To polish or not to polish

[KBCobra95]

Should I polish my front accessories...alternator,whole bracket, power steering, ac and that whole bracket? They just dont match the other purdies.

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[Caldwell]

I wouldn't settle for polish, I'd CHROME!

but if you have to settle, I would polish

 

[VetteEater]

Definiately polish!!!!! That shouldn't even be a question. You should have just started a thread saying "hey I am polishing my ****!" .................and.................... AWWWW!!!! KENNE BELL!!!!!!!!! Thats on my wish list!

 

[VibrantRedGT]

Here's the thing about polishing. One you start it never ends. When you do the brackets then you will find something else that doesn't match and the endless cycle continues. I threw in the towel and went away from it. If you have nothing but time then go for it.

 

[blownlxvert]

there is a chrome powder coat on the market that had done to the intake on my 4.6 tbird. its not as nice as real chrome, but it looks better than polished and you'll never have to rub on it.

 

[KBCobra95]

I'd love to chrome but chrome also rusts. I've about spent my last dollar on the car. Polishing seems to be the cheapest (free) even though it will take ALOT of work. Thanks guys for the help.

 

[95cobradude]

what exactly do u dudes do to polish those things out?

 

[Blackened302]

yes

 

[Dan95-5.0]

i have a lot of polished stuff under my hood. not as much as some people yet but enough to start getting stuff either chromed or powder coated.

polishing has to much upkeep to keeping it shine. my intake is holding up pretty good but i went over a few times since installed. everytime it rains or i wash my car, i have to wipe things down fast before the waterspots become permanent till i repolish.

i'm going to see a guy who powdercoats on the side to get alot of stuff done like my typhoon intake and brackets. he has a powder called "extreme chrome" he says its very close to chrome.

i hope you have alot of time on your hands to polish and continue to polish for the rest of your life to keep it shiny.

 

[BlackVert]

polish if you have the time and tools

:OT: get a dyno with that k/b yet? i'm very interested to see what you're making.

 

[bimmertech]

nay on the polish unless it's a show car.

 

[KBCobra95]

It is a show car, and I am working on getting it dyno tuned sometime soon!

 

[BlackVert]

isn't there something you can spray on it after polishing it to protect it and keep the shine?

 

[Koniz]

You know after you polish parts you can always clearcoat over and it last a really long time

 

[BlueOvalStangGT]

Whats that red thing by your p/s pump?

 

[Dan95-5.0]

looks like a flashlight.

you have to finding a good clear coat that wont turn yellow tho

 

[xr8d302]

Whats that red thing by your p/s pump?

Thank you. As soon as I saw this, before I read any further, I was going to photoshop a circle around it and ask WTF it was

 

[DARK-5.0]

I say either polish or powdercoat the brackets chrome and powdercoat the alternator black. That will not make it too much but will match the KB.

Jeremy

 

[DMAN302]

Polished items look incredible when kept up, problem is they need to be kept up. With my car it's far from a daily and the maintenace is pretty simple..mothers billet and an hour or two every month. However if I was to do it again I might be inclined to go the powercoat way..easier to maintain and more resistant and better looking than paint.

 

[FastFord]

Here's the thing about polishing. One you start it never ends. When you do the brackets then you will find something else that doesn't match and the endless cycle continues. I threw in the towel and went away from it. If you have nothing but time then go for it.

I agree... I am looking to powder coating....