Help with Polishing engine parts
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scrotal surge
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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.
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...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?
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...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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that looks really good, you should be able to keep sanding around the pits to blend everything in a bit .when you are all done with the sanding and blending the pits , get the cloth wheel and polishing compound for the dremel tool and that bracket will be reeaallyy shiny , good luck
MalleusMaleficarum
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I've never been much good at polishing things, god knows I've tried. But, I'd image a bench grinder with the appropriate attachments would make short work of things like that. I'd save the dremel for detail work.
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scrotal surge
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Holy thread revival 
Funny thing is that I DID in-fact buy a bench grinder/buffer. I live in an apt. and there's no real way to run one without making a mess. Since then I've polished a valve cover, but to tell you the truth, unless you're gonna show the car, polishing shit isn't worth the upkeep.
As for using the dremel, I was doing this to pass the time. My gf and I were going through some rough times back then, and I needed something positive to do. Thought I'd make some dull things shinny :hs:
Funny thing is that I DID in-fact buy a bench grinder/buffer. I live in an apt. and there's no real way to run one without making a mess. Since then I've polished a valve cover, but to tell you the truth, unless you're gonna show the car, polishing shit isn't worth the upkeep.
As for using the dremel, I was doing this to pass the time. My gf and I were going through some rough times back then, and I needed something positive to do. Thought I'd make some dull things shinny :hs:
