This is the guy that did his whole engine bay, he's got some great advice!
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I might have a few tips...
Can you get a corded drill and buy the "wheel arbor" from Eastwood? Then you can attach the yellow waffle pads that will take sooooo much effort out of the project. Here's a piture of the waffle pad. Get the 8inch pad, buy two. Use it with tripoli rouge. It's brown and is easy to find on the Eastwood site ===>
Buff Wheel Yellow Treated Ventilated
For Fastest Cut On Contoured Hard or Soft Metals
Faster Cutting, Longer Lasting Treated Buffs - Our new line of treated buffs work faster, longer than non-treated buffs. Suitable for faster material removal, these wheels take the place of standard and ventilated buffs. Used with Stainless Steel Compound (13001) or Tripoli Compound (13135). Great on hard or soft metals!
Item# Product Qty Price
13230 Buff Wheel 6" Yellow Treated Ventilated 1/2" Hole
$7.99
13231 Buff Wheel 8" Yellow Treated Ventilated 1/2" Hole $9.99
13232 Buff Wheel 10" Yellow Ventilated 3/4" Hole $11.99
When you sand start with 220/320 to get rid of the heavy gouges/marks. Go in one direction only. Go to 400 grit in the opposite direction till the sanding marks from the 220 are gone. Then 600 opposite direction get rid of the previous marks, keep doing this with 800,1200. Then you are ready for the waffle buff and tripoli. Buff in small sections going in the opposite grain every time you put more rouge on the buff. Do the last pass in the natural grain of the metal (the direction that holds the greatest shine) Get it to near completion, then finish with Mothers paste polish using the same yellow waffle. Use only a micro fiber towel to wipe the finished metal with.
If anyone wants more detail pm me and I'll give you my phone number. I'll walk you through the Eastwood site and set you up with $45 worth of all you need to get going.
You can also do the fuel rails, thermostat, plus any aluminum object. Even the engine block if you're crazy. Expect to spend one full day on the maf ends, and one full day on the tb. 95% of the work is in the sanding. The polishing is easy. You will need massive reserves of will power and patience. #1 ingredient. ~Joshua
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'93 LT1 (M29) bbk shorties, switching to Jet Hot LT's over the summer, Jet stg 2 tune, TB airfoil, !TB, !CAT, !EGR/AIR, SLP SFC's & STB, SLP Ultra Z hood and CAI, Flowbastard cat back, SPEC III clutch, more to come...
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Buff Wheel Yellow Treated Ventilated
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