polishing

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

o righty gonna polish my throttle body and inlet manifold inside and out (inside for her outside for me Wink

) and i was wondering if it was a easy job getin the inlet manifold done in side, like shot blasted through or sand by hand or dremmel?

gota be done before i put my ported head on

Level 2 User Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 44

it takes very long matey i did my head on my escort back in the days i left it on he car and did abit every day i started with ruff paper and worked my way to the fine grade paper but you can use a drill with a sand paper head on it :wink:and i used some metal buffer for it i will try and get the name of the stuff

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

thinking weather to go and buy a dremmel right this second cant be arsed to do all the ruff sanding maybe just the finishingoff by hand

will be easy gota spare TB, Inlet Man, Fuel Rail

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 569

I want to do the same.

Bout a spare Energy rocker cover from scrappy just need know how best to get it shiney as...then sell it on Ebay.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

FincH

Quote:

I want to do the same.

Bout a spare Energy rocker cover from scrappy just need know how best to get it shiney as...then sell it on Ebay.

elbow grease and lots of

im doing my throttle body now gona be nice and shinny Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 569

Cool man.

What grades of paper did you use?

Can you list all the grades please.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

um got wet'n'dry 180,800 and 1200

180 is for the ruf work

800 for tidying it up

1200 for polishing thats the really had bit

will post a pic of the TB later

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

to get mine to this: i used 2500grit wet and dry

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

ooooo is it polished?? cant tell off that picy

i cant find better than 1200 where u get 2500?

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

bbracer16valver wrote:

i cant find better than 1200 where u get 2500?

Just use the back of your 1200

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

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Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

i wana no how u can get it like that inside?

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Why would you?

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

yes...just why on earth would you?

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

why would i have a polished and ported head the restrict the inlet and outlet flow so im polishing the TB. inlet manifold and get a equal length zorst manifold

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

bbracer16valver wrote:

why would i have a polished and ported head the restrict the inlet and outlet flow so im polishing the TB. inlet manifold and get a equal length zorst manifold

BRILLIANT! Laughing

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

lol ok. go and mirror finish the inside of the plenum.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

and the zorst manifold is equal lengths.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

I found gettin the brasso down my exhaust manifold the hardest

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

im not gonna go polish the inside by hand now am i

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

no that would be silly.