How to Polish intake Manifold

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:41 am

Hey... Just want to know if anyone has polished their intake manifod???

Mine is really dirty and i was thinking i might give a go with some degreaser then attack it with 1200 wet n dry then buff over with some silvo polish....

Anyone got a real clue on how to do this properly???

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:51 am

Ahh finally i've been wanting to know how to do this

hope a guide gets put up

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:58 am

Ill wait in eager anticipation for that one too!

Breza · Post by **Breza** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:11 am

Have been looking at this myself for some time.....

A few guys have done it in the UK. Check out their forums....

Looks like you need to go through various grades of wet n dry and then you need a couple of different polishing wheels.

I have seen polishig wheel kits and compounds to go on your drill at Bunnings. Could also try flea bay and get a bargain.

Cheers

Chris

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:13 am

Righto Guys...

Looks like a little research for sambo...

Will post up a detailed DIY when im done.

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:58 am

Good stuff Sam

nosman · Post by **nosman** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:37 pm

Shoot it with a Bazooka for best results

RANDOM!!

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:58 pm

Does the intake manifold need to be taken off to do a cambelt change? If not, I'll replace the plugs myself and make my plenum look pretty at the same time.

Nice one Sam.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:54 pm

trying to do the whole thing with wet & dry would be a pain i nthe arse i reckon... esp. in the grooves... i was planning to attack mine with a wire brush drill attachment (soft one at first) and then polishing it with some buffer attachments & metal polish... now i'm just planning to prep & paint it..

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:09 am

Send it to a polisher!

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:48 pm

Sounds expensive ben...

I have 6 weeks till this baby is back on the road... So i have all the time and elbow grease i should need... besides... the pistons have taken all my $$

nosman · Post by **nosman** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:50 pm

all this money spent

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:56 pm

Well, i'm lazy and yeah lazy, so i'm going to look around and see how much it will cost.

i will let use know when i find a place and price

Breza · Post by **Breza** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:08 pm

Could always just sand it smooth....not polished.

Then powder coat it any colour you want.

How about red? like all the WRX Sti wannabe's.

Chris

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:35 pm

I have a friend that does powder coating... Can aks him how much he would charge if you want ... Not sure when I will next be speaking to him, but will prolly be in the next week or so ...

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:02 pm

Yeah that would be okay... but my intercooler and turbo piping is all polished.... so i'd prefer matching...

Post by **aza013** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:07 pm

would love to see how that would look and a $ on getting it done as I need somthing done with my one to

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:19 pm

Just asked my friend about powder coating... This is what he had to say specifically about intake manifolds...

Intake manifolds would probably be around the $50 going by components we have done of comparable size. Colour will also affect the price but I should be able to sneak these foreign orders under the radar. I can do like a basic Satin Black,Satin White or something more extravagant like A 'Prescious Silver Pearl, or Chrome Pheonix Black. If these guys are keen I can arrange to meet up and show some samples. I am in discussions with our current supplier about exotic finishes like candy apple reds and things. I will get you a price on wheels and wecan go from there.

He is also chasing down prices for rims...

lwrida · Post by **lwrida** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:28 pm

rock_it can you keep me posted about that

I want to powdercoat my manifold, some sort of black not sure which one though

Post by **BorepYano** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:57 am

ooOooO, powder coating will save me many more months of searching for white rims lol.
but where is your friend?

FTO AUSTRALIA

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