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Old 03-30-06, 04:01 PM   #1
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Help with Polishing engine parts

So... after doing a search on engine bay polishing, I just had to give it a shot.

http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/sh...ghlight=polish

Starting with my alternator bracket, I used my Craftsman rotary tool with the supplied Medium grit paper on it. Cleaned the sucker REALLY good. Got the feel of how much pressure to use and how long to let the paper stay in one spot. I then used some 600 grit and sanded it under running water for about 10 min. I had some steel wool, but I think it wasn't fine enough, so I go scratches. Do I really need to go to finner paper and continue to wetsand?

How do I get rid of the small pits? Keep sanding with 600 on those spots then work my way down? Any help would be cool. I can't find a video on the best ways to do it on the internet. I would love to SEE someone use a dremel tool to polish. A hands on would be cool. The pad gets so black, I'm not sure exactly how to do it. Anyone down to do a step-by-step for us all?
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