spent a few hours polishing earlier..

[Guy]

took a couple of photos after a while...

did a bit more and put the cover on to see where i need to concentrate

now we getting somewhere

hmm, still needs a bit of work at the bottom of the 'tubes'

but it was getting dark so packed everything up..
here's how she is at the min

dunno whether to leave the cover silver, or go have it sprayed body colour and have the 2.0l put back on in white and 16v put back on in yellow (as a vinyl sticker)

quick crapy PS

 

[Tom_E]

looks ace mate, bit of a way to go though! what are you using?

cover would look great blue (obviously the same colour as your car)

 

[Fletcher]

That looks good, i must give mine a good clean.

 

[Guy]

looks ace mate, bit of a way to go though! what are you using?

cover would look great blue (obviously the same colour as your car)

im not polishing the top bit under the renaultsport writing, just the 4 'tubes' that can be seen through the cover.

wet n dry and lots of elbow grease, autosol, and super resin.

 

[Diego.uy]

it looks awesome... congrats...

 

[GarethM]

did you do all that with the inlet still on?
if so you'll get metal fillings in the engine, unless you covered it up?

good work none the less!!!

 

[Trail182]

That looks really good guy. Did you polish it whilst attached?

I think the cover sprayed blue would look ace! Here's mine (unpolished) off my old Arctic 182.

 

[Guy]

i did it with it left on yeah.. metal fillings in the engine.. erm how?

if there was anyway for the engine to get metal fillings in it.. then how come it doesnt spurt oil out that gap? or suck air in that gap? rain? dust? dirt?

 

[ColinG]

guy thats what i was thinking?!?! odd!!!

looks good mate get the cover done artic blue and voila!!

 

[Guy]

dropping the cover in on monday to be done.

bodyshop bloke said about 40 quid to spray it arctic blue and put the 2.0l 16v back on in white and yellow sticker.

 

[Turkish]

I personally wouldnt want an engine bay full of swarf (not saying it will get into the engine just saying i wouldnt have done it in situ) looking good though.

 

[Guy]

bag over the coilpack, quick blast of water, no more swarf

 

[RSi Dave]

looks cool, started my rocker cover today

 

[clio head]

seeems to be the in thing at the moment.. looks spot on!!

 

[Tigger]

How much do I want one of those cars!
Dam insurance

 

[Josh27]

Nice work. Defo get the engine cover painted, looks mint in the pic above.

 

[carl-182]

do you take the cover of by the four alan key bolts cheers.

 

[Bubbles]

Looks crap... what a waste of time













(come do mine?)

 

[Guy]

do you take the cover of by the four alan key bolts cheers.

four torx bolts yeah


bubbles..
it took fooking ages..no chance!

 

[Guy]

ok, todays work.. plenty more hours of polishing the inlet tubes:

then a quick wash

im FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZING

 

[carl-182]

looks mint m8 nice work what order did you do it in. wet+dry then autosol or what cheers .

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Looks good mate , will look stunnin when ya get the cover painted arctic blue
Lookin forwards to seein the pics .Is the bodyshop doin the vinyl stickers for ya as well ?

MrBillyUK !

 

[Guy]

looks mint m8 nice work what order did you do it in. wet+dry then autosol or what cheers .

aluminium oxide paper to remove the roughness, takes ages
40 grit
80grit

wet n dry
240 (for f**king AGES)
then onto 400
800
1200
1500

polish
autosol
super resin



yeah, bodyshops spraying the cover arctic blue and putting the 2.0 16v on in vinyl for £40 ish
will drop it in on monday, should say it will be done mid-end of the week.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

bag over the coilpack, quick blast of water, no more swarf

Was there alot of swarf then ? I'm pressumin there would be a fair bit of s**t produced ?

MrBillyUK !

 

[Guy]

quite a bit of alloy dust yeah, just bagged up the coilpack and gave the engine a blasting with the hosepipe.. then a quick wipe with a rag.. cant see any left now.