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Offline turbokid23

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Re: painting/polishing engine
« Reply #10 on: 26 April 2012, 16:49 »
Iv got the sander and the machine polisher so MIT start the week end
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Offline big stevie

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Re: painting/polishing engine
« Reply #11 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.


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.


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



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Offline cullygti

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Re: painting/polishing engine
« Reply #12 on: 30 April 2012, 21:09 »
bang tidy that is and loving the colour on the cover  :cool:
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Offline jamie1989

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Re: painting/polishing engine
« Reply #13 on: 30 April 2012, 21:10 »
Looks much better mate!!  :cool:
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Re: painting/polishing engine
« Reply #14 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:
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