has anyone tried sanding down the intake manifold with fine grit sandpaper to get it to shine up? I have heard this works. What grit sandpaper would you suggest?
Thanks
Brian Powers

 

I haven't played with the intake manifold, but this procedure worked for a set of aluminum Baer brake calipers:

Polishing Baer Calipers

Baer caliper

 

I used a high grit sandpaper on my intake and then used never dull ( stuff you can buy @ wal-mart )
and it came out like this



http://www.cardomain.com/id/transam219

 

What sized grit sandpaper did you use? Intake looks really good and so does your car.
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I honestly cant remember , I want to say 100/120 but I dont know .

I would just choose a good fine grit sand paper

It doesnt take as much sanding as you would think .
I did " wet sand " it but I am not sure if it makes a difference

 

i took piece of 1500 grit emery (sp?) cloth and just quickly sanded the intake manifod and rails... and it started shining... basically use a rougher sandpaper to knock down any roughness then just jump up in grit till it comes out smooth and shiny and polish... no real trick or special process

 

thanks for all the help, your manifold came out awesome...i picked up some 320grit sandpaper and started out and its already looking good

 

I thought I remembered seeing a guy do it with a bench grinder with a sisal (cotton) wheel, with lots of poilishing compound, and it came out almost like chrome It definitely looked cool.