Hello,
I am pretty good at hand polishing and I want to polish my intake on my S5 rotary motor. I wanted to see if any body had pictures of the intakes that were polished or painted. I just want to get some ideas.

Thanks

 

there was just a painted intake thread not too long ago, check it out.

 

in progress ill let you know how it goes when im done

 

nice

 

PLease tell what you use... I have lots of time on my hand but no money..

Looks like you polished the runner smooth...

VEry nice.

 

You're better off outsourcing it, I speak from experience.

The valleys, and nooks and and hard to reach crevices will make the project grow incredibly troublesome very quickly. If I could do it again, I would just take it to a professional polisher, they can do it faster, and more effectively than you could with all your tools and DIY knowledge. Plus I make more money per hour than they'd charge.




These aren't a mirror shine yet, but you get the idea - plus this is exactly what you'll have to go through. Sanding all the 'metalcast' off.

Enjoy.

 

this isnt easy, im taking my time with it plus im not putting these on any time soon..

 

You sound like me - 6 months ago.

 

im in the painting catagory

polish is nice but you will be a slave to the polishing, especially if you daily the car and or it sits outside.

 

^truth

 

clearcoat it maybe?

 

it does not look the same.

I know some guys on here polish things themselves and think it looks good, but when you get parts back from a pro they are awesome looking, clear distorts that.
The parts are so awesome looking that in a week they lose that awesome and need to be touched up, every single time I wash my car I hit my intercooler pipes with a little polish then thank god for not driving myself crazy with more polished ****, especially a intake that is hard to reach it all.

 

they make a coating, it's called zoop. though you're right - any car that gets daily driven will see use and abuse.

 

the zoop is a good alternative, but you can still tell its there

 

Any with black powdercoat?

 

The answer is ceramic powder coating.

 

my water pump housing is coated, it does not bling anywhere near polished does, but its a maintenance free alternative

 

^got a photo rob?

 

 

what's the secret to getting the TB so clean?

 

prep it and paint it