Valve Cover Polish - Interior Forum

Forum Post / Reply
You must log in before you can post or reply to messages.
Valve Cover Polish
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:57 PM
Whats the best way to polish your valve cover? I know RD Fabs does it for pretty cheap, but I'd like to try it myself. Anyone got any ideas, products or anything?


deleted

Re: Valve Cover Polish
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:59 PM
but i dont know how to go about doin that. ive heard you can sand it down, 320 grit, then up to 2000, then wet sand and aluminum polish


Ok I searched, thats what I got. But can anyone expand on that? Like product names, tools etc.


deleted
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:03 PM
ummm you pretty much covered it. mothers aluminum polished worked for me. but im sure any will
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:49 AM
i'd start at a 180-220 and go from there. and just sand it


http://www.flickr.com/photos/sndsgood/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/Square1Photography
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:53 AM
Yep what they said and you said....

wet sand it the whole time is what I did from 180/400/800/2000...about 10 plus hours of hand sanding over a few days and then Mother's Aluminum Polish to top it off.





Edited 1 time(s). Last edited Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:53 AM

Eh...old man with a Corvette now...it was bound to happen sooner rather than later right?
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:06 PM
would that work to polish other stuff to?
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:37 PM
19sunfire99 wrote:would that work to polish other stuff to?


I've actually used it to polish my calipers on the front and few other things in the engine bay....stuff works like a charm!


Eh...old man with a Corvette now...it was bound to happen sooner rather than later right?
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Thursday, February 08, 2007 5:01 AM
can get it even nicer if you have a buffing/polishing wheel


http://www.flickr.com/photos/sndsgood/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/Square1Photography
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:59 PM
sndsgood wrote:can get it even nicer if you have a buffing/polishing wheel


yes, this is the key. its the difference between a "kind of" good looking polish and a professional looking polish.

i can never quite get my stuff to polish out as good as my rk sport polished idi cover or the pieces ive had done professionally.




UFlip06 said it best: Just look underneath the engine and if you see big hairy balls it's a 2.4 Twin Cam, if they're shaved it's an Ecotec and if you see nothing it's a 2200!
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:37 PM
Why is this in interior forum?



Proud member of Jbody of Kentucky ... Click on sig to go!
Re: Valve Cover Polish
Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:03 PM
i didnt realise that till just now. lol. nice.






Forum Post / Reply
You must log in before you can post or reply to messages.

 

Start New Topic Advanced Search