Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 01:06 pm, by: Thomas Mulraney(Mxt_imports)
Hey everybody, I've got holidays coming up soon so I was thinking about pulling out my intercooler pipes and polishing them up. As the title suggests they are stainless steel. Are there any recommended methods I can use for the best results? I've tried a search but didn't really find anything. I was just planning to get some Autosol, rags and a heck of a lot of elbow grease!
If anyone can give me some more definite direction it would be greatly appreciated! How long do you think it will take per pipe?
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 04:01 pm, by: Thomas Mulraney(Mxt_imports)
Cheers for that Don, will definitely look into it. Actually, come to think of it I think my mate may already have one! I'll give him a call, thanks again Don!
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 04:12 pm, by: Paul Drane(Paulwd)
Thomas, there are different grades of compound that you can get and used in the right order with the correct wheel on the bench grinder you can get the stainless pipes to a mirror finish shine, you will look like you just spent some time in a coal mine but the end result is brilliant.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 04:52 pm, by: Paul Drane(Paulwd)
Here are a few pics of what you need
mops, spindle,compounds sisal mop calico mop
Compounds are from memory green/coarse, grey/medium--use these with the sisal mop, white/fine-- use this with the calico mop. And a spindle to suit a bench grinder. If you are going to do it, get yourself a full face shield too.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 04:59 pm, by: Paul Drane(Paulwd)
I'm sure it is green/grey/white then its just keep working metal on the mop, don't spend too much time in one spot, keep rotating. The coarser compound should get you too a dull shine, and the finer compound to a mirror finish. Practice on something else first, till you feel good about the results you get, good luck,
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 05:17 pm, by: Paul Drane(Paulwd)
Here is a link for you Thomas, some good points there, check some other pages from their site, might be of help to you. they mention different colour compounds, but that only depends on who manufactures them,
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 09:48 pm, by: Thomas Mulraney(Mxt_imports)
Thankyou for all your input Paul, I can see you've really gone out of your way to help me, so thankyou. Thanks as well Miles, I will follow up on all the info and see how I go.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 06:22 pm, by: Scott Thompson(Scotty)
after you have polished them you can coat it with clear,so you never have to polish them again,they use it on alloy trays,to get rid of those greasy finger marks . you can brush it or spray it. they even say it leaves no brush marks ,not sure of the name of it but i can ask they sales rep next week if your interested .cheers
Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 11:59 am, by: Matt Meiers(Oldschool)
i think it is called glisten... or some variation of the term glisten this is the same method applied to standard pipes http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~doa/buffing%20gear.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~doa/bling.JPG that is after a good sand then a very quick polish just to see how they would come up cheers matt
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