i'm trying to get my engine bay to look kind of nice i want to do something with my intake manifolds alternator and throttle body i want to polish them but i heard its not worth it because they get dull after a while which is why i am thinking of sending these parts to a chromer would this be the best solution anyone have pics of there engine bays with the manifolds polished chromed painted ect thanks

 

Chrome won't get you home. Keep the chrome off the mating surfaces...

Personaly though, I'd get that powder coated with that mirror finish crap...

 

im also looking into powder coating but i am looking into having them shine i didnt really see a color that looks like chrome or polished aluminum color

 

I've had my manifolds polished for over half a year now and they are still shiny as before besides dust that can just be wiped off.

 

got any pics im very interested to see them

 

if ur having someone polish them...go for it. if youre thinking about doing it yourself, forget it unless you are a really, really bored. just the UIM took me like 10 hours, and it still isnt as shiny as i'd like.

 

got pics?

 

I would avoid true chrome on the intake. Chrome plating parts tends to make the part retain heat. And on the intake retaining heat is just about the last thing you want to do.

 

i never even gave that a thought thanks icemark that made my decicion alot easier does powder coating do the same or would that be ok to use

 

I would think powder coating would be fine, but can't say for sure.

 

I paid someone to do my alternator, TB, and UIM and they finished it in a day and for a really cheap price. I have never put any polishing compound on it, and it is still shiny as hell. I wipe it down with a t-shirt and it looks good as new.

 

was it a business that did it or just a guy that can do the stuff got pics of it let me know

 

 

PPPEEEERRRRDYYYY......... looks clean

 

that looks great how did you get them polished

 

Thanks vipers.

Brought them to a shop that specializes in that stuff. If you dont have the proper tools/equipment to polish metals it'll be very difficult and time consuming. The cost ($200) was well worth it considering it would have taken me days if not longer and would probably look like ****.

 

Lots of sanding to a very fine grit, then probably using a dremel polish kit. Am I right?

 

polishing takes a very long time. I hand polished my stuff. Looks alrite, but damn did it take long.

 

i think im going to polish them unless any kind of other suggestions come up to do with them where did you send them what are some good places to send them to would it be better getting them ported along with polishing since im sending them somewhere since they are out and anyone have a link to places that do this work

 

Just find a local place to do it for you.

I think I remember reading about how polished metals seem to retain more heat because the surface are for cooling is decreased. Anybody know anything about that?