Engine Dressing....thingy...shiney!

[dannyboy172]

Like the magpie that i am, where do you get these shiney things from? I quite like them and they'd look good with the carbon cover?

 

[Guilbert]

Its just the standard one polished up.

not sure how you do it though.

 

[Middo]

fred will do it on an exchange basis. or you could take yours to a local machine polisher.

 

[dannyboy172]

Elbow Grease?

 

[Guilbert]

It can certainly be done at home, a machine would be better, but elbow grease would work.

My dad once polished his whole motorbike frame by hand. It took him weeks, but the result was brilliant.

I think he just used loads of different grades of wet&dry sand paper to do his.

 

[richard691]

Can you polish the dynamique manifold as I'd like my engine cover colour coded (black) but would'nt look right with the black manifold???

 

[Ali]

^ I'm having that done over the N/Y! Costing 40£ from a local metal smith.

 

[GarethM]

ive done my inlet manifold on my 172, all by hand took me about 3 days to do it but well worth it.

 

[Rich]

It will save you lots of work getting it done by a local metal polisher, but as said can be done by hand wth various grades of wet and dry papers and metal polish. You can get mop attachments for power drills to help speed things up.

Some here www.frost.co.uk

 

[Martin_172]

Can you polish the dynamique manifold as I'd like my engine cover colour coded (black) but would'nt look right with the black manifold???

are you talking about the inlet manifold, its plastic is it not? lol

 

[richard691]

are you talking about the inlet manifold, its plastic is it not? lol

Yeah I thought it was metal, havent had a good look really. So is it a plastic cover that I could take off or not?

 

[Fred@BTM]

i have one for sale £100 exchange

you can't do it properly by hand, it took me 4 hours using air tools

 

[Tigger]

Sorry for the highjack but can the dci engine be polished up at all ? :evil:

 

[Fred@BTM]

you can't polish a turd LOL!!

 

[lawrence]

you can't polish a turd LOL!!

best answer ive heard in years hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Tigger]

Very good Fred :clown:

Just get the engine cover airbrushed then? like boydie did with his - a real minter :approve:

 

[Craig]

i wouldnt mind getting my engine cover done

 

[Storm_Force]

i have one for sale £100 exchange

you can't do it properly by hand, it took me 4 hours using air tools

You got any pics, I am interested

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'll also throw in the fuel rail cover and alternator support arm (both polished obviously)

 

[Ali]

^ you're back...

 

[Christopher]

Get Some Mk1 172 Inlets You Tart!

 

[dannyboy172]

Bling!

 

[Guy]

should be able to get all those fine scratches out with a decent buffing wheel and plenty of metal polish..

 

[clio head]

elbow grease m8 and plently of it.... well be more pleased if ya do it ya self!!! couple days work and it will look pucker!!

 

[clio-lane]

elbow grease m8 and plently of it.... well be more pleased if ya do it ya self!!! couple days work and it will look pucker!!

Bloody students. Get a job and pay a professional to do a professional job.