polishing a valve cover help me i am fat - #1 Car Club In Kitchener - Waterloo - Cambridge

**londonb2200** · 05-03-2005, 07:53 PM

hey how do you polish a valve cover easily.. steel wool takes forever.. please help my body with tips and suggestions.

**Timberland** · 05-03-2005, 09:03 PM

u talk weird.

**500k_93_civic** · 05-03-2005, 10:36 PM

dremel?

**_HeC_** · 05-04-2005, 12:20 AM

take a palm sander to it and where it cant reach prepare to use some good old fashion elbow grease lol

**S13GG** · 05-04-2005, 12:30 AM

aluminum valve cover?

eastwood aluminum polishing kit

www.eastwoodco.com/polishing-aluminum.htm

www.superchevy-web.com/technical/ paint_body/carcare/0307sc_wheelpolish/

here you go

**scradley** · 05-04-2005, 12:44 AM

dont be lazy do it by hand, it doesnt take that long

**2point2** · 05-04-2005, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scradley

dont be lazy do it by hand, it doesnt take that long

it does if it's rough cast..

thats why i asked for pics.

**londonb2200** · 05-04-2005, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2point2

Quote:

Originally Posted by scradley

dont be lazy do it by hand, it doesnt take that long

it does if it's rough cast..

thats why i asked for pics.

paul knows k.. it is rough cast.. dull from the factory.. it honestly took 10 mins of work to make 1 little spot somewhat acceptable.. using steel wool.

**Skuce** · 05-04-2005, 12:37 PM

Palm sander and some buffing wheels/compounds on the bench grinder.

05-03-2005, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
londonb2200 Senior User Posts: 550 Join Date: Nov 2004 Ride: Fav Mod: Class:	polishing a valve cover help me i am fat hey how do you polish a valve cover easily.. steel wool takes forever.. please help my body with tips and suggestions.

05-03-2005, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Timberland VM Member Posts: 2,644 Location: Couple car lengths ahead of Hollywood G35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Ride: 91 MR2, 03 Grand Cherokee, and 93 240sx Fav Mod: BOOST Class: Street	u talk weird. ------------------ The MR2 is alive Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Authority Motorsport

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500k_93_civic VM Member Posts: 802 Location: Beaverton Join Date: Dec 2004 Ride: 93 Honda Civic Fav Mod: Turbo/Suspension Class: Street	dremel? ------------------ 93 Civic Si-T Hatch...

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_HeC_ VM Member Posts: 1,391 Location: London Join Date: Sep 2004 Ride: 1990 Cavalier Z24 Fav Mod: Class:	take a palm sander to it and where it cant reach prepare to use some good old fashion elbow grease lol ------------------ FDP 62MM TB, FFP Performance Chip, FFP Underdrive Pully, WAI, Hi Flow Cat, 2.5\" Catback, Functional Ram Air Hood, Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch

05-04-2005, 12:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
S13GG VM Member Posts: 837 Location: K-W/Wasaga Join Date: Jun 2004 Ride: 1989 USDM Silvia --1995 240SX (Kouki converted) Fav Mod: SR20DET or Z32 brakes Class: Street	aluminum valve cover? eastwood aluminum polishing kit www.eastwoodco.com/polishing-aluminum.htm www.superchevy-web.com/technical/ paint_body/carcare/0307sc_wheelpolish/ here you go ------------------ SR20DET Tuned by BLITZ Yeah thats right, BLITZ MA-F@CK@ I didn't get the nicky HARDCORE for nothing

05-04-2005, 12:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
scradley VM Member Posts: 2,867 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Nov 2003 Ride: 1998 VW GOLF Fav Mod: Class: Street	dont be lazy do it by hand, it doesnt take that long ------------------ 98 golf Trunks are for elephants!

05-04-2005, 12:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Skuce VM Member Posts: 10,284 Location: Paris Join Date: Nov 2003 Ride: 95 Escort GT Fav Mod: Plasma cutter Class: All Out	Palm sander and some buffing wheels/compounds on the bench grinder. ------------------ Drew ~Great Lake Skim~

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