Am I the only bloody fool thats tried to polish the elbow part of the inlet manifold?
My god is it hard work ....... and I\'ve only done one bit!!!:reallymad
I think Ross @ Dragon Performance does a chrome/polished exchange service for both the inlet & alternator
alternator was about £40-50
Andy
Well I\'ve given up for today!
Heres how far I got;
Too many damn buttons on this site:rolleyes:
oh bugger
hope i aint given you the wrong info but only just realised yours is\'nt a 3rd gen. he still may be able to sort you out
It\'s cool ..... I\'m nearly half done now anyway. It\'s just bloody hard work! I\'ve got no finger prints left ..... hold the phone ...... I\'ve just had an idea ........ If I\'m not back on here tommorrow, I\'ll see you in about 5years!!!!;)
bloody hell matey - that looks SUPERB
tell me the secret and i can do mine :)
I like shiny tooo,
Did me TII (Allthough thats sold now) and busy blinging my FD now (all the bits will go on this winter)
I think I should have shares in \'Peek\' and \'Autosol\'
Paul..
can i cheat and use a demmel with a polishing attachment ??
Found this if it comes out!
Paul..
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looks nice and clean in there :)
It\'s easy G\'
Get some rough sand paper and rub all the nipples off:rolleyes:
Get some finer sand paper to remove all the grooves you just made
Get some wet & dry to remove all the scratches you just made
Get some metal polish and rub like you\'ve never rubbed before!
After about 48hrs of continous rubbing you will get very sore fingers!;)
hummm sounds OK
so swap that for
1 - dremel with very fine polishing head
2 - lots of polish
3 - sit back after 10 mins with a nice beer :)
Not that easy!
I used these, and it was still hard work - and only half done - ;
whats on the end of the drill ???
It\'s a sand paper wheel (very large dremmel ) made of lots of flaps:p
ah right - i have one of them
is that for the inital sanding ?
and i have bought a dremmel sized on for the fiddly bits ( was in the bargain bin of the B&Q for £1.66 ) - the sanding thing no the dremmel !!
I used the wheel to remove the nipples
I then used the dremmel to reach the parts that other sander couldn\'t reach;)
I then used the wet n\' dry to remove the mess I had made
I then used a half a kilo of peek metal polish (other types of polish are available)
looks good mate, mmmmm shiney!
I might have to have a go, we could have a \'TII bling inlet manifold award\' (maybe a bad idea some mad person would paint theirs gold!)
or green ( with radiator paint ! )
What is it with this Green thing Stu?
Next thing you\'ll be telling us is you\'ve painted the car Kermit Green!
im going for a black and green theme not sure why yet ???
fingers crossed its a black car and it will end up with
1 - green under car neons
2 - green footwell neons
3 - green brake clalipers
4 - green sticker on the back ( done that bit )
5 - green door handle lights
im sure i will find something else :)
well guys , thats it , im outta here , going on holiday for a week ( monday to monday ) - so no forums for me :(
you lot take care
stu
( and if the bloke crumbles over the TII vert - its mine !! )
have a good holiday!
Have fun matey:D
I\'m too late aren\'t I ? ....... Crap!
looks like a sand paper flapper wheel thingy to me...
I always use best elbow grease mixed with midnight oil for jobs like this....
If you guys check out say Demon Tweeks for motorcycles brochure they do full on polishing kits, soap, polishing wheels etc etc and they are not that expensive. It takes out a lot of the elbow grease invovled. Did my bike frame, swingarm etc etc. Certainly easier than sandpaper.
hey Paul TII,
i noticed in that pic of yours, was that your previous TII?? apart from take the engine out, how did you get the engine bay so clean?? i cant reach down to some areas, so only have cleaned my wheel arch part, and the firewall behind the engine,
Just cleaned by hand a little at a time half hour here and there,
over several years.
The car was sold to \'Loxam\' last Nov.ish who is /was on here.
I believe the car is for sale at the mo.
Paul-Knightsport.
So how many people are now in the process of polishing their engine?:rolleyes:
I cheated and had someone else do mine...:p
i would do mine - but im in spain and the car isnt :) ha ha ha
Posting on here whilst on holiday in a foriegn country is SAD:rolleyes:
Unless your in Japan and wanted to brag about all the fun your having!;) :p :D