Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:55 am
Any ideas tips on how I can polish up my inlet/intake manifold or even how much it would cost to buy?
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Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:59 am
Anyone? cant see anything in the wiki....
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:07 pm
StanleyTurbo I think is the user thats had his done.
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:37 pm
I've done my inlet, TB and AFM. I started with a wire brush on a dremel and then rubbed it down with increasingly fine wet & dry, from 12 to 2000 and then finished with a fine wire wool. It's not a mirror finish but it looks very nice.
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:59 pm
Great! I will give that a try! Any ideas if polishing compound would give it a mirror like finish?
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:34 pm
It's not a mirror finish! It bloody is! Lovely work.Cloggy Saint wrote:I've done my inlet, TB and AFM. I started with a wire brush on a dremel and then rubbed it down with increasingly fine wet & dry, from 12 to 2000 and then finished with a fine wire wool. It's not a mirror finish but it looks very nice.
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:34 pm
BEERBOY123 wrote:"It's not a mirror finish" - It bloody is! Lovely work.Cloggy Saint wrote:I've done my inlet, TB and AFM. I started with a wire brush on a dremel and then rubbed it down with increasingly fine wet & dry, from 12 to 2000 and then finished with a fine wire wool. It's not a mirror finish but it looks very nice.
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:15 pm
I've sent my inlet off to be chrome plated at ashford chroming in Kent, hope they do a good job! I'm polishing the TB AFM and thermostat housing myself, dremmel, fine sandpaper and a lot of autosol does the job! takes a lot of time but well worth it when it's done
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:20 pm
Smithy, would not mine seeing the results of your inlet when your done as am considering having mine done...how much were you quoted if its not a rude question?
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:25 pm
When it arrives ill send you some pics, I was quoted £145 to have it polished to a mirror finish or £175 to have it plated. Which I don't think is too bad
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:39 pm
Are you able to do a step by step picture guide? It'll be great for the wiki! I'm trying to get hold of a dremmel...can I use an angle grinder with a wire brush attachment?Smithy89 wrote:I've sent my inlet off to be chrome plated at ashford chroming in Kent, hope they do a good job! I'm polishing the TB AFM and thermostat housing myself, dremmel, fine sandpaper and a lot of autosol does the job! takes a lot of time but well worth it when it's done
Re: Polished inlet/intake
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:27 am
Here you go... I ordered one this week comes in a sexy little man bag too 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0033UW ... ecouk06-21
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0033UW ... ecouk06-21