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Polished aluminum head today

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posted by  VHT on  Thu Sep 30 06:50 CST 2004
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As I'm fast approaching 200K, thought i'd make the car look better than it ever did before. I started cleaning the intake manifold with my dremel and ended up polishing the whole head and manifold heat sheild. Wet sanding with 2000 grit finally made it shine like chrome.

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posted by  someone claiming to be V70 Lover on  Sat Oct 2 04:09 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Looks great. Overachiever!!! How do you clean up the plastic parts? Thanks.








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posted by  VHT on  Sat Oct 2 06:25 CST 2004
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Thanks, there are a couple of plastic products, IPD sell something like what I used which makes any faded piece look dark. Stay away from ArmorAll type products which are dirt magnets

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posted by  1997850 on  Fri Oct 1 02:02 CST 2004
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Looks nice. Makes me think about cleaning up my engine bay.








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posted by  someone claiming to be V70BASEBOY on  Thu Sep 30 09:00 CST 2004 [RELATED]

NICE!! what did you use on the dremal to get into the crevices and nooks? Also, what sort of buffer or compound did you use, if any?

That looks great!!!


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posted by  VHT on  Thu Sep 30 09:09 CST 2004
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The dremmel extentions wer wire bristle small/large as well as jewelery brushes (I don't own jewelery) Wood block with 1500/2000 grit sandpaper with a drop of TR3 polish. I wish I can get the same shine inside the crevices, but that would take a whole lot of patience even I don't have.








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posted by  S60slipstream on  Thu Sep 30 16:38 CST 2004
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Besides the polishing, how do you all usually clean/wash your engines?







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