valve cover, polish Options

[TRD11]

what do you think of a 5sfe polished valve cover ????????? i grinned the ribs off the front and drilled 2 holes for -10 an lines





This post has been edited by TRD11: Jan 23, 2012 - 11:04 PM

[HectortheRican]

I think it'll look great once it's fully polished!

[mandrek]

nice.. what are you using to polish with?

perhaps it is the camera but i do not see any swerles or small scuffs from the media used to polish with.

i did some polishing of SS and aluminum. and did it like this:
1:start with fine brass wire brush on right angle air tool.
2:medium grade steal wool.
3:then 0000 steal wool, with mothers aluminum polish.
4:finish with neverdul
5:final was only if i could, buff with bench grinder and drill mounted buffing wheel..

i like for the most part how mine turned out but still have aspects about it that i dont like... primarily the fact that i can get it nice and smooth and polished, but in the light you can still see swerles..

so what did you do to get such a nice finish?

and deff keep it up, its a nice start.. cant wait to see the finished product!!

[Smaay]

what did you put the 2 holes in there for? there are already ports on the side for breather. i pulled the steel tube out and threaded it for -6

[TRD11]

nice.. what are you using to polish with?

perhaps it is the camera but i do not see any swerles or small scuffs from the media used to polish with.

i did some polishing of SS and aluminum. and did it like this:
1:start with fine brass wire brush on right angle air tool.
2:medium grade steal wool.
3:then 0000 steal wool, with mothers aluminum polish.
4:finish with neverdul
5:final was only if i could, buff with bench grinder and drill mounted buffing wheel..

i like for the most part how mine turned out but still have aspects about it that i dont like... primarily the fact that i can get it nice and smooth and polished, but in the light you can still see swerles..

so what did you do to get such a nice finish?

and deff keep it up, its a nice start.. cant wait to see the finished product!!

hey .... well i work at a body shop .... so i whas playing around with different things

i took 400 grit and sanded all the imperfections out ...... then 800 grit /////// 1200 grit /// 2000 grit witch it starts to sine good /// then 3000 grit ... all by hand thats the only way to not get swirls

what did you put the 2 holes in there for? there are already ports on the side for breather. i pulled the steel tube out and threaded it for -6

i threaded the small hole and put a plug in it /// and i found a push in plug for were the pvc vualve goes

[trdproven]

how did you get the ribs off again? ive been in a one year mission to polish an extra one I bought.

[TRD11]

how did you get the ribs off again? ive been in a one year mission to polish an extra one I bought.

i grinned them off with a palm sander with 40 grit it took me like 1 1/2 hours to get that far lol

[trdproven]

damn thats hell

[PolliS_5S-FE]

Being aluminium couldnt you use something more abbrasive at first to grind down the fins? it cuts really easy..

[opie_7afe]

looking good, the best way to get a valve cover or any aluminum part to look its best is to sand the hell out of it untill you get to around 1500 grit and purchase either some aluminum compound/aluminum fine polish and use a wool pad on a buffer or get some felt/cotton buffs that attatch to your drill or better yet a stand grinder and different colored rouge wheels, the different colors means more aggressive or less aggressive, so thats what you need to remove the sanding marks unless you want to keep sanding till 4000 grit and use some polish found in auto parts stores. http://www.caswellplating.com is a great place to get products to polish metals,plastics,and glass.(i am no way associated with them they just have good product), another good line would be the blackfire aluminum compound/polish or wolfgang aluminum compound/polish. but those are more expensive but work great from the reviews ive seen.

[Ted95]

looks great so far post up pics of the finished product things going to look sweet

This post has been edited by Ted95: Jan 28, 2012 - 9:15 AM