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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: davidgtrr34 on 03 April 2014, 13:01

Title: clean manifold
Post by: davidgtrr34 on 03 April 2014, 13:01

What is the best way to polish the intake manifold

Title: Re: clean manifold
Post by: rio_gti on 03 April 2014, 13:07

hard work!!! get a machine sander on it, then work your way down to finer paper, then wet and dry then finally metal polish...

took me 2 days!!!!

Title: Re: clean manifold
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 03 April 2014, 14:56

I find it still looks dull compared to machine polishing with mop and polishing bar. I didn't have a DA to do my fuel rail and so I just finished it by hand using metal polish and it doesn't have the same finish as the rest of my engine.

(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/DB086112-6EE6-4EBF-ADEB-0F439B35B30E_zpsfurr8qdo.jpg)

It's not so obvious from a distance but does annoy me when I see it

Title: Re: clean manifold
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 04 April 2014, 00:57

Paint it  :whistle:

Title: Re: clean manifold
Post by: Nino on 04 April 2014, 07:25

I had my orginal one chrome plated but they didnt smooth it first and it annoyed me badly. So i sourced another one which i had had machine polished which im picking up saturday ive been advised to have it laccered before i fit it so im looking into that atm.