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

 

Check out this guys site regarding polishing:

http://groups.msn.com/Camaro2001SS/polishinghowto.msnw

 

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

 

i should think about doing that, mine look like crap

 

Have a wire wheel? It will take off the black paint in no time and you can waste all your time on polishing instead. It's what I plan on doing.

 

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

 

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

 

Your stock valve covers are steel. I don't think you polish steel. You either crome it or paint it, you polish aluminum.

 

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

 

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 can powdercoat them for ya in a nice bright silver. $40 plus shipping. An extra $10 to beadblast them first. Send me mail.

Larry