how do u make these shiny?

Taeivon_Rep · Post by **Taeivon_Rep** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:25 pm

hi i'm just tidying up the engine bay in my FTO and was wondering what i should use to clean these parts of the engine..
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=29819796

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:23 pm

cant see, have to log on...but im assuming you just mea making the engine bay look shiny

if so, just get some polish spray i think its called armour something or other (thats the one i use) and it will make everything niec and shiny...
if you are talking about the manifold, u might have to sand off the dirt on it then polish it up with a buffer...im sure someone with myspace will be along shortly

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:33 pm

Gah! Myspace!

My eyes~! It burns!

Cant see it. Dont have a login.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:35 pm

myspace is banned at work! your trying to get me fired

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:12 pm

jonowong wrote:myspace is banned at work! your trying to get me fired

What about facebook?

Post by **I8A4RE** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:00 pm

i thought those where just for little girls and pedophilles......

you can catch me at www.myspace.com/imadirtyoldman

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:07 pm

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rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:30 pm

It is the intake manifold ...

You need to polish it up ... Aza did it to his ... Look in his gallery ... It is a big job and one that takes many hours....

Post by **aza013** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:28 pm

like this

as said there is a lot of time (50 hours) and work in doing it

but after its done looks great.
I am doing another one now but that is for another member

but after that I will be doing it all over again with another A.I.M. for who ever wants it. it comes with a small price of $200 and your old manifold oh and it has to be a GPX motor, as the GR one are not the same sorry

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:03 pm

ill take it aza!

pick me!

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:31 pm

i just finished polishing my intake manifold for when the new engine goes in.

start by using a sandpaper drill attachment and go over the whole thing until fairly smooth and free of the tiny bumps that it has before you started.

then the hard bit....hand sanding, probably about a 1000 grit to get started and then fine wet n' dry to finish off.

then get a buffer drill attachment and beff 'er up.

it's a long process but the final result is well worth it.

Post by **aza013** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:05 pm

maggsy wrote:i just finished polishing my intake manifold for when the new engine goes in.

start by using a sandpaper drill attachment and go over the whole thing until fairly smooth and free of the tiny bumps that it has before you started.

then the hard bit....hand sanding, probably about a 1000 grit to get started and then fine wet n' dry to finish off.

then get a buffer drill attachment and beff 'er up.

it's a long process but the final result is well worth it.

put some pics up

and good to see some other ppl getting down and doing it, well done.

Taeivon_Rep · Post by **Taeivon_Rep** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:00 am

haha well to save $200 bucks might as well get sanding and polishing...

Post by **aza013** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:15 am

Taeivon_Rep wrote:haha well to save $200 bucks might as well get sanding and polishing...

true but when you think about it for $200 and 50 hours work thats only $4 an hour

would you work for that

you get payed more flipping burgers at big M's
and NO I am not having a go at PPL that work there

Taeivon_Rep · Post by **Taeivon_Rep** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:53 am

hmm it would cost a bit to post a manifold to sydney and back yeah?

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:58 am

aza013 wrote:
Taeivon_Rep wrote:haha well to save $200 bucks might as well get sanding and polishing...
true but when you think about it for $200 and 50 hours work thats only $4 an hour would you work for that
you get payed more flipping burgers at big M's
and NO I am not having a go at PPL that work there

I'd be up for one Azza ... And I use to get $4.64 an hour when I was working for Macas back in 1994/95 ... Hehehehehehehe

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:27 pm

rock_it wrote:
aza013 wrote:
Taeivon_Rep wrote:haha well to save $200 bucks might as well get sanding and polishing...
true but when you think about it for $200 and 50 hours work thats only $4 an hour would you work for that
you get payed more flipping burgers at big M's
and NO I am not having a go at PPL that work there
I'd be up for one Azza ... And I use to get $4.64 an hour when I was working for Macas back in 1994/95 ... Hehehehehehehe

burger king paid $4.71! and we had $2 laundry allowance every week!

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:58 pm

aza013 wrote:
maggsy wrote:i just finished polishing my intake manifold for when the new engine goes in.

start by using a sandpaper drill attachment and go over the whole thing until fairly smooth and free of the tiny bumps that it has before you started.

then the hard bit....hand sanding, probably about a 1000 grit to get started and then fine wet n' dry to finish off.

then get a buffer drill attachment and beff 'er up.

it's a long process but the final result is well worth it.

put some pics up and good to see some other ppl getting down and doing it, well done.

pics to come soon but first i need to do a bit more sanding, i thought i was done until i saw it in the sun the next day and noticed some scratches on it so i'm going to try and get rid of them tomorrow

Post by **I8A4RE** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:16 pm

Shame your not doing GR's id pay 200 for it. Ive been contemplating it for so long but looks like a bitch of a job

Post by **aza013** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:44 pm

I8A4RE wrote:Shame your not doing GR's id pay 200 for it. Ive been contemplating it for so long but looks like a bitch of a job

well the only reason that I am not doing the GR's is due to I dont have one for it

If I had one then I can start doing them as well. Give me a little time and I will pick one up from the scrap yard some place and I will get on to it