Polish polish polish... Im done

-xlr8planet- · 02-22-2010, 01:21 PM

I know its far from OK, but hell Im tired...

730RWHP12A · 02-24-2010, 12:46 PM

lookin good, polishing is alot more work than you would think!

-xlr8planet- · 02-24-2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 730RWHP12A

lookin good, polishing is alot more work than you would think!

YES

some people makes it look easy

hell, I spent countless hours and looks like crap

j_tso · 02-25-2010, 01:29 PM

Looks okay to me.

<--- Obviously hasn't done polishing.

SportTuner.com · 02-25-2010, 01:42 PM

Dosen't look to bad. You should be proud of it!

-xlr8planet- · 02-25-2010, 09:59 PM

Thanks guys

I just think its gonna be awesome to pop the hood of the FB and see that

WE3RX7 · 02-26-2010, 11:23 AM

Looks like a really good start....Did you use any polishing compound?

Its surprising, but if you go and get some mothers aluminum wheel polish and just use a good cloth to rub it out, it'll turn out pretty good...

When I polish, it generally requires starting with 250grit, then 380, 450, 600, 1000 and a strong compound, if I'm in a hurry, the mother's stuff works quickly...

orion84gsl · 02-26-2010, 09:48 PM

I've heard really good things about the Mothers polishing ball... thing. You put it on your drill and go to town. Let the drill do the work.

Garfinkles Motor Works · 04-09-2010, 09:39 PM

I have polished a few parts .I am puting a 3rd gen motor and tranny in a 84 GSL-SE .

need RX7 · 04-11-2010, 02:45 PM

Looks really good so far

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How do you guys 'maintain' polished under hood parts? I kind of accidentally half polished my rotor housings and front cover in the process of taking paint off of them, so I'm going to go all the way with polishing them, and want to keep them looking good down the line.

02-22-2010, 01:21 PM	#1
-xlr8planet- RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina iTrader: (4) Posts: 679 Rep Power: 17	Polish polish polish... Im done I know its far from OK, but hell Im tired... __________________ www.rx7club.com.ar RX-7 Forum in Spanish I make custom decals. Yes, you can ask me

02-24-2010, 12:46 PM	#2
730RWHP12A Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: chatsworth, california iTrader: (8) Posts: 349 Rep Power: 17	lookin good, polishing is alot more work than you would think! __________________ rotaryshack.com

02-25-2010, 01:42 PM	#5
SportTuner.com The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas iTrader: (0) Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Dosen't look to bad. You should be proud of it! __________________ Anthony Bulger SportTuner.com

02-25-2010, 09:59 PM	#6
-xlr8planet- RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina iTrader: (4) Posts: 679 Rep Power: 17	Thanks guys I just think its gonna be awesome to pop the hood of the FB and see that __________________ www.rx7club.com.ar RX-7 Forum in Spanish I make custom decals. Yes, you can ask me

04-11-2010, 02:45 PM	#10
need RX7 Clean S4 Nutswinger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, MI iTrader: (0) Posts: 485 Rep Power: 17	Looks really good so far . How do you guys 'maintain' polished under hood parts? I kind of accidentally half polished my rotor housings and front cover in the process of taking paint off of them, so I'm going to go all the way with polishing them, and want to keep them looking good down the line. __________________ -Ted -1986 Mazda RX7 Sport [DD/beater]: engine finally let go at 205k. parts car status. -1986 Mazda RX7 base [resto-mod project]: S5 n/a swap in progress.

02-25-2010, 01:29 PM	#4
j_tso Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 65 Rep Power: 17	Looks okay to me. <--- Obviously hasn't done polishing.

02-26-2010, 11:23 AM	#7
WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	Looks like a really good start....Did you use any polishing compound? Its surprising, but if you go and get some mothers aluminum wheel polish and just use a good cloth to rub it out, it'll turn out pretty good... When I polish, it generally requires starting with 250grit, then 380, 450, 600, 1000 and a strong compound, if I'm in a hurry, the mother's stuff works quickly...

02-26-2010, 09:48 PM	#8
orion84gsl Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 167 Rep Power: 17	I've heard really good things about the Mothers polishing ball... thing. You put it on your drill and go to town. Let the drill do the work.