I have this HOW To That I made on the Mazda Board... I have Tweaked it to be more "General". Hope you like.

P.S. This is alot of work, do not start unless you have some time to get it perfect. When done it looks FANTASTIC! Bling Bling...

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If this seems like too much work, It is, but it looks good...



1. Remove the piece that you want to do, or buy a duplicate on E-Bay. Take a drill and a round brass wire brush and go to town on the item to clean it up.



2. Get some "Wet Sand" sandpaper (Black) ranging form 200 grit to as small as you can. I have had as small as 8 Micron from a body shop. Normal paper felt more abrasive than this stuff.

3. In a laundry sink or outside on a table with the water hose handy, begin with the 200 on something that is smooth or 120 On coarse and a palm sander on all the flat surfaces with the water flowing over the surface. The water keeps the paper from getting clogged and makes the work much better because the small bits of aluminium that were removed tend to not get trapped in the paper.

4. Get all the other surfaces by hand. (Long F-ing Time)

5. Keep going until you are at your highest number paper.

6. Polish with a compound and a terry cloth towel. (Buffing Wheel If Available)

7. Replace and enjoy!





This is the Mazda Valve Cover, I have started to do the 944 Intake Mani.. More pictures later...

 

 

This is one of the best metal polishes I have ever used..

AUTOSOL from Germany.

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/revie...osolReview.htm

 

Palm sander...



Bench Grinder



Polish Wheel (Attached to bench Grinder with Guards Removed)



Sand Paper

 

Stock...



Not Stock...





A Work In progress, Like I say, it takes time...

 

im going to try this tomm on the engine cover thing, its not a big deal if i mess it up, it can still run without it

 

btw your car looks good

 

That's Purty.

 

looks like a **** load of work but hey if you got the time why not... and good job on all theese things youve been doing

 

It totally sucks when you are doing it but if you have the time, it makes the part truly unique..

 

wow i cant seem to get this....i bought 240-240-400 sandpaper, none of it seems to work, i even bought some easy off oven cleaner....thats what someone on here told me to buy, cuz he did it on his with it....does anyone have any advice, or an alternate route?

 

that top right lil section looks good tho

ryan

 

yea well it doesnt seem to want to let me take anymore off lol???anyone

 

Iv been thinking. Can a mod here move this to How To. Cuz its a pain trying to find it. thanks.

ryan

 

Are you using Wetsand Paper?
Are you using it with water?
Are you going to go higher in number than 400 Grit? Like 2000 Eventually?
Are you using a plamsander (I would because it’s a flat surface)

 

yea its wet sand paper
and im sanding it with my hand
but i cant even get past the layer with 400, why would i go up to 2000?

any tips, or what??

 

Are you sure it's Aluminium?

 

In a sink with a hose with a small steady stream of water.

 

hmm i think its aluminum, anyone on here....isnt that piece aluminum??

 

well i got a little more polished on it, what a pain in the ass, i decided im going to get some of that krinkle finish paint, b.c i like the look, im thinking just paint it black or grey with the krinkle finish, this polishing **** sucks lol!

 

I never said it was a fast thing...

 

since im kinda lazy, i was thinking about doing that krinkle or wrinkle (whatever) finish on it, i think it looks kinda cool, but how much would a shop charge me to keep polishing it??

and the only paint i have seen is "wrinkle paint" is that what it is, let me find a pic...

 

dammm post *****^^^^4 days=218 posts!!!!

 

hes just catching up im sure then he will be happy

but id have to say he has had some great insight on information and some other funny posts as well. so ill let him post ***** all he likes haha

ryan