FiveLiterRiceEater

hook me up with the tech article you found. i like shiney engine parts too...

Blue Oval

heres a really detailed tutorial on almost stock's website: http://www.leemotorsports.com/almost...hing%20101.htm
heres an 11 page post on the corral: http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=418200
another turorial: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/P.../polishin1.htm

creepshow

It is a ton of work! I did my wheels on my Kawi and it was pretty smooth under the paint to start with. Aircraft paint stripper, steel wool 3 different grades, drill with buffer pad, and the best advice when you get down to the finish use Mothers Billit. It has a little grit to help you. The red and white can of Mothers is a cream only and won't do much but keep the shine after your done. Like said before if you don't seal it you'll have to stay right on top of it! Here are a couple before and after pics.

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FiveLiterRiceEater

eh.. that was too much to read for me

Blue Oval

I polished my MAF yesterday, tell me what you think.



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Blue Oval

one more

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myshifter

tripoli works great for cutting the aluminum, white rouge for finish, polished 6061-T6 aluminum below, nothing fancy



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Blue Oval

yea after i sanded i used the tripoli then white rouge

88canadianstang

ACETONE works really well for stripping paint. I completly stripped my GT40 intake which had a powder coated finish. I let it soak for a couple of days and the coating just fell right off.

Blue Oval

really? kinda makes me wish i didnt play with that stuff with my bare hands in chem lab heh