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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    NP just trying to help if I can.
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    My car probably only see 3,500 to 4,500 miles a year so it's not a DD. But the first 3 yrs I didn't do a thing to any of the polished aluminum parts and now about once a year if that I spend 2 maybe 3 hrs using a aluminum polishing paste and touch everything up. I use Simichrome polish and...
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    Can someone help? Need to know how brake pedal ass'y goes together

    ^^^ You are correct.
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    If your talking around the bolts I would go with something like a tapered sanding rolls? The wire wheel is going to leave scratches almost as deep as the casting marks.
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    Your Master Cylinder looks very nice. :nice: And you're right every time you do another piece you'll get better and learn something different and new. And the best part is that it does get a little easier the more you do.
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    Can someone help? Need to know how brake pedal ass'y goes together

    Will something like this help? I've probably got a few more if you need something different.
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    I was a vice and a electric drill. I use the vice to hold the piece in place while I move the drill with the buffing wheel and compounds around the piece I'm working on. You need an electric drill. Mandrel to attach the buffing wheel to the drill. Mandrel 1/4 Inch Shank Wheel Arbor...
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    I don't! I've tried just about every clear coat know to mankind and I've not found one yet that doesn't slightly yellow a freshly polished piece. FWIW: For a few years I great some great reviews on Zoops Seal, but that changed to negative comments for a few years so I have no personal...
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    I’ve been telling people for years that a dremel just doesn’t have the power and power is what you need not speed to polish a part. I found that a Dremel is great for areas that you can’t get a buffing wheel in and that is all I use it for. The reason I stop at 220 grit is because the Emery...
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    Official Polishing Thread. How to's and tips!

    I’ve done some polishing over the years and I am a firm believer that if you get started right you’ll be more than pleased with you’re finished piece. 10 years ago I use to start with 80 grit sandpaper and then work my way up to 400 grit sandpaper, then I would move too the Tripoli and White...
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    How hard to hide the MAP?

    My site no longer exists but I have my Wire Hiding write-up posted on many different Mustang sites along with the pics I took when I did mine. You should have mail with my write-up and a link to those pics.
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    How hard to hide the MAP?

    Not sure about moving the MAP, but I can tell you that I moved my BAP into the fender about 8 years ago and I've never had a problem by doing so.
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    Salt/Pepper Shaker Recall 91E19 (10 pin wiring harness) causing check engine light?

    This is the 10 pin extension that Ford installed on my 89GT do to the recall.
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    wire tuck?? pics??

    torch93 The engine bay pic you posted is my engine bay that I did 8+ years ago which I’ve redone to hide even more wires a couple of years later. You also have a PM Here are a few pics of just some of the people I’ve helped hide there wire and other components over the last 8...
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    Painting upper intake and valve covers...

    I wouldn't sandblast the valve covers it's just as easy to use the air craft paint stripper, but that's just me. If you are thinking about polishing your valve cover this may help. Welcome to Almost Stock polishing tips I've never use High Temp paint on any of the upper intakes I've...
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    any tips on how to remove door molding?

    jbon302 The lower door moulding is attached to the door with double sided tape. gearheadboy I used that exact method about 6 years ago that you’re suggestion above and I made sure that the lower door moulding stayed perfectly flat once it was removed until I reinstalled it because that is...
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    Post Your Grey Interior Pics

    Smoke
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    Where can I get these:

    FWIW: You might be able to use washers if you can find the correct thickness and hole size if you can't come up with the plates.
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    Color code request

    It's really hard to say what color this is without knowing the year of th car. A 1988 could be one color of red and 1989 could a different color red. The point I'm trying to make is in 1989 it could be Currant Red or Medium Cabernet Red, Midnight Currant Red Pearl Metallic Clearcoat ...
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    March 2010 FOTM Vote

    Thanks.
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