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Should I leave my manifold red?
03-27-2005, 11:52 PM
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RE: Should I leave my manifold red?
I voted polish it because I don't think you should leave it red. But I don't really think you should just polish it either. I kind of like the manifold to have a matte finish and not some bright finish. Well, I go by that philosophy with everything. I don't really like bright anything, but then again, the new Edelbrock performer intake manifold will be polished I think, damn that thing will be tall inside that engine bay...
03-28-2005, 02:51 AM
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RE: Should I leave my manifold red?
well im reaaaallly bored and dont have money for more mods, so i only thing to do right now is FIXERUP!!!
heres what i use,
first you use a metal wheel on your drill or air tool to remove the layer of paint and oxidation. then you use a flapwheel with 120 grit flaps, these can be bought at home depot for like 6 bucks, youll only need one for the manifold. after you sanded it down with the wheel, youll need to hand sand it all over with some 240 grit and then some 450 grit. Then hit it with 600 grit for a half hour. after that you take a buffing wheel and run some emery compound on it, like just 6 or 7 turns from the drill, you dont need much. once you applied the emery compound to the wheel, start polishing every square inch that you sanded with the 600 grit. some people like to move on to 900 grit before they hit the emery compound but i think thats a bit overkill. if you REALLY want to be overkill, there is something called WHITE emery compound which makes your finish look GLASS smooth. the black emery compound is fine and you can barely tell the difference between the black and white compound.
so when your all done, wipe the product with a towel and be careful not to get fingerprints all over it or else it will look dirty. then you should be in business, thats how i polished my EGR spacer, that little thing took me a while but it came out real nice.
heres what i use,
first you use a metal wheel on your drill or air tool to remove the layer of paint and oxidation. then you use a flapwheel with 120 grit flaps, these can be bought at home depot for like 6 bucks, youll only need one for the manifold. after you sanded it down with the wheel, youll need to hand sand it all over with some 240 grit and then some 450 grit. Then hit it with 600 grit for a half hour. after that you take a buffing wheel and run some emery compound on it, like just 6 or 7 turns from the drill, you dont need much. once you applied the emery compound to the wheel, start polishing every square inch that you sanded with the 600 grit. some people like to move on to 900 grit before they hit the emery compound but i think thats a bit overkill. if you REALLY want to be overkill, there is something called WHITE emery compound which makes your finish look GLASS smooth. the black emery compound is fine and you can barely tell the difference between the black and white compound.
so when your all done, wipe the product with a towel and be careful not to get fingerprints all over it or else it will look dirty. then you should be in business, thats how i polished my EGR spacer, that little thing took me a while but it came out real nice.
