Actually this is my second mod, my first mod was making the inside and out of my exhuast tips sparkle. This was a crappier aluminum that seemed like some kind of alloy. It did not shine up half as well as I was hoping.


I might work on it some more later to try to get a mirror shine.

I also took 10 seconds and polished my a/c lines with some aluminum polish, they shine up real quick.

 

What do you use to polish it?

 

I explained how i polished it in this post: http://www.v6performance.net/forums/...573&forumid=65

 

Or you can just copy and paste it here.

 

heres his instructions

" Time required: ~35 minutes
What is required:
mouse sander and or random orbit sander
180,240,300,400,600 grit sandpaper
tripoli and emory buffing compound and corresponding wheel

Take off piece
Sand off powerder coating down to raw aluminum.
inspect aluminum for pits or other defects. Heavly sand any area with defect till surface looks perfectly homogenous
Then go from 180 to 240 then to 300 with a random orbit/ mouse
follow up by wetsanding with 400 in one direction and then wetsanding with 600 in the opposite.
Then take the emory wheel to the surface making sure not to press to hard or apply too much compound.
Follow up with tripoli compound.
buff off excess compound with a soft rag and their you have it. All

the other aluminum I have worked with turned out much much better then this peice, the metal seemed like an alloy and i did not take enough time when sanding with 300 grit.

hope that helps....oh ya and i only did the top part, i kept the lower area which the bolts attach to painted for contrast and to make the job a lot easier.

one last point, make sure you do not scratch the machined surface underneath to insure a solid seal. "

looks nice!