I'm getting ready to install a new engine so I got the buffing motor out and had some fun...not really.

 

 

Good job. Everything is soo shiney!

 

lol wow, looks good. you must have lots of free time

 

Very nice, your engine is going to look sharp when it all comes together.

 

Looks good. Can I ask what type've camera you used?

 

Thanks for the compliments.

The parts look better in person than in the pictures. I'm much better at polishing than photography. The camera is a 3+yr old Sony DSC-W1....why do you ask?

 

what is your method to polishing, that stuff looks great! is it just time consuming?

 

Because it takes better pictures than mine. And it's the second camera I've bought in the last 5 years that does a lousy job of capturing polished metal. Looks like I need to check out some Sony's.

 

I would also like to know how you did this exactly cause theres a few parts under myhood that if they looked half that good... i'd be very happy!

 

It's disappointing to spend all of the time needed to make it look great, then take a picture and it just looks OK. Take some polished parts to Best Buy and start testing cameras.





Other than the cost of the buffing motor, it's mainly just time spent. The sandpaper/wheels/compounds/etc aren't expensive, so once you get the motor it's fairly cheap to operate. Eastwood has a bunch of good info about polishing. Sanding time will depend on the wheel/compound combination being used, as well as the material type. Most 400-600 grit marks can be removed by using the buffing motor. Aluminum, IMO, is the easiest to polish because it's so soft...but it's also the easiest to scratch. Stainless would be the most difficult...but there is nothing like the appearance of polished stainless.
If you still have any questions after reading the info from Eastwood, PM me and I'll try to help.

 

Looks great! I wish I had the time to do that to my cars. I'd love to shine it up under there. For right now, I'm just happy to keep the dust and dirt cleaned out.

 

Me too, I've gotten most of the dirt off at least but my 69 Camaro has a bunch of chrome under the hood so I want to get the newer car to match. Maybe a later summer project