How To Polish!!!??

A forum for Appearance Discussions. (Exterior, Body Kits, & Interior)
Post Reply
Low3-XM
Regular Member
Posts: 230
Joined: November 13th, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Wisconsin
Contact:

How To Polish!!!??

Post by Low3-XM »

I want to get the "mazda" on my valve cover to if i can chrome looking i sanded, wet sanded it and got all cunk and this black stuff that was like stuck on so its all nice and aluminum looking... can someone tell me some steps and such to get it to a chrome

<small>[ March 22, 2004, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: Samm ]</small>
User avatar
mitmaks
Senior Member
Posts: 8704
Joined: September 10th, 2001, 2:01 am
antispam: ~SPAM*SUX~
Location: Spokane, WA
Contact:

Re: How To Polish!!!??

Post by mitmaks »

100 grit, 200, 400, 600-2,000 wet sanded, then polish it, should look good and shiny, as close as you could get to "chrome" look
Magnum s/s lines, strut bars, carbon fiber bezel, indiglow gauge, Sony Xplod, inverted c/f hood, SRD lower tie bar '93 GS SE '95 Cobra SVT #2722 '68 Charger R/T 440
http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks
Image
User avatar
DavidOS
Regular Member
Posts: 1565
Joined: March 16th, 2004, 2:01 am
Location: ottawa, ONT
Contact:

Re: How To Polish!!!??

Post by DavidOS »

or find someones girlfriend to polish it.

hehe sorry had to throw that in
1994, GS, KLZE, 67mm TB, LightFlywheel, Centreforce Stg 3 Clutch, CAI, KL36 ecu, B&M shortshifter, Solid poly mounts, lightweight Aluminum Cross memeber, 2.5 high flo cat, 2.5 all back, Tanabe Exhaust, optima battery, ZX2 HD tokicos, eibach prokit, black altezzas.....

http://www.modifiedmazda.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
User avatar
SE-Man
Regular Member
Posts: 487
Joined: July 16th, 2001, 2:01 am
Location: Port Orchard/WA/USA
Contact:

Re: How To Polish!!!??

Post by SE-Man »

Get jewler's rouge, and a rouge wheel for a drill. you can find this at most hardwere stores, apply rouge to the wheel, buff onto cover. Then you have the chrome look.

<small>[ March 27, 2004, 04:48 PM: Message edited by: SE-Man ]</small>
Post Reply

Return to “Appearance”