Repolished UIM, TB, Elbow
 

I took these off for inspection and cleaning since I'm getting ready for my 2nd attempt at having the car tuned in a few weeks. Replaced the silicone lines again and ziptied them. Made sure block off plates were tight and sealed and basically that everything was solid. Cut some more stuff off the uim I didn't need (see if anyone knows what's missing)...I had already polished them about 5 months ago but I wasn't careful when I installed them so it had to be redone. Here's how it turned out:

http://plaza.ufl.edu/yanni25/7work/polished/upload.jpg

http://plaza.ufl.edu/yanni25/7work/polished/upload2.jpg

http://plaza.ufl.edu/yanni25/7work/polished/upload3.jpg

Like a mirror ... "drool" very nice

thanks buddy!

Also, I wanted to mention that if anyone wants to donate a O-ring that goes between the tb and elbow I'm all for it. I just bought a new one about 1000 miles ago! but it came out when I took the stuff apart and because it absorbed oil it no longer fits back into there!!

If anyone has an extra I'd appreciate it.

What a junk part.
Yanni

Hey Yanni.. great job as always!

You did my TB a couple of months ago and it looks great! Thanks again and keep up the great work!

Richard.

I always knew my UIM/TB/Intake looked like ass, and you just proved me right. On that level I hate you, but the awsome job you did on yours totally redeemed you at the same time. :bigthumb:

hey, yanni. . . just wait till you see mine man. . . not polished, but equally as bling. HEHE. . . ill be sure to post about it later!!!

paul

looks decent, but not great...

That looks great, wish I could send my parts to you but I cant afford to have the car down that long :(

~Kris

your crazy. that's as good as it gets... I have a polished uim from "SurgeMonster" and it amazing. he does some great polishing.

HAHA sounds like a comment I would give about someone elses car or work
I mean you should understand that its very hard to take pictures of polished parts and have it look exactly like in person.

Post up your manifold pics, lets see how its done because I want mine to be perfect as well!

Let's see yours if it's so much better..

mail me a stamp and ill send you one via pm me if you want my addy

Damn!! Gotta wear shades to look at that!!! Very Nice!!!

nice yanni

how much? LOLOL

Paul lets see it!
Thanks everyone....richard, meohler and bricke your car looks sweet!!

scratchjunkie I owe you twice thanks so much

c-westin'fd are those just normal shades or Costa Del Mar Polarized ones that you need : )

Robby are you really looking to get parts polished? I had stopped doing it for a while and am trying to work on my car but now IS a good time since it's winter and you northern guys have your cars down. I'll pm you.

Yanni

NICE!!!!!! It can't get any cleaner! What's your secret?

Can you PM me the info also, I would like to send you mine aswell if the price is right for me. thanks

Everytime I see your polishing work I'm in ah of how nice it looks. Such clean shaves and a perfect mirror shine everytime. :bigthumb:

I myself tried to polish my UIM and failed miserably :(. Now I'll have to send it off somewhere to have it professionally done.

Me too! I tried and it just wasn't turing out the way it should. Anyone have a
way to do it. And "Dummies for polishing" :rlaugh:

JP

Among reading various threads and websites out there this how to on rob robinette's site is pretty useful:

http://robrobinette.com/polish.htm

I'm pretty sure I remember reading SurgeMonster's various polishing tips that are out there on this forum. In the end I still wasn't able to pull it off.

Damn...looks good!

jesus man, they look chromed. i wonder if putting some rattle can clear on them would help them keep that shine. or you could just keep them wd40'd. seriously, did you chrome them?

Yanni,

Nice job! Makes me jealous. I worked on my UIM but it was too much work. Looks much better but not the mirror job you did!

i'll give you my bumper if you polish my stuff!

You will not find a better craftsman on our Forum!! GREAT JOB Surgy!!

hey yanni, its basically along the same lines as your old LIM, but a little more work done to that area. you were right. . . TOO MUCH WORK!!!!

btw, man, that really does look great!!!!

one piece of constructive criticism. that flat square piece on the very top of the TB. . . get rid of it. . . make it flat and smooth all the way across.

paul

Not really a good idea. Clearcoat doesnt like heat. Even the 500 degree shit will slowely yellow over time and eventually chip off. Best to just keep it clean with a rag and go over it with metal polish every once and a while. Nature of polished stuff. Thats why chrome is better (but more expensive).

bling blang. But too much bling for my thing.

yanni can you gold plate mine with studded diamonds?

If you guys want polishing now that winter is coming please feel free to PM me and we will make a plan for money and time you need it returned by.

rotorbrain good call
I like that part there though...its boring all flat I think that's the only casting mark I kept out of everything

Evin no they aren't chromed lol! The clearcoat is a good idea but I'm not good at painting at ALL!

It's funny for me to read these posts because it seems simple after doing so many hours of polishing.

Tips:
I advise using 100 grit as the rougest and then move up slowly through the intermediate grits all the way to ~400. Don't move on to the next grit until you are confident all the deep scratches have been removed. From there go to the buffer using a tough cotton wheel with tripoly compound to remove the rest of the very minor scratches that the 400 left. You sometimes have to stay in an area for a while moving it back and forth and heating it up. If you have a deep scratch and lets say its vertical you want to tackle it by putting the buffing wheel on it horizontally hope that makes sense. Applying more tripoly every once in a while or when progress stops can really make it go much faster since that is now your sanding compound. Now you should have a totally smooth finish and a somewhat good shine but not a chrome like luster. This is the easy part sort of. On the other side of the buffer I use a Loose sewn cotton wheel that you can push the part into and it will flex so it doesn't apply that much pressure and thus won't scratch as much. I use a green rouge or compound on this wheel which brings out the luster. On this one you want to apply the least amount of rouge as possible. And also remember to polish in uniform manner because it will show swirls whereever you let off. So I usually go back and forth on the runners and never let off until I'm in a place that can't be seen.

questions about a setup or anything to add please do!

I clearcoated a LIM once. It doesn't yellow but you cant go back and easily polish it up again. It lays out fairly nice but i don't know that I would bother doing it in the future. Here is the picture I took of it.
The parts you did look nice as always Yanni.

a bling UIM, tb, and fmic piping would be pretty nice... i guess we'll work out a deal in february. oh yeah and alternator!!