Searched and only found on topic on this. Someone said that they sanded their letters off with 150 grit. Anyone else can confirm this or another way of going about it?

 

That's gonna take a lot of sanding. Please, whatever you do, PAINT the valve cover again. Unpainted VC's look like **** unless totally polished.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's gonna take a lot of sanding. Please, whatever you do, PAINT the valve cover again. Unpainted VC's look like **** unless totally polished.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know this I was guna polish it takes a lot more work than I thought. So I'm probably guna end up paiting it back to stock black wrinkle paint. I was thinking of using a belt sander but it's still guna be a of sandpaper.

 

just get a die grinder, shouldn't take more than 5 mins

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by menkio &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get a die grinder, shouldn't take more than 5 mins</TD></TR></TABLE>

Now, anyone wana let me borrow one?

Only thing I have that I can think of that can do the job is a belt sander

 

i shaved ym type-r valve cover completely with a diegrinder didnt even take 5 minutes i know you know somone who has one ? If not go to harbor freight pay 25 bucks for one and borrow a comprressor.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JIDUM_Undercover &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i shaved ym type-r valve cover completely with a diegrinder didnt even take 5 minutes i know you know somone who has one ? If not go to harbor freight pay 25 bucks for one and borrow a comprressor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have a compressor already. But I'll ask around today.

Btw, would this do the job? http://www.harborfreight.com/c...44716

Edit: Checked the site out and found this http://www.resellerratings.com/seller4585.html Seems like it's not very reputable..

 

be a man use a screwdriver and chip that **** off...jk i did this and it looks like shiiittt my opinion is the 150grit itll come out quite nicely

 

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Hahah. How long did that take you?

 

dremel drill? bet you lots of people have these laying around

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whatever you do, PAINT the valve cover again. Unpainted VC's look like **** unless totally polished.</TD></TR></TABLE>


i disagree....

raw metal look for me all the way....**** paint or polish

 

Asked the neighbor and he has a die grinder

So I'll try that out in couple of hrs.

 

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So I'll try that out in couple of hrs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Post results.. This is my next project

 

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Sure will

 

Great, die grinder doesn't work.

I guess I'll try the belt sander for now and if that doesn't work I'll find someone with something.

 

just be careful when you use a die grinder that you don't go too deep in places otherwise ur gonna be usin filler......... i'll post some pics of mine when i get home i use a sanding disk on my angle grinder worked great then sanded with 400 to prep for the paint

 

Here it is...Still need to sand it smooth and then prep for paint. But paint might be awhile need to order some wrinkle paint and some time to do it. I grinded a lil too much on some spots but I just used the belt sander after everything smooth everything out using 80 grit.

Oh btw, don't even try to sand it with anything. Defently need a die grinder anything of that kind. Took like 2 minutes at most to grind off the letter and sand it down.

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Modified by DFW at 7:15 PM 7/18/2005

 

Not relevant to the question at hand, but I thought this pic was pretty cool.

 

^That's what made me get up and do it. Always wanted to but never really really wanted to

 

Damn looks hard

 

 

^What method did you use? Die grinder? Looks smooth

 

Oh btw, where can get VHT wrinkle paint? Just any auto part store? I checked summit and was like 18 bux plus another 20 cuz its 'hazordious'.

 

grinder/ 1500 grit....

 

i just did mine after reading this thread. i used a sander and 80 grit and took me 10 minutes..