Pulled the UIM and throttle body off today.... started polishing and looks like I've got a long way to go.


The check valve was crispy


Another!


Good thing I've got them viton valves on my shelf..

 

I hope your not doing the polishing by hand God made power tools for a reason.

 

I will probably do part of it by hand, then bust out the dremel on its ***

 

I sent mine off to these guys http://www.calicocoatings.com/index.phtml?coatings for the "CoolKrome" treatment....very happy with the results, plus it adds a thermal barrier you don't get with polishing alone

 

Nice man

But dont sweat it, i broke like 2 check valves when i pulled my uim/tb.

Thank god for daleclark's check valves.

 

NO DOUBT!!! You need some air tools. If you don't have access to them, use a drill with some abrasive cookies. Chek these pieces out. I have 2 more upper manifolds I'working on. Got one of the forum guys sending me some money and their lower manifold and throttle body for my polished pieces. If you want to do this also, PM me. Good luck and I hope those arms are in shape.

 

That's some beautiful polishing! I've got this dremel, but its not variable speed... I'm thinking of investing on one thats variable + the flex shaft.

 

that looks realllllly good chinaman, how much do you charge for a uim?

 

Clean as heck

 

go to harbor freight and buy yourself table grinder

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90003

then a polishing wheel and compound. it will cost you around 50.00 but it will save you alot of time.

alot on the manifold you will want to sand it first that will save a ton of time also

just my .02

 

Can I ask what they charge for the uim?

--Nick

 

whats going on here guys i saw the topic and it said something about polishing a piece and down a few posts u're talking about flexing shafts whoooa.

 

I paid about $180 for the UIM and LIM....looks great...and they completely degrease everything before coating

 

wow...that looks great...

 

Wouldn't a dremel be easier? I think it'd be a pain in the *** to maneuver the UIM around the table grinder.

I went to kragen today to pick up some plugs for the FD (might as well change em while the TB is out of the way) and I found an el cheapo dremel kit WITH the flex shaft for $22 bucks! score! I'll start grinding away tmrw and hopefully post some pics with good results

 

Turb0x2 and Purerx7. I've checked a few places and they are asking $130 for the upper and $160 to $175 for the lower. Lower is time consuming because of the nooks and crannies. I will do the upper for $100 and the lower for $130 plus shipping.

 

What is the best polisher to use?

 

I use mother mag & aluminum polish. Works pretty good for me.

 

It will take much longer with a dremel.

 

ok from start to finish.. can someone run through the best steps to get the manifold to have a really nice shine.. tools , products,,,, ect...

 

Is that how ppl really do it lol? If I were to go buy a tool for polishing or sanding, I'd get one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90820

 

i did my upper by hand...

what a waste of a week.

 

It's all right here:

http://robrobinette.com/polish.htm

I followed these directions the other night to the "T" and had real nice results.
Be sure to go very light but also nice and long on the wet sand with the 600 grit before you go to the polishing wheel.

TIP: Use some sort of carpet or blanket under where you are working. If you drop the piece it'll surely get scratched (ask me how I know).

 

The best place to get complete info about polishing is The Eastwood Company. They are located in Pennsylvania (www.eastwood.com). They have everything you will ever need for a pro finish. They also have a video on this subject.

 

chinaman, what would you charge for my throttlebody????????





Dave