Has anyone had this done or at least is thinking about it? I just would like to hear about prices for triple plating, does it make sense to chrome or polish, and general pros/cons...

 

planning on having it done. i know someone who does chrome plating so i will check on the price and see what round about figure he has.

 

I'm in the process of polishing mine now...it's easy to do. I would not chrome it do to the fact crome retains more heat under the engine bay. Normally its an aftermarket option cost like 200-300 extra for a polished one, but all depends where you get it done.

 

i'd like more info on this too please

 

I have been using mothers aluminum wheel polish and a 3m maroon scotchbrite looking sanding pad. I use the pad to knock down part of the haze the rub the mothers into it. If you try to make the thing look smooth it will look horrible because the casting is kind of shitty on it. Ill try to post pics. I have to do the nose section stiil, it should be a real pain in the ass.

 

You cant crome slluminum you have to polish it. the chrome process involves acid baths and high heat which alluminum cant take, there for you polish it. Thats why the 2.4 SS dosent have crome rims it has polished alluminum rims. Steel is Chrome Aluminum is polished.

 

Let me know how it pans out. Then I guess the thread will get moved to the "How to" section. What are you using to power the pad??

 

anyone try like a dremel or something? def post some pics, im interested in seeing, and about the chrome, bob mulls blower looks pretty chrome to me..... howed he do it?

 

I'm thinking the dremel might not be powerful enough... But maybe it depends on what compound you're using to polish...

 

why would you want to chrome a supercharger, if it's for show thats one thing but if you drive it everyday and your hard on it I thought Chrome retains heat?

 

That's why I started this thread. My SS/SC is a daily driver and sometimes I drive "spirited". But I still want my car to look good, inside and out.

 

i plan on showing ...kennys probe is pretty much entirely polished out.
You can kind of see it in this pic



but anyway i think it looks wonderful and it def draws a lot of attention

 

Plus chrome is very heavy dont forget about that.

 

but isn't it a probe? under all that money, somewhere. seems like a waste of money personally. Not saying it isn't cool and that it doesn't look good. But man would that be alot of money you coulda spent on a different car.

 

yea but that probe is perfect advertisment for their website........ I bet pimpin that probe has made them some cash in the end..

 

well when you own a business that revolves around cars, you want to showcase the work you put into the car. The car has been built up from nothing to where it is and sure a lot of people say "well it just a probe"....i can assure you that I hear people say the same thing when i talk about my cobalt and the plans i have for it. But now that we have opened Cobalt-Addiction, we are using the car and the work we will do to showcase what we have to offer. And on top of doing something that we really love, modify cars, we get recognition for it which is nice when so much work is put into your vehicle.
Basically these cars are really really expensive business cards but at the same time are a hobby that both me and my bf share. we love car shows, races, and meets.
and yes, people see the work and say wow...thats awesome...where did you get this part or how did you do this....and its nice to be able to say that this is hand built from nothing by the owner of the car. awesome feeling to be at a show and have 100 people standing around your car taking pics...it makes you proud of all the hard work.

 

You said PROBE HEHEHEHE

 

I highly recommend NOT polishing your supercharger. Many people have done this, but had negative results.

If you plan to do any racing, do not remove any material (polishing) or coat/paint your supercharger. Reason being: the rough casting serves a purpose: all of those "bumps" and "pits" on the surface increase surface area and therefore increase the aluminum's ability to dissapate heat. Even with an intercooler, you will notice a supercharger discharge temperature INCREASE if you polish or coat/powdercoat/paint your supercharger.

Same goes with powdercoating/painting. You are adding a layer that is between the casing and the air around it, locking the heat into the supercharger housing.

If you are only showing the car, then by all means polish away.

But if you are planning to go fast, then leave the outside of the supercharger alone. Eaton cast them rough for a purpose!

Other manufacturers such as Whipple or some of the bigger blowers (871 style) come coated or polished when purchased, but that is different. That coating/polishing is designed into the efficiency of the blower from the factory. They make provisions for the extra heat.

 

OK. So polishing is the best way to get your blower looking good. Are there metal polishing kits available? Ideas on what's the best out there? How would you go about with the ribbing on the supercharger?

 

twincharged has his painted

 

Powered by my hand. Ive had better luck this way. Tools cant get around everything. I did the throttle body and ac system components on my old ws6 and the bottle for the ac under the hood was like a mirror.