Check out these Jugs!

[S_Class_Don]

Originally Posted by dennisB

Damm ... wrong Jugs!

yeah i got that impression too lol!

[BNZ]

Originally Posted by strife2

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I'll know that you are obsessed when you do the water pump and power steering pump I did.

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What kind of preparation to only paint them ?





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[Jukka L.]

Nice!!

[mercedesman91]

so if i spend lots of time... and lots of help from my friends i can get valve cover like that.... hmm seems very much worth it to me.. just making a fine automobile even finer! and i think my water pump is starting to go so i spose before i throw a new one in i will make it look nice... and whats the best thing to do for my intake cover.. its all pitted like... i dont like it like it like that since i am going to do the valve covers.. what an awesome idea.. what different grit disks did you use.. and also how fast did your sander spin? i can't wait to get this doneee!!

[DarkOneSK]

slow speed drill sander. used 220 grit to start. then a light hand sand with 400 the rest was all metal buffing wheels.
If your air filter is pitted, you may want to get a new one. they aren't very thick. if the pits are not very deep, don't sand it. just use the buffer wheels as described. Sanding the air filter with anything but 400 hand paper or steel wool is a no-no. I only used a sander on the valve covers to sand down the imperfections which were always there from new. They never intended for them to be buffed, so, they weren't really critical on the smoothness. The air filters were made fairly perfect new, and only require steel wool and a buffing wheel. the kit I used to do this was bought here.
Caswell Inc. - Aluminum & Copper Alloy Polishing Kit

[strife2]

One little additional comment: when you do these parts, clean them REALLY THOROUGHLY after they are done, inside and out, with engine cleaner, and then let them rince with water and dry. All this buffing stuff is grit, after all, and you do not want this to get into the engine.

[DarkOneSK]

Here are some before and after shots of the engine and my buffing and cleaning frenzy.

Day 1. Clean with Simple green (BIG MISTAKE) and Gunk engine degreaser Gel (Safe alternative)


Day 2: Valve covers, as posted on page 1


Day 3: Detail engine with mothers protectant, buffing wheels, sand paper, steel wool, emery cloth, and wire brushes.

[DarkOneSK]

and here's another higher rez photo


Before: Note everything is a whitish corroded mess after cleaning.


After: Man that sucked to polish.


A Nice high res image. If this image is lagging people. let me know and I'll take it off

[AzimuthAviation]

Originally Posted by DarkOneSK

and here's another higher rez photo


Before: Note everything is a whitish corroded mess after cleaning.
A Nice high res image. If this image is lagging people. let me know and I'll take it off

THE CORROSION WAS THE SIMPLE GREEN!!!

You've done a great job. That CCA has got some serious bling factor to it! I doubt I could ever put that much effort under the hood. I'm usually too pooped from cleaning the outside to want to wander into polishing anything most people won't see. It's kinda like the house. The front is always mowed and edged but I might skip the backyard a week or two! Again, looks great!

[DarkOneSK]

Originally Posted by AzimuthAviation

THE CORROSION WAS THE SIMPLE GREEN!!!

You've done a great job. That CCA has got some serious bling factor to it! I doubt I could ever put that much effort under the hood. I'm usually too pooped from cleaning the outside to want to wander into polishing anything most people won't see. It's kinda like the house. The front is always mowed and edged but I might skip the backyard a week or two! Again, looks great!

Yeah yeah. I know better now. The simple green was a mistake. Thanks for the compliments though. Keep checking back. I'm gonna use this thread for my ongoing work on this car.