Spent about 5-6 hours total on the polish job. Kinda cheesed out and skimped on the bottom side--but who cares who's gonna look under it?
My friggin hands and fingers are killin me.....lets see I count 4 blisters
Oh well, here it is....see me waving "HI"??


Im thinking about doing the downpipe too! Maybe after my hands heal a little bit though....
Couple more here
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/turbocivx/MaxRev/

 

You used your hands to sand the entire thing? Would a dremel do the job? I plan on sanding my Maxrev manifold as well when it gets here. What grade sand papers did you use?

By the way that thing looks SAWWEEEEET!


[Modified by Anubyss, 8:10 PM 4/6/2002]

 

Looks really nice man. Good job

 

LOL!

Looks good man.

 

what did you use to polish it?

 

Thanks man.
Hell no I didnt do all of it by hand. I did use a dremel with a flapper sanding wheel (grade 60 - i think) to get most of the rough stuff off. Then I wet sanded the rest of the way. Using 240,320,400--big jump--1000, then finished with 1500. Then red rouge on the welds and also to cut most of the deep scratches I put into it with the dremel Then finished with the white rouge.
I think it came out purty

 

looks like chrome to me. Steel cant get that shiny without chrome. But I dont know why anyone would lie bout that???. But what do I know?

 

Dude that is crazy nice... I'm gonna IM you when I get my mani so I know what to do.

 

looks ****** sick! but did you grind down the welds?? would that make it any weaker?

again...looks awesome!!!

 

damn bling bling!!~! how long did it take you to do that? GEOFF WHERE YOU AT MAN?? well if you come back home from school ill stop by your house, help you out with your car..


[Modified by Giovannie, 10:11 PM 4/6/2002]

 

what did the mani ever do to you, why flip it the bird...haha

 

That's the official h-t salute

Looks great man!

 

hey, im sure im not the only one, perhaps you could give step by step how to do this, cause im curious as hell, i think im gonna do the endtanks on my intercooler in a few weeks, and id love to know how you did it? also might do my turboooooo

so seirously,think you could take a sec and list out step by step the process to get from "blahhh" to "AHHHHHH"?

thanks man
Tim, whose drag manifold is gross to look at and makes him want to puke

 

Love the fur...........

 

Holy Crap!!! That thing is way clean I can't believe this whoa, great job !!!!!

good work man, looks really great!!

Adi

 

Hmmm my FMax is the same design... I wonder if I can make it that purty

 

Will it blue and brown once you run it for a while? I would consider doing that, but if its going to go away in 3 days, I would rather save my hands!

 

Only if it's stainless!

 

damn blingity-bling-bling! nice!

 

The first time you drive the car, it will look like this:

 

I've been polishing my mani off and on for a week now. I also started with a 60 grit flap wheel, then went to 220 grit. I'm about to start wet sanding with 440, then on to 1000. I bought a polishing wheel for my table grinder that I might try out also.

 

sick, i have to do my manifold soon...too bad we all do this and it turns purple after the first drive, all for the bling blooong look ey?

 

I dont care what anyone thinks, The discolored purple bluish look is beautiful

 

i agree

 

93LSivic,
Very nice! I like the bling!