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Re: Metal Polishing - Any Recommendations?
Wow they really jacked up the prices!
Wow they really jacked up the prices!
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Re: Metal Polishing - Any Recommendations?
Seems to be the going rate. Being a manifold you have to hand polish the runners which is time consuming and usually results in a bloody hand.Comment
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Re: Metal Polishing - Any Recommendations?
You know I can shine things.
Anyways, if you are doing it yourself make sure you sand it thoroughly, we are talking at least twenty times over one spot for each grit. You can just grind the casting off and orbit sand it with 80 then 120 and 220, after that 400, 800, 1500, 2000 wet sand. Took me 3 hours to polish one santa Monica... $300 sounds pretty reasonable to me for all that work.Last edited by kujiwara; 06-17-2013, 10:32 PM.Current Fleet
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Re: Metal Polishing - Any Recommendations?
Ya, I've gone this route before. It's an incredible amount of work. If you're cheap, like me, it may be worth it. :POriginally posted by kujiwara View PostYou know I can shine things.
Anyways, if you are doing it yourself make sure you sand it thoroughly, we are talking at least twenty times over one spot for each grit. You can just grind the casting off and orbit sand it with 80 then 120 and 220, after that 400, 800, 1500, 2000 wet sand. Took me 3 hours to polish one santa Monica... $300 sounds pretty reasonable to me for all that work.
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Wow, reflections FX quoted me 15 hours at $95 an hour.Comment
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$1500 to polish an intake manifold? Are they out of their minds?
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Re: Metal Polishing - Any Recommendations?
Yeah.... Apparently he hates his line of work.Originally posted by onceover View PostComment
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Ever considered chrome plating? It takes much less than polishingCurrent Fleet
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More expensive though, my valve cover is chromed. They have a hard time getting full coverage between the runners.Originally posted by kujiwara View PostComment
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Just powder coat?KR
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I didnt think chrome plating held up very well in high temp areas....?Comment
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Originally posted by BaggedGLI View Post
Wow! Thats crazy talk.
I know this won't help but since we are on the topic of polishing. This guy in the mk1 forums on vortex is getting into polishing.
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With the help of this
Its quite pricey for the outfit, but the outcome is amazing.
Here is the approx. time frame
1st stage (rough deburring)can take 10 to 50 hours
2nd stage (fine grinding) can take 4 to 10 hours
3rd stage (the polishing) can take 3 to 6 hours
More info here near the end of thread.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5732986-77-Rabbit-stage-2-CallawayLast edited by Kane; 06-18-2013, 11:33 AM.2004 Jetta TDI Sport-Daily
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Re: Metal Polishing - Any Recommendations?
My valve cover has been good and my manifold sees less heat than that.Originally posted by 91wolfie View PostComment
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