Polished my upper intercooler pipe today *PICS*

[Boosted]

check it out I got bored so I polished my stock upper ic pipe turned out pretty good took about an hour including the time to take it out and put it back in my car im happy with it though.

Before
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album233/IMGP1475.jpg

After
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album233/IMGP1520.jpg

Before
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album233/IMGP1492.sized.jpg

After
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album233/IMGP1521.jpg

http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album233/IMGP1523_002.jpg

by the way I did this all by hand no power tools required I was going ot use my dremel to polish but I didnt wanna go through the hassle of finding all my polishing bits so I just used a towel and TR3 polsihing compound ahaha

for those of you who are confused this is what i used

http://www.midwayautosupply.com/images/bluemagic/12a_3X.jpg

http://www.midwayautosupply.com/detailedproductdescription.asp?10135

[Blaze]

Yeah, you have too much time on your hands.
Looks good though!

TR3 is a kick ass product.

Blaze

[Boosted]

hahah yea I didnt have work today and i have been needing to change out a hose clamp on my blowoff valve so I figured while i was under the hood i might as well :D

[MAFIOSO8]

I've been meaning to clean my engine bay for a while. so I can be cool like boosted 8) :lol:

[GReddySetGO]

Looks good, I've been meanning to do that too when I get the time. What grit did you go up to, 2000 wet?

[Skiracer]

Wow, i always wanted to do that. Can you do mine also?

[WavMixer]

Looks good, I've been meanning to do that too when I get the time. What grit did you go up to, 2000 wet?



I just used a towel and TR3 polsihing compound

[hksevo8]

you are an expert polisher, it must have taken years of practice to get to be that good.

[Macky]

steve (sswest) and my brother also did that on their cars a while back, looks great 8)

[Boosted]

you are an expert polisher, it must have taken years of practice to get to be that good.

what can I say... I workout...

:D haha this was done with nothing more than TR3 polishing compound. Im sure if I took my time and slowly went to finer grit paper and took it to a buffing wheel I could make it look like chrome but this was done in 45 minutes...

im glad everyone likes it, ill do it for anyone gratuity is always welcome I can also debadge if anyone is interested :D

[bogey8]

looks great.

[CT9A RS]

looks sweet i might do that one of these days.

Hey Boosted u wanna debadge my trunk for me.

-Serge B.

[GReddySetGO]

Yeah I think I might have to do mine this weekend :p I need to buy sand paper.

[Boosted]

Yeah I think I might have to do mine this weekend :p I need to buy sand paper.

dont use sand paper you will end up givingi t an un even finish in my opinion I vote stick with the tr3

[gofaster87]

If you want a mirror polish you need to cut the grain out with a cutting wheel and then use a buffing pad, This is only if you have a buffing stand. Sanding will help but it better be very fine paper 1000+ grit. Wet paper will be easier on the finish. it can be made to look like a chrome pipe if you have the patience and/or the right equipment

[Boosted]

If you want a mirror polish you need to cut the grain out with a cutting wheel and then use a buffing pad, This is only if you have a buffing stand. Sanding will help but it better be very fine paper 1000+ grit. Wet paper will be easier on the finish. it can be made to look like a chrome pipe if you have the patience and/or the right equipment

agreed but that takes patience and i didnt have any fine grit paper I will prolly pick some up this weekend and finish it but for 45 minutes you cant beat these results by hand

[gofaster87]

Dont get me wrong it looks great. Just letting people know other options. For anyone considering doing a large amount of buffing getting a 3/4 hp wheel and pads will cut done times tremendously.

[Boosted]

Dont get me wrong it looks great. Just letting people know other options. For anyone considering doing a large amount of buffing getting a 3/4 hp wheel and pads will cut done times tremendously.

agreed but unfortunately i dont have a buffing wheel :cry:

[GReddySetGO]

Don't get me wrong your job looks very nice, the TR3 worked wonders w/o any sanding. But I still think I want to sand mine, I'm sure I can get it a lot more shiney by sanding it even though it will require a lot more work.

I've sanded the pipes on my MR2 before, and it does not come out uneven at all when done correctly. I start off with 600 grit dry, then move to 1000 dry followed by 1000 wet. 1500 dry then wet and finish it off with 2000 dry then wet. Then aluminum polish after that, it really comes out great. Its just a PITA to do and is a lot of work.

[Boosted]

Don't get me wrong your job looks very nice, the TR3 worked wonders w/o any sanding. But I still think I want to sand mine, I'm sure I can get it a lot more shiney by sanding it even though it will require a lot more work.

I've sanded the pipes on my MR2 before, and it does not come out uneven at all when done correctly. I start off with 600 grit dry, then move to 1000 dry followed by 1000 wet. 1500 dry then wet and finish it off with 2000 dry then wet. Then aluminum polish after that, it really comes out great. Its just a PITA to do and is a lot of work.

yea I have polished things the same way except instead or using 600 grit to start I used steal wool seems to do a better jub softening the larger scuffs and scratches from the start just a thought you should try it out

[GReddySetGO]

Yeah, I usually use steel wool before starting with 600

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[500whp]

LOL nice

[Boosted]

:D

[CT9A RS]

sweet. So how long did u say u stroked the pipe with the TR3. lol

[Skiracer]

I just did mine yesterday and it came out pretty good. I'm happy with it.

[Boosted]

I just did mine yesterday and it came out pretty good. I'm happy with it.

nice, its a really easy thing to do huh? and it looks great once your finished

[Skiracer]

I just did mine yesterday and it came out pretty good. I'm happy with it.

nice, its a really easy thing to do huh? and it looks great once your finished

Ya pretty easy thing to do. I let the TR-3 cure on the pipe for 2 hours to let the resins harden per the instructions on the TR-3 bottle. After words, i finished it off with Brasso polish.

[Boosted]

yea I used brasso too, its great stuff. I use that to polsich my exhaust pipe when I wash my car as well. Just let it dry to a haze and buff it off with a soft towel looks like new.

[Skiracer]

On the back of the Brasso polish, it says not to use on aluminum. Isn't the pipe aluminum?

[Boosted]

On the back of the Brasso polish, it says not to use on aluminum. Isn't the pipe aluminum?

yea I think so. I dont care it works haha