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Show'n'Shine Saloon
My hands hurt from this polish
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<blockquote data-quote="SVT Adam" data-source="post: 16891288" data-attributes="member: 178467"><p>I'm in the process of adding an intercooler and a few other parts for my vortec setup on my 2v. I had planned on powdercoating the charge pipes black and red for my headunit, but once I saw the pipes were a nice polished finish I decided to dive into a project. My wheels on my Saleen have been swapped out from chrome to polished so I wanted to keep the theme going. [ATTACH=full]1785299[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785302[/ATTACH]</p><p>It was time to pull the vortech off and give that area of the engine bay a quick wipe down. When I first got the car it had an oil leak from a loose oil feed line to the head unit, so I took care of that but was never able to fully clean certain parts until now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":sick:" title="Sick :sick:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sick:" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785304[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785305[/ATTACH]</p><p>A full can of brake kleen later and we're back in business. Now I'm to the point of why my fingers hurt...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785306[/ATTACH]</p><p>I started at 220 which was more than enough for 70%, but the "bottom" portion of the headunit had some deep marring and scratches I wanted to try to get out. I ended up going down to 80 grit and working up to 320. This picture is after my first 220 pass which you can see the marks I was aiming to remove at the bottom. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785313[/ATTACH]</p><p>And here is after about 8 hours of sanding & polishing. I didn't spend as much time on portions that wouldn't be seen. I was questioning half way through the project why I didn't go the powdercoat route a couple of times. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785315[/ATTACH]</p><p>Then I was left with what to do with the actual unit itself and decided to just go for it</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785316[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1785319[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1785318[/ATTACH]</p><p>Excited to start the re-assembly and make some cool jet noises</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SVT Adam, post: 16891288, member: 178467"] I'm in the process of adding an intercooler and a few other parts for my vortec setup on my 2v. I had planned on powdercoating the charge pipes black and red for my headunit, but once I saw the pipes were a nice polished finish I decided to dive into a project. My wheels on my Saleen have been swapped out from chrome to polished so I wanted to keep the theme going. [ATTACH type="full"]1785299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1785302[/ATTACH] It was time to pull the vortech off and give that area of the engine bay a quick wipe down. When I first got the car it had an oil leak from a loose oil feed line to the head unit, so I took care of that but was never able to fully clean certain parts until now :sick: [ATTACH type="full"]1785304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1785305[/ATTACH] A full can of brake kleen later and we're back in business. Now I'm to the point of why my fingers hurt... [ATTACH type="full"]1785306[/ATTACH] I started at 220 which was more than enough for 70%, but the "bottom" portion of the headunit had some deep marring and scratches I wanted to try to get out. I ended up going down to 80 grit and working up to 320. This picture is after my first 220 pass which you can see the marks I was aiming to remove at the bottom. [ATTACH type="full"]1785313[/ATTACH] And here is after about 8 hours of sanding & polishing. I didn't spend as much time on portions that wouldn't be seen. I was questioning half way through the project why I didn't go the powdercoat route a couple of times. [ATTACH type="full"]1785315[/ATTACH] Then I was left with what to do with the actual unit itself and decided to just go for it [ATTACH type="full"]1785316[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1785319[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1785318[/ATTACH] Excited to start the re-assembly and make some cool jet noises [/QUOTE]
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