My attempt at polishing * WORK IN PROGRESS *

[Benefit]

so i was bored yesterday , opened the hood on the R and for a while now i was playing with the idea of polishing my valve cover , the wrinkle red paint was flaking and looked horrible so i thought why not...

i used a old wire brush i found in the basement and a electric drill, and 2 hours later i was left with this...

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k238/benefitx/VC/wip003.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k238/benefitx/VC/wip004.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k238/benefitx/VC/wip010.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k238/benefitx/VC/wip005.jpg

it needs more work , i plan on getting a finer wire brush and just polish it to a mirror finish...oh i did the intake too, it was painted gunmetal before lolol.

[Benefit]

i just need a nice header now

[JITB]

dont remember the last time i saw a non painted honda valve cover...lol looks nice, and yea a header would make it look alot nicer. BUt a heat shield would do if u still got it layin around.

[jew_boy]

now you just need some nice a$$ headers and it will be done lol


ps: go get some Never Dull that stuff works good as hell

[BKgen®]

yellow cars are gay.


...wait :ninja:

lol nice job.

[Truegiant]

now just pull off some of your brackets and such and sand them down along with a heat sheild and spray it with the high temp black bbq paint and it will look nice and clean! Anywho.. looks good.

[Benefit]

now just pull off some of your brackets and such and sand them down along with a heat sheild and spray it with the high temp black bbq paint and it will look nice and clean! Anywho.. looks good.

i dont know if a black headshield would look good on polished...i know they are pimp though for a "clean" look...i need a bling bling header now

[jwrape]

Kinda has a Spun or machined aluminum look. I like it the way it is.

[UpSideDownDesi]

Hand Polish FTW

[Benefit]

Kinda has a Spun or machined aluminum look. I like it the way it is.

yea thats how it initially starts...i used some mothers aluminum and mag polish and got ALOT of black residue...i think thats why it looks like that lol...i still have a long ways to go if i want mirror finish

[osnap]

headers :no: ricer.

[SiRed94]

yeah you won't get a mirror finish with the wire brush even if you use metal polish... you are gunna have to do some sanding ... looks like a good start tho... its looking pretty clean... be careful not to **** up the aluminum with the brush tho...

[Benefit]

how can you **** up the aluminum with the wire brush?

[gtikid]

yeah you won't get a mirror finish with the wire brush even if you use metal polish... you are gunna have to do some sanding ... looks like a good start tho... its looking pretty clean... be careful not to **** up the aluminum with the brush tho...

:werd:

Just google polishing techniques. It requires a lot of time, but it's not hard work at all. Don't give up, looks like your on the right track :goodjob:

[DB8-2NVY]

u need that wire tuck man lmk!!

[SixSquared]

I like it like that... mirror polish is cool and everything, but I prefer some of that texture on there. Leave it as is IMHO

[SixSquared]

oh yeah... and clean your intake mani really well... it will look like it's all the same... ballerness. :D

[Barefoot]

still got some work but coming along

[Benefit]

i dont know how i would be able to get in between all the little crevices anyways if i do want to mirror finish lol

[SixSquared]

See my user title? There's a reason I have that name lol. Gotta find a way to get in between. I can use my pinky and ring finger and fit them between the crevices.

[Captain-Obvious™]

looks like you still got some red paint in the cracks...but coming along pretty good

[Benefit]

looks like you still got some red paint in the cracks...but coming along pretty good

yea i couldnt get in between there...

[Benefit]

u need that wire tuck man lmk!!

i would need to get rid of a/c and p/s maybe even ABS?

[Benefit]

been searching on H-T for the past hour...

wire tuck will definitely be next.

[Bruce Leroy]

i dont know how i would be able to get in between all the little crevices anyways if i do want to mirror finish lol

should have removed the vc an sprayed it down with paint remover

[Benefit]

^^ aircraft stripper, but the paint came off easy anyways

[The BUCKY]

the wire wheel leaves grooves that you have to go back and sand out. you will never polish that out without hrs and hrs of sanding. 190 220 320 400 800 100 1500 2000 then you can maybe start polishing

[Benefit]

the wire wheel leaves grooves that you have to go back and sand out. you will never polish that out without hrs and hrs of sanding. 190 220 320 400 800 100 1500 2000 then you can maybe start polishing

heh...i was waiting for you to post...

yea theres some minor scratches on the timing belt cover but its a flat area so it should be easy to get out...

if i get bored sometime tonight i might have something to do then lol

[Benefit]

how would it look with just the areas shown in red done in a mirror finish?

http://i26.tinypic.com/105wazb.jpg

and im sure ill end up shaving off the DOHC Vtec lettering and then wish i never did it at all

[RBS]

your never gonna get a mirror finish with a wire brush, your gonna have to hand sand it with ultra fine paper and buff it out with metal polish

[FasTech]

Very nice car bro..... and the valve cover looks hawt.

[95jdmdc]

You won't get a mirror finish with just the brush, i say a chrome paint job is the fastest and that extra red on the cover can come off easy with paint stripper. You leaving your letters the same color? It's looking good though keep at it.

[G2iowner]

looks shinny!!! :bump:

[xXThat GuyXx]

not bad man

[gtikid]

yea i couldnt get in between there...

Don't worry about those tiny crevices. Just worry about the main top parts, the ones you had painted in red. Use that wire brush to get all that red off in between the crevices.

As far as sanding go, if you wanna save time, use Bucky's method and skip every other grit :goodjob: I'm sure you'll still be happy with the end result :yes:

[eYezs1ck]

so do you offically own this car now?