scottsoulby Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 hi guys, thought i would join the gang and spruce up the engine bay.. its not finished as yet, need to finish off the spraying, to get it shiney but will have to wait when its fully dry, also i need a shiney induction kit but that will have to wait, and ill be having a go at polishing the plenum at some point so ill let you know how that goes on firstly i had it spray cleaned at my local detaling place and it only cost 15 quid, a little more needs to be done when i get some engine cleaner but it took the worst off ive used the volkswagon brilliant orange, and ive tried using a blue flip, come out quite good in the sun light, not so good on the pics, and will be better once ive given it a light sanding so.. the pics: dirty engine bay after the spray clean after the spraying in the different lights Scott Quote
jerry3167 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 You`ve Been TANGOED!!! Very nice though... Quote
elecious Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 very nice, was thinking of doing the same to mine when i finally get it Quote
rtbiscuit Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 looks good, if you'd sanded the lettering off i could have given you a new set in vinyl i like the colour. Quote
jim Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Did you remove the Nissan badge from the engine cover to paint it, or did you just mask around it? Quote
scottsoulby Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 cheers guys... i removed the badge, a thin screwdriver brought it off easily Quote
scottsoulby Posted March 27, 2009 Author Posted March 27, 2009 today i got my dremmel out..... took about 25 mins to get the plenum off which turned out to be easier than i thought, firstly it looked like this... i used a dremmel (electric as the cordless kept running out off puff) and a wire wool type attachment after 2 hours i got this far... after 3 hours... after 4 hours... then i ended up getting sandpaper off to try get a smooth finish, using different grades followed by autosol and refitting the plenum its not come out as good as i wanted, not got quite the shine i wanted, need a little more time on it yet, maybe a task for tommorrow if i can be bothered, it took far to long and if i was in this position again..... id take it to a polishers, far easier Quote
From A to Zed Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Looks good mate. Years ago I polished the cover on 106 GTI using one of these; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-BUFFING-POLISHI ... 240%3A1318 I attached it to a regular hand drill and I got a mirror finish You need to apply a really light touch if you're using a high rpm drill. It's worth a go for 7 quid... In fact 'click' I've just bought one Quote
M350ZB Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Good crack mate, looks pretty good, good to see someone have a crack at it Quote
M350ZB Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Good crack mate, looks pretty good, good to see someone have a crack at it Quote
rtbiscuit Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 i'd be careful using a steel wire wool on an aluminium plenum, i was always taught in engineering never to use steel on aluminium. as the steel can leave flecks in the aluminium which can cause corrosion. and that its better to use an extremely course brilo pad. Quote
scottsoulby Posted March 28, 2009 Author Posted March 28, 2009 Oh really? Oops, well if you see a wanted plenum post in the next few months you know what's happened Cheers mate, my dad has a few of those at his place which I was going to have a go with, good to know they work Quote
jim Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 i'd be careful using a steel wire wool on an aluminium plenum, i was always taught in engineering never to use steel on aluminium. as the steel can leave flecks in the aluminium which can cause corrosion. and that its better to use an extremely course brilo pad. I thought brillo pads were made of steel wool? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 i'd be careful using a steel wire wool on an aluminium plenum, i was always taught in engineering never to use steel on aluminium. as the steel can leave flecks in the aluminium which can cause corrosion. and that its better to use an extremely course brilo pad. I thought brillo pads were made of steel wool? i don't think it is, for some strnage reason i think its an aluminium wool. but i'm not sure. i just got told by my dad who trained as an aerospace engineer with the fleet air arms. and there training was never to use steel brushes on aluminium and to use brilo pads. it has a special term as the steel reacts with the aluminium and the oxygen and i think the reaction creates a new chemical that then eats through the aluminium. to be honest if your then rubbing the ally down with loads of grades of wet and dry and then autosol i'm guessing any steel residue would be almost non existant. you should be fine. Quote
Beavis Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Think using a brass wire brush drill attachment may have been the best thing to use initially. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 if you want to increase the shine you need to start with an abrasive wet and dry paper, and slowly work down through the grades. each one will leave smaller and smaller scratches to the point that you can actually polish it up. Quote
scottsoulby Posted March 28, 2009 Author Posted March 28, 2009 I need to give it another go there are still after all that time slightly unflat surfaces, then I'll give it a go with the wet and dry like you've sugested, I never realized it would take so long! But now I've started, it shall be finished Quote
martinopy Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 I should come up good, once it's sanded smooth just buff it up with a good polishing compound and a decent polishing attachment on your drill. Quote
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