Any downsides of polishing the manifold .it looks like **** after some use, but i heard to watch for rust when messing with the finish? doe sit really need the high lsuter finish or just a decent sanding ? anyone have a list of steps to polish this thing

 

no body? i did a search and came up with nada , unless i aint searching right.

 

if you do get ready to use some elbow grease and about 8 hours of your time

 

Hey man! I did mine......it's worth it........starts out silver when you are done, then turns gold and purple when it gets hot. I will get some pics and a list of sandpaper later on tonight.

 

i painted mine...but sanding is cool too.

The only part that rusts are the flanges after time...they are not SS...the rest of the mani is though.

 

Cool thanks farnsocket. i just hate the way it looks , it kills the whole look of the under the hood of the car. now the motors out so i got time to put into it to get it lokoing good .
Yea when you get a chance to list some steps to do it right , id appreciate it .

thanks.

 

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Here's after I polished it:


Here's the best "after" pic of it that I had on hand:



Modified by Farnsrocket at 6:37 AM 6/25/2003

 

what sand paper did u use to do it?? looks good!!!!!

 

Care to polish my for the of HT

 

Thanks! Basically I started out with a course emery paper, maybe like 100 grit. You just don't want to make scratches in the mani that will not come out with the finer paper. I then worked up to 200, 300, 400 and then 600.......I actually had some 1000 grit stuff that I finished off with. You can do a small spot underneath the mani real quick with all the paper you have to see what it will look like before you do the whole mani. Lastly, I used Mothers Mag/metal polish. I tried using my Dremel with a sandpaper bit, but it seemed to burn areas and was not as consistent as doing it by hand. It definately looks badass once it turns gold and purple.......it gives it a shiny finish, almost like it is clear coated, instead of the dull rough look. Hope this helps.

 

sweet thanks for the info , that looks alot better

 

Hey Pete, when I told you about the "rusting" I remembered that it started after I spent 2 weeks at the beach. I guess the salt in the air got to it or something.
Anyways, dont make it look chrome like mine here---im sure it wont have the "rusting" issue if you keep it a little less polished and it'll still look nice.

 

damn that **** is Bling Dan , you laid it down on th epimp sheepskin rug to take the pic? looks like you skinned a Yetty lol .
how you think it'll turn out with the bead blast>?

 

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Haha bringing back your Expo experiences again Pete! haha

 

I think i remember Goeff from Full Race posting pics of his manifolds a while back where he had different cosmetic looks. One being glassbead, one polished, one natural...etc. He uses the same grade stainless as the maxrev so you will get a good idea.
Maybe he can chime in here and help out.

 

if mine looked like yours, i could deal with that , i like the look of your manifold. ill bring it up and let you try it, it should only take a few min with a blaster.

 

Can u get a drag manifold to look like that as well???

 

no