while the truck is down Im going to polish some things

I need to pull the APPS apart, tappet cover (under injector lines) and chain holes yet...

Im going to start doing 12V valve covers if the one in the pic turns out



The Tstat/upper radiator hose housing is in the vise... that is a PITA!



Ian

 

Labor of love there friend. Lookin good. Do you have a bench grinder? A polishing wheel and some liquid polish will make mirrors out of 'em too. Keep the pics comin'.

 

polishing looks great but man I could never handle the up keep but keep it up man lookin good

 

That's going to look awesome, but a pain to clean all the time after pulls!!

Lookin good though!

 

buffing compound to get em to a almost mirror and then some 600 diamond grit polish to get them to a mirror. Only bad part about the stuff is any flaw that is made or I can see now will show up 10X's when its polished, but it can still be fixed the pics are what I have done so far, they arnt close to being done yet. I need to make a order to Production Tool & Supply for some more sanding disks. The T-stat housing is kicking my ****!

slackers a clean towel and some polish will keep em looking nice!

 

when done a clear coat will make it shine for a long time.

 

true.

how bad are the valve covers going to hurt someones wallet ? Have ya thought about that yet ?

 

If your usin polishing wheels just find you some satin to sand everything down with. It's a clay bar that comes in different grit just like sand paper that you use with your wheels. Would make quick work of this stuff, just need to find a proffesional metal supply shop to ge it from.

When I did metal plating and refinishing we'd just polish the stuff up and clear coat it with automotive finish and the shine would last for years. If you wanna get serious about it we used to use Emeron which is aircraft clear coat and you couldn't hurt that stuff with a hammer. I sprayed a couple of shotguns with it and haven't cleaned these things in 25 years and they look brand new.

 

That will look pretty flipping sweet when your done, keep us up to date.

 

Thanks guys!

they will be properly priced if they come out good cheap!

what do ya'll think a set of polsihed 12V covers is worth?