So yeah.
I have been VERY bored and had a spare FD rx7 upper intake manifold, throttle body, charge pipes, alternator, and Y pipe laying around in the shop.

I did all of this with a 6" portercable sander, 120-220-360-600-1000 grit paper, aluminum polish, some red rugue (spelling?), and my stand bufffer. I am still waiting for a 3" air sander to finish the UIM and throttle body.



I figure its not the best but not bad for being bored around the shop for a few hours.

 

how long did it take?

 

Boredom often leads to self polishing.

-Max

 

I get a wild hair every now and then to do this, then I get all gray and my finger cramp and my back hurts, then I take the **** over to James house and let him do it. He's more than reasonable and I like th way it comes out. Great job on what you've done. Let me know if your feeling bored again as I still have some stuff to finish. Jack
Here's a picture of Claytons LIM going out to him today

 

That LIM looks phenomenal...

 

Thanks.....I'll pass the compliment on to James. I only mess with small stuff. LOL

 

They all look incredible. Approx how much does it cost to get that done?

 

OMG, that polish job is incredible!

 

 

You'll go blind!

 

hairy palms make driving more difficult.. trust me.. I know!

 

I played around with a thermostat housing last night just cleaning it up and knocking off a few casting lines (getting it ready to take to James) and my hands still hurt and feel like there going to cramp. I really envy you having the patience to do this kind of work. The end result (your work) should be very satisfying as it looks great. I'll post some more pictures of the stuff I get back from James. I'm dropping off a LIM, Auto-thermostat housing and a TB. Keep up the good work, Jack

 

I've got a few APEXi FMIC pipes i need polished from the standard blue anondizing. Anyone care to offer their services for a reasonable fee? =o]

 

i'll do them for ya. fairly cheap too. PM me if your really interested. BTW, i'm the one who did the_glass_man's parts. you can search for pics of his car to see my work.

 

Looks good, you need to finish it with white rouge on a high speed wheel for the mirror effect.

 

When I was unemployed I ended up self-polishing my UIM too.