Noz Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I've seen various items be polished to a really high standard. NA intakes and chrome bonnet hooks, was wondering if there are any general guides to how this is done, as I'm wondering if the process is more aggresive than standard paintwork polishing. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Its way more aggresive than polishing paintwork. The intakes etc are cast aluminium and need to be linished first to remove any casting imperfections and casting lines then polished. Here is a turbo casing i did not too long ago in the various stages from untouched to finished. I also did an intake for a good mate in here which came out rather nicely but i did spend a chunk of time prepping it before it got polished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 There are several 'how to' rub it till it shines videos on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 That turbo housing looks awesome dunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dive_popo Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Its way more aggresive than polishing paintwork. The intakes etc are cast aluminium and need to be linished first to remove any casting imperfections and casting lines then polished. Here is a turbo casing i did not too long ago in the various stages from untouched to finished. I also did an intake for a good mate in here which came out rather nicely but i did spend a chunk of time prepping it before it got polished. Did the same on my turbo, but with my fingers ! Still can feel the pain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 im doing the rockers on my fiesta atm... power tools for the win! screw man power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Did the same on my turbo, but with my fingers ! Still can feel the pain... Is that a GTK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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