how do you polish a valve cover?
09-10-2002, 06:33 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Near Albany NY
Posts: 4,943
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
how do you polish a valve cover?
how do you go about polishing a valve cover? i need to do something with mine and i am not sure what i want to do. SHould i paint it or try and polish it?
09-10-2002, 06:57 AM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 2,092
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
if you wanted to polish it...
1.) sand w/ 300 grit sand paper
2.) sand w/ 600 grit sand paper
and you will have a shiney valve cover. It's best done if the cover is removed. Also, If you have a high power buffer you can buff it and it comes out nice too.
1.) sand w/ 300 grit sand paper
2.) sand w/ 600 grit sand paper
and you will have a shiney valve cover. It's best done if the cover is removed. Also, If you have a high power buffer you can buff it and it comes out nice too.
09-10-2002, 07:13 AM
#6
Honorary Moderator Alumni
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Someplace with cones=AUTO
Posts: 8,735
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You forgot wet sanding too. 1000 wet grit sand paper using water and an old bowl.
__________________
Sponsored by: KAM Racing Sports, Falken Tires, Progress Technology, Brady's High Performance, Taggart Performance Engineering, Rotora Brakes
Autocross is: 90% driver, 5% car, & 5% CRAZY MOJO!
Autocross Help Page
Sponsored by: KAM Racing Sports, Falken Tires, Progress Technology, Brady's High Performance, Taggart Performance Engineering, Rotora Brakes
Autocross is: 90% driver, 5% car, & 5% CRAZY MOJO!
Autocross Help Page
09-10-2002, 07:33 AM
#7
That's what I just spent the weekend doing. I used Zephyr polish. It's used by bikers, and available at most bike shops. I polished for hours, and finally gave up. I eventually painted it with aluminum color high temp paint, and it looks really nice. Just remember: lots of light coats.
09-10-2002, 08:11 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 320
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I painted mine black. I got it to look like the krinkle coat on the b series valve covers and then I polished the raised honda lettering. Looks tiiite:thumbup:
Has a factory look.
Has a factory look.
09-10-2002, 08:20 AM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 242
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
u can buy one for 100 or less at your local performance shop...and there are a few places which do polishing look in the phone book...by ur self u will never get it to look 100 shinny chrome it will still look sort of dull....