Painting Engine Bay!

MOPARTEEN said

Hey Nice Looking engine and valve covers! I like the black and your right it is different. I have a quick question what was the name of the polishing compounds you used. I have an aluminum radiator and it is dull aluminum and i was wondering if i could polish it to a shine like "polished aluminum". Like aluminum rims how do they get it to shine like that from just plain dull aluminum?

Click to expand...

Thanks!

Everything I used was made by Dico http://www.dicoproducts.com/

On the valve covers top part which was just brushed aluminum I used a palm sander and 120 grit sand paper until I worked my way up to 1500 grit. That got the everything smoothed up. Then I started with 6" buffing wheels which are #40 wheel and compound TC6, then #38 wheel and WR1 compound, then #60 wheel and JR1 compound. I did this to the sides in which the first wheel (firm) removed the major scratches.

They have all different type buffing wheels and compounds and it really according what you are gong to work on. I always try to do as much as I can with the sand paper first.

Hope this helps.

I know that if it is metal and you got the time it will shine like new money!