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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Scott-R on 03 June 2012, 16:11
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Could you carbon wrap the plastics in the engine bay or would the wrap peel of under the heat?
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Could you carbon wrap the plastics in the engine bay or would the wrap peel of under the heat?
I reckon some bit would peel of other wouldn't.
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you could wrap resevoir caps and similar, but not your rocker cover :shocked:
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parts of the bay that generate heat will make it peel off as i found out :wink:
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just buy a forge carbon fibre one.
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or do what i did bit of paint and polish. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
from this
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/SS100215-1.jpg)
to this after a bit of time
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/SS100313.jpg)
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thats what i did to just got to start the polishing now and painted my bottle covers gloss black
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af149/cullygti/IMAG0303.jpg)
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or this :smiley:
(http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg335/dazvdubba/164.jpg)
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kind of reminds me of this daz :grin: :laugh:
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af149/cullygti/Skittles____Taste_MY_Rainbow_by_mathilda114.jpg)
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i like to be different :wink: :cool: not finished in the bay department yet :wink: :smiley:
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as long as it works thats the main thing dude :wink: :cool:
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How did you get the intake that clean? I will try get a carbon cover soon as i decide on pipe colour etc
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thats what i did to just got to start the polishing now and painted my bottle covers gloss black
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af149/cullygti/IMAG0303.jpg)
was going to do my battery cover green and bottle covers but thought it was to much might do my battery cover in 2k gloss black and paint throttle body green as akward to polish see how it goes, sadly have another project on the go at moment the new family car thats taking all my time, only thing ive done to me golf was a polish got loads of little bits of paintwork to do on it and needs to be serviced really, and sadly the family car is a real work horse (ford focus c max 2.0tdci what a rocket it is) so has to be all running sweet ive just done rear shocks on it as thay were shot and leaking oil, boy what a job getting lower bolts out had to get a garage to get them out for me i couldnt budge them well 3/4 out i got them still only cost me a tenner and put copper slip on them oh the joys of home mechanics to save a few quid. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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How did you get the intake that clean? I will try get a carbon cover soon as i decide on pipe colour etc
if your talking about mine its polished, start with a fairly course sandpaper and rub casting marks away untill you get it smooth then get fine paper and keep going down with fine sandpaper untill really smooth then i have a polishing kit as i was into bikes and polished everything went over with a compound bar and finished with solvol autosol polish great stuff, done mine twice wasnt happy with first go and all done in situ didnt fancy taking manifold off just cover induction if you have one and parts where alloy dust can get i took dipstick out and put a rag down it as gets in the way and wear a mask very bad for you aluminium dust, i i washed of engine with a water can aswell in case of any dust elsewear, its better to polish off car but needed car at time so could take off the road, might buy a spare inlet and rocker cover to polish whilst of the car and then change over. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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big stevie its looking tidy mate every time i see a pic of that cover i love it :cool: just got to get my head sorted and get my inlet mani polished and order some more silicone hose to finish little bits that pic of mine is an old one and i got a few more bits since then :wink:
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(http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu109/tobe1990/c8ab4531.jpg)
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What exhaust manifold is that?
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What exhaust manifold is that?
that is da bomb manifold :grin:
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What exhaust manifold is that?
that is da bomb manifold :grin:
Agree but can't find 1 eney where:(