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Title: painting/polishing engine
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 26 April 2012, 09:03

Hi all,

I have seen some engines on here polished to mirrors, I dont want to go for that look as mine is more for checking for leaks of oil etc, has anyone painted their engine? if so what with? I used to have mini's and they were always painted colours like red/yellow/blue/orange etc, I'm just after something that would show oil like silver

Is it advisable to do this on a golf bearing in mind it'll get hotter than a mini engine?

Cheers

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: wretch20vt on 26 April 2012, 09:17

get the cam cover and inlet fannymould powder coated much more durable than paint.

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 26 April 2012, 09:24

Yeah I have considered that, any other ideas?

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: dantheman6554 on 26 April 2012, 14:24

Get the angle grinder and a smooth polishing pad, or wire brush to the inlet or rocker cover

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: cullygti on 26 April 2012, 14:27

bloody hell dan he wants to polish it not cut it up  :grin: this is something i got to do to mine i started with a wire wheel on a drill did get it a bit better

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: dantheman6554 on 26 April 2012, 14:29

 :grin:   i didnt say put a grinding disc in there did i?!   agreed not the most desirable finish but looked ok on mine!   bit agricultural ha

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: turbokid23 on 26 April 2012, 14:30

Polish allways looks good I'm doing it to mine just started

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: rio_gti on 26 April 2012, 14:37

took me 2 days to polish mine up... but once again that was whilst i was at work!! i did stop for lunch though  :grin: #lovesmyjob  :wink:

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: turbokid23 on 26 April 2012, 14:39

Rio wot did u use mate am getting mad cuz can't find eney think

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: rio_gti on 26 April 2012, 14:45

coarse sand paper, then to fine then to wet and dry then metal polish!!

had to get a dremal in for the tb as its too tight for fingers!!!... yeah all done by hand!!!

(i did cheat thou it was started by a fellow member on here with an electric sander  :wink: )

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: turbokid23 on 26 April 2012, 16:49

Iv got the sander and the machine polisher so MIT start the week end

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: big stevie on 30 April 2012, 21:06

done mine on car with course sandpaper going softer grades each time to remove marks, then went over with a polishing wheel on a drill with hard bar brown compound then finished with solvol autosol polish did this twice as first time i got a bad back and had to stop, pleased with results now though even more so i have engine covers on now. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

when i bought it and hated the oxidised look.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/SS100215-1.jpg)

first go at doing it but back gave up and had to stop, looks good from a distance but could see sanding marks when looking close.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/polishedthrottlebody.jpg)

and second go after painting my covers in 2 pack paint and getting new badges and clips and wife painting the letters for me.

(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/SS100312.jpg)

(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/SS100313.jpg)

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: cullygti on 30 April 2012, 21:09

bang tidy that is and loving the colour on the cover  :cool:

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: jamie1989 on 30 April 2012, 21:10

Looks much better mate!!  :cool:

Title: Re: painting/polishing engine
Post by: big stevie on 30 April 2012, 21:24

thanks guys the colour i chose from a colour chart just random as i liked it, and turns out to be an old vw colour cliff green which suprised me but i love it, not to everybodys taste but on a black car i think it looks the nuts and is under the bonnet so not everyone see's it but suprises people when i pop the bonnet.  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: