I have both, i think liquid looks better but solid is much easier to deal with because it doesent splash around when the rotory tool spins lol

 

lol.. yea i hear ya.. i think thats why he used it too.

 

What about polishing brake calipers?

Do you think you could handle that?

 

hmmm- thats an interesting yet attractive idea. ive never done a set. hmmm i might have to try that- if i find some old calipers around ill do one and take pics and let you know

 

There is a yellow balt on this site that had it done. It looks sick.

 

badass----

 

BlilBT did it, I believe. The only thing with that is you need to clear anodize the calipers after you polish them in order for it to hold up well. It does look really good when its done right though.

 

700 dollars, but your not gunna pay 700, not even 500, it can be yours for 12 easy payments of 19.95, but if you act now, you get a free roll of VTAK decals to add hundreds of HP to your ride, CALL NOW!!!!


ID say 150 for the valve cover, 300 for the S/C, and 100 for the mount

 

Id be in for The polished blower

 

lol yeah my prices were too low lol.


id do 100 for the valve cover, 200 for the s/c, and 60 for the mount

 

Eh for $200 il just paint it like i planned on doing...