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Suggestions for Polishing stock VCs

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DJHA90

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I bought a buffer, wheels, and buffing compound. But there are some scratches/marks on the valve cover that seem too deep for even the emery cake. What would you suggest? Use a grinder? What grit? Sander?

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Tom
 

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Are you talking about the Fox valve covers that are aluminum, or the 94-95 valve covers that are steel?
 

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Steel covers on the 94-95
 

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You DONT polish steel.
It rusts..
You polish Aluminum
CHROME steel

You could polish it then clearcoat it, but it WONT look like mirror, like aluminum
RC
 

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The parts that I have polished look very reflective. They will be fiine for me. I just need to get the right medium to take down the scratches.
 

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what grits are you using? alot of times i dont take my time to sand it long enough and have to go back to sand it again.
 

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DJHA90 said:
The parts that I have polished look very reflective. They will be fiine for me. I just need to get the right medium to take down the scratches.
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That's why I said "you dont polish steel" the metal is different as you go down in layers...it's not perfectly smooth.

RC
 

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You can't polish steel. I'm not trying to be ignorant when I say "That is something Rainman would do", but the reality is it will turn out like ***** if you do that.

If anything, sand down with 240 and 320 then go get the valve covers painted.
 

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You can't polish steel. I'm not trying to be ignorant when I say "That is something Rainman would do", but the reality is it will turn out like ***** if you do that.

If anything, sand down with 240 and 320 then go get the valve covers painted.
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That's what Im talking about!
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94GTLaserRC said:
That's why I said "you dont polish steel" the metal is different as you go down in layers...it's not perfectly smooth.

RC
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Yep, I sanded down my valve covers before I painted them and it just didn't look right. Couldn't get an even finish across the cover.
 

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Yep, I sanded down my valve covers before I painted them and it just didn't look right. Couldn't get an even finish across the cover.
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I painted mine, and the finish was I did light sanding, couple coats of primer, couple of color, and couple of clear.

RC
 
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