just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (56k beware)
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just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (56k beware)
this other thread shows what i did (https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=700210) ... i still need to go at it with some aluminum polish, but overall i'm pretty happy with the results. there are minor imperfections that i did look over at first that were accented as i continued to sand/polish, but i was getting tired of it anyway so i said forget it lol...
here are some pics: (this is after a 2000 grit wetsand).. i still need to polish w/compound
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*** BLING ***
here are some pics: (this is after a 2000 grit wetsand).. i still need to polish w/compound
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*** BLING ***
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the spots around the letters are still rough... i was doing it by hand, but i'm sure w/a dremel or something it could have been done. its just hard trying to get the paper in that close, and on top of that apply enough pressure to do anything with it. i'll try to get more pics in detail..
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Re: just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (fiebru1119)
hey Joel,
you still drive a honda?
hehe what happen to the 240?
btw nice valve cover, how did you around the letters?
i've been doing mine and yours looks a lot cleaner.
you still drive a honda?
hehe what happen to the 240?
btw nice valve cover, how did you around the letters?
i've been doing mine and yours looks a lot cleaner.
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Re: just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (sp3a12uk)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sp3a12uk »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good 
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yup , can barely see it
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yup , can barely see it
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Re: just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (CivicSiR94)
let me take better pics.. i hope the "cloudiness" goes away with the polishing compound..
http://www.imagestation.com/pi...g.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/pi...g.jpg
as you can see it looks "dirty" around the letters.. thats just still rough at that point b/c i couldnt get in there good
http://www.imagestation.com/pi...g.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/pi...g.jpg
as you can see it looks "dirty" around the letters.. thats just still rough at that point b/c i couldnt get in there good
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Re: just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (emoBB1)
I tell ya, Mother Mag ALuminum Polish is THE ****!!!!I used only that stuff on mine when I polished it, no sanding and it came out unbelievable. I wish I would of sanded it now so it would look like yours. Looks killer. That mag stuff is special though how it turns the aluminum black and nasty looking then wipe away and it's like a mirror. I love it. 
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Re: just finished polishing valve cover... what'd you think? (138)
thanks for the compliments guys..
so far i've got about 12-13 hrs of work into it.. (i was more meticulous in the beginning, toward the end it was getting old lol). i just did like a hour or two here and there (over a span of about 1 1/2 weeks).. if you do it that way it wont seem like so much work
couple tips/hints/suggestions:
- sandpaper: on the rougher grits (120/220/400) try to stock up on these because you want to "refresh" and start w/a new piece as often as possible since the roughness of the cover wears the paper down pretty quick. on the finer grits (800+) try to pick one section of the cover and use only one piece for that section the whole time (wet and dry sand). the trick to getting it mirror finish (or close to it w/out any noticeable scratchmarks.. of course this is close to being finished) was to do the following: dry sand 2000 grit as much as possible and have a clean towel and buff away the residue.. then WITH THAT SAME PIECE OF PAPER begin to wetsand, do this then rinse the whole thing off (to remove dirty water/residue) and repeat about 2-3 more times.. then take a towel and dry off the cover and the same piece of sand paper you started with.. now being to dry (its actually kinda still wet when you do this) sand that part again.. the effect that you get is like wetsanding with like 3000 or 4000 grit paper (since the 2000 has been worn down alot)..
this is the point at which i'm at.. also, try not to "test" the polish on areas as that area now repels water
lol
so far i've got about 12-13 hrs of work into it.. (i was more meticulous in the beginning, toward the end it was getting old lol). i just did like a hour or two here and there (over a span of about 1 1/2 weeks).. if you do it that way it wont seem like so much work
couple tips/hints/suggestions:
- sandpaper: on the rougher grits (120/220/400) try to stock up on these because you want to "refresh" and start w/a new piece as often as possible since the roughness of the cover wears the paper down pretty quick. on the finer grits (800+) try to pick one section of the cover and use only one piece for that section the whole time (wet and dry sand). the trick to getting it mirror finish (or close to it w/out any noticeable scratchmarks.. of course this is close to being finished) was to do the following: dry sand 2000 grit as much as possible and have a clean towel and buff away the residue.. then WITH THAT SAME PIECE OF PAPER begin to wetsand, do this then rinse the whole thing off (to remove dirty water/residue) and repeat about 2-3 more times.. then take a towel and dry off the cover and the same piece of sand paper you started with.. now being to dry (its actually kinda still wet when you do this) sand that part again.. the effect that you get is like wetsanding with like 3000 or 4000 grit paper (since the 2000 has been worn down alot)..
this is the point at which i'm at.. also, try not to "test" the polish on areas as that area now repels water
lol
