View Full Version : Where to get Valve cover polished?
Ek9Max
07-18-2005, 12:29 AM
Who has the best deals in town? best service?
let me know!
Redlyne_mr2
07-18-2005, 01:07 AM
Do it yourself man, its not too hard. There is a place called calgary chrome works or something like that. They can help you.
Talies R
07-18-2005, 09:27 PM
Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Do it yourself man, its not too hard. There is a place called calgary chrome works or something like that. They can help you.
Yea but the turn around time is brutal there, were talking months. I agree, do it yourself.
Ek9Max
07-19-2005, 12:21 AM
how do I "do it myself"?
inline6turbo
07-19-2005, 12:37 AM
autodream :thumbsup:
dymz999
07-19-2005, 05:52 PM
Dude i could polish your valve cover in 3 hours tops. ITS EZ!!!
alpha
07-19-2005, 05:55 PM
3 hours will yield a poor job. to get a nice smooth finish over the entire peice you will need a weekend in my experience, from paint stripping, to wetsanding from 400-2000 grits, then a good polish, and a protectant. and if there is any raised parts ie. lettering or mounts it will add a bit of time.
dymz999
07-19-2005, 08:20 PM
doesn't yield a crappy job. It does take me about two days to do an intake manifold but that is a tonne of sanding to get it all smooth. Valve covers are seriously a joke because there is very little if any sandig needed in most cases. It is just a matter of getting the paint of using stripper. The actually polishing is easy if you have the right tools...
alpha
07-19-2005, 09:27 PM
your correct, sorry I though his cover was cast so it would take forever to get rid of the texture, but yeah smooth raw metal is easy to do.
dymz999
07-19-2005, 09:41 PM
unless the valve cover is still on the engine, then thats another thing lol. I have all the tools to do this kinda stuff but I hate doing anything that is cast.
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