Chrome parts
I have an FD and i see other people that have done work on there engines and they have there upper intake chromed, throttle body chromed, ect... Are they getting them dipped or buying them that way. if so where
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they are just polished parts you can buy polishing kits on ebay lot of hard work though i think its worth paying someone else to do it if possible!
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Originally Posted by robierx7
(Post 9114714)
they are just polished parts you can buy polishing kits on ebay lot of hard work though i think its worth paying someone else to do it if possible!
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not to thread jack but arent they often powder coated?
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chrome dipped parts FTL due to heavier weight and the amount of heat they absorb still.
You can do it yourself but it takes time, patience, and some know how to get them looking right. The internet has great info on DIY polishing of aluminum parts. Powder coating is another option, you can chrome/polished look powder coat or you can have an unlimited choice of colors to choose from. You just have to find someone that does it locally or have to send the part away to have it done. Even tho i'm in japan, if you got a spare UIM i'll polish it for ya for say $100 and that includes supplies with a 10 day turn around, that's just the kindness from my heart. Plus send some plugs and i'll even remove your double throttle assembly. |
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Powder coating doesn't look too bad, also ceramic coating is an option.
Powdercoated chrome on FC coil |
Originally Posted by newvalor
(Post 9168691)
chrome dipped parts FTL due to heavier weight and the amount of heat they absorb still.
You can do it yourself but it takes time, patience, and some know how to get them looking right. The internet has great info on DIY polishing of aluminum parts. Powder coating is another option, you can chrome/polished look powder coat or you can have an unlimited choice of colors to choose from. You just have to find someone that does it locally or have to send the part away to have it done. Even tho i'm in japan, if you got a spare UIM i'll polish it for ya for say $100 and that includes supplies with a 10 day turn around, that's just the kindness from my heart. Plus send some plugs and i'll even remove your double throttle assembly. |
Originally Posted by evot23
(Post 9169983)
FYI Aspen $100 is a good price to polish your UIM.
I threw in the last part cause plugs are super crazy expensive over here compared to $7-9 each stateside. Also I did forget to mention ceramic coating, if done it works really awesome at preventing heatsoak and it's really awesome to have done on the inside and outside of a downpipe. |
im polishing my intake mani's, front cover, water pump and housing, and last but not least rotor housings, it is alot of hard work but the end result is very much worth a sore arm
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Originally Posted by dizzy_drifter
(Post 9170138)
im polishing my intake mani's, front cover, water pump and housing, and last but not least rotor housings, it is alot of hard work but the end result is very much worth a sore arm
But it's your engine. Water pump you can order online, alternators you can just order the polished covers. the front cover will just get dirty as fuck cause of the belts running. |
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