Baz Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 After deciding a few weeks ago to bite the bullet and polish my plenum up, I bought one of them halfords alloy polishing kits that someone mentioned. Seems now that I have the bug, polished my inner rocker covers up today (cant really see the outer ones when its all back together so didnt bother with those) Can someone help me throw together a list of potential stuff so I can have a think what else to do whilst the car is in bits? :sweatdrop: Plenum Throttle bodies Rocker covers front water pipes P/S Pot ... ... ... Quote
davezx Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 If your that bored, i have a spare plenum i'll let ya polish up for me(just for practice purposes of course),lol. Quote
Baz Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 If your that bored, i have a spare plenum i'll let ya polish up for me(just for practice purposes of course),lol. you can :gun_bandana::saddam::slap::w00t: off... I'm not doing another plenum!!! :sweatdrop: Quote
TwinTurboRich Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 you can :gun_bandana::saddam::slap::w00t: off... I'm not doing another plenum!!! :sweatdrop: Opened a can of worms there mate!! lol How much was the polishing kit? Worth the money you reckon? :biggrin: Quote
bird Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Which polishing kit was it Quote Membership No 0780 INSURANCE GOOFA Datascan, Conzult, ECUTalk and a few others I have all the rare bits you can't find :tongue::tongue:
davezx Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Polish the turbo pipes that run down sides of engine. Quote
Baz Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 It was the halfords alloy, brass & copper polishing kit, comes with a hard mop and brown first stage polishing compound, and a soft mop with blue final stage compound. Mops fit in a power drill so easy to use. Well worth it I'm certainly impressed. I have a trade card and it was £13, but its only a few quid more without one. Quote
TwinTurboRich Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Sounds good mate, I may have to invest in that! Quote
bird Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 So what did you use to grind down the plenum? Quote Membership No 0780 INSURANCE GOOFA Datascan, Conzult, ECUTalk and a few others I have all the rare bits you can't find :tongue::tongue:
daZvert Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 bonnet stay balance bar Dont think you can polish the balance bar Baz? I had mine chromed :thumbup1: bonnet hinges and catches, the little rings inside the headlights can be polished really nice, your bell end aswell:biggrin: Quote
300ZX_666 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Sounds good mate, I may have to invest in that! It won't work on footballers you know Rich, you can't polish their performance with it......:biggrin: Quote
Steams Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Dont think you can polish the balance bar Baz? I had mine chromed :thumbup1: bonnet hinges and catches, the little rings inside the headlights can be polished really nice, your bell end aswell:biggrin: He does that every night I reckon :lol: Quote
Baz Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 Dont think you can polish the balance bar Baz? I had mine chromed :thumbup1: I'll give it a try and see if I can prove you wrong! :tt2: and dont really fancy taking the headlamps apart :( So what did you use to grind down the plenum? orbital sander with wood sandpaper and a LOT of time and patience :lol: Quote
Steams Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 I'll give it a try and see if I can prove you wrong! :tt2: and dont really fancy taking the headlamps apart :( The headlamps aren't too bad matey. Once you get them out they're pretty straight forward to strip. Quote
Baz Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 The headlamps aren't too bad matey. Once you get them out they're pretty straight forward to strip. they are out :lol: do you have to put them in the oven etc? Quote
Steams Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 they are out :lol: do you have to put them in the oven etc? I used a heat gun for stripping wallpaper, did the job a treat. Don't forget to undo all the screws that hold the rubber on and the clips. really easy to do mate. Quote
Baz Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 might give it a bash then. If its worth it just for polishing that ring up?! Quote
Steams Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 might give it a bash then. If its worth it just for polishing that ring up?! Give the lenses and the glass a good clean as well, you'll notice a big difference if you haven't done it before. :rofl: i hear your good at polishing your ring off:rofl: true dat :lol: Quote
groover Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Polish the: allen bolts for the throttle bodies, top of the Air intake valve, i tried polishing the balance bar, but you cant get into the crevices between the pipes, so painted it instead. I also polished the bolts for the cambelt cover he cruise control unit, PAS pot I will have a chrome bonnet stay going when ive fitted the bonnet dampers. Quote
jimmer Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 After deciding a few weeks ago to bite the bullet and polish my plenum up, I bought one of them halfords alloy polishing kits that someone mentioned. Seems now that I have the bug, polished my inner rocker covers up today (cant really see the outer ones when its all back together so didnt bother with those) Can someone help me throw together a list of potential stuff so I can have a think what else to do whilst the car is in bits? :sweatdrop: Plenum Throttle bodies Rocker covers front water pipes P/S Pot ... ... ... All those can be polished up and will look great for as long as you can be arsed to constantly keep them buffed up and coated with polish,Its high maintenance so be warned.Leave it parked for a bit and its damp and the white corrosion comes knocking in droves.The rockers can not be got to so will go first trust me. Quote
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