GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 well got bord today so thought il have a crack at polishing my rocker cover this is how it turned out.tell me what you think .All covered up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 wow!! looking good mate. time well spent Dont worry about it being covered up, once you get a FMIC on there it will be shown in all its glory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 looking good mate. you must have a sore wrist lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 haha na mate drills aint just for drillin holes hahahahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 BAH... cheater lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 hahahaha i only used the drill to get the old paint ioff it lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Looks top notch mate, nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 cheers mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee_EP82 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Awesome work mate So how do people achieve this polished effect i could do with a step by step Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 i just used a wire wool thing in a drill and wet and dry to get the scractes out then polish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 that looks awesome dude! top work!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 cheers mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jae-Glanza Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Awesome work mate So how do people achieve this polished effect i could do with a step by step x2, Awesome work mate, Fancy doing a cheeky step by step for me and lee? =] i'll have a bash on my week off! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 yer are yours painted or just plain atm ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jae-Glanza Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Mine's standard mate, has a bit of shitty oil on it but standard! =] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletCraigy Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Looks rather swell, i must do something with mine, I'm the same i still have a top mount RX7 jobby but it's still covered nontheless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 i just started sanding it hahaha with some corse sandpaper (emerary cloth on the bad bits) and just got finer and used wet and dry with water and washing up liquid to get it really smooth and got all the scratches out and then polished it like fuck with metal polish haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutnut Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 That looks sweet.Wanna do mine LOLSeen so many guys do this Do you need to replace the gasket ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 hahaha i would loland na dont have to replace it i just used some gasket sealant on it or can use something like rtv silicon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jae-Glanza Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I would replace it for piece of mind, why not whilst your at it =] but you could get away with it.so sand sand sand then polish. sweeet =] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutnut Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Will do mine next weekend , as the car will be in bits.Fitting fmic & oil catch can.Might aw well do it at the same time.If its not raining Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 yer mate hahahaha when you use the really corse stuff dont push really hard on it and get deep scratches on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutnut Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 yer mate hahahaha when you use the really corse stuff dont push really hard on it and get deep scratches on it I will be taking my time on this as i want it like yours.Thanks for the advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 its alright mate after sanding its a bit shiny but after the polish is on hahaha its propa shiny hahaha just proper rub the polish into it and even noin it looks clean look at the rag and its black hahaha i polished mine twice but theres sum lil scratches round the lettering which im guna sort out next week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jae-Glanza Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Could anything be done with the inlet manifold? =p Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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