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Title: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: Kieran on 22 November 2009, 20:33:34
Seen plenty about. Can only a specialist do it or is it possible DIY. Would like to spruce up some parts on the Senator and Omega
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: tunnie on 22 November 2009, 20:48:30
WD40 brings it up nice, but if you want to go down to bare metal, going to need some elbow grease  ;D
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: hotel21 on 22 November 2009, 20:59:07
Think theres one currently for sale on here still....   Check the parts sale/wanted section...  ;)
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 22 November 2009, 21:03:36
if you want shining bare metal, sanding is the solution but will be simpler by a machine of course..

starting with some 320 then 800 and so on will make it shiny..
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: Elite Pete on 22 November 2009, 21:49:09
Tunnies a master polisher, he will know :D
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: Andy B on 22 November 2009, 21:50:19
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Tunnies a master polisher, he will know :D

I hope you're not being rude Pete!  ::)  ::)  ::) :y  :y
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: Kieran on 22 November 2009, 22:02:11
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WD40 brings it up nice, but if you want to go down to bare metal, going to need some elbow grease  ;D
Can you buy elbow grease from Halfuds ;)
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: Kieran on 22 November 2009, 22:07:40
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Think theres one currently for sale on here still....   Check the parts sale/wanted section...  ;)
Cheers would like to try and do it myself if not to difficult.
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: BigAl on 24 November 2009, 00:23:15
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Think theres one currently for sale on here still....   Check the parts sale/wanted section...  ;)
Cheers would like to try and do it myself if not to difficult.
from what i've read it's not difficult, just labour intensive
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: Harison213 on 24 November 2009, 10:19:46
So how about this: I just saw a polished stainless steel Nissan GTR on the way to work this morning :o Fab it looked, pitty was a Nissan. Guess it was an American plate.
Title: Re: How do you polish a plenum
Post by: steverubberduck on 25 November 2009, 19:49:13
If you want to polish a plenum it takes...........
1 polishing mop kit off ebay - around £20,
some autosol, fiver-ish...
lots of rags,
sanding disc for a drill,
and lots and lots of spare time...
The one that's for sale is mine.
Took me about 4 days polishing to get it into that condition.
I wouldn't do another one, don't get me wrong, it does look good.
But NO, i'd never do another one, after 10 mins, you look like you've been working down the mines  :-[