How to polish stock valve covers?
#1
How to polish stock valve covers?
I was wondering what went into the "art" or making the dull black valve covers bright and shinny. I have access to a sander and polisher. How do you go about doing it?
JOHN
JOHN
#2
Check out this guys site regarding polishing:
http://groups.msn.com/Camaro2001SS/polishinghowto.msnw
http://groups.msn.com/Camaro2001SS/polishinghowto.msnw
#3
Thanks for the reply. Seems like an awful lot of work, even though I have those 2 machines. The valvecovers are very thin, can they ruin easily if you take too much off? How easy is it to get off the black coating...thickness? Thanks.
JOHN
JOHN
#6
im pretty certain my stockers are chrome plated (it was the previous owner that had it done). i think he had paid about 200$ CDN (120$ US). you could see some pics here:
http://groups.msn.com/JessicasPictur...nw?albumlist=2
theyre purty
http://groups.msn.com/JessicasPictur...nw?albumlist=2
theyre purty
#7
How long do you possibly have to polish these dang things to make them shinny. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I keep on polishing it with this white stuff on a circular table polisher and it still looks like a brushed "bright" aluminum...any help would be great.
JOHN
JOHN
#9
no wonder why they're not polishing. Oh well, I guess it looks better than black...to me. Z28SORR...I'm from the Wood too. Thanks for letting me know, I'd polish these things all the way through if you didn't.
JOHN
JOHN
#10
I got a set of polished aluminum ones off Ebay a while back for just under $100 shipped. The bolt holes are counter sunk for the stainless allen head bolts that came with them. Also - they're taller than stockers. Muuuuch better looking than the stockers!
I did have to do some clearancing of the supports inside for my 1.6 pro mags with the dremel, but that was no biggie.
Just another option to consider
I did have to do some clearancing of the supports inside for my 1.6 pro mags with the dremel, but that was no biggie.
Just another option to consider
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