got bored

cruisin_chris · Post by **cruisin_chris** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:37 pm

i got bored so decided to do wee bit of work on polo again

BEFORE

AFTER

Pedro_Hilario · Post by **Pedro_Hilario** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:20 pm

Still not quite bored but i would like to do the same to my cover.
Whats involved? getting the cover out by removing those 3 little screws and what? sanding it? polishing it?

Pedro

LJ_87 · Post by **LJ_87** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:54 pm

looks mint lad, thats wierd i got bored tonight and wanted to do something to the polo, i polished me fookin rocker cover too

ill get a pic up 2morrow

BLACK6N_POLO · Post by **BLACK6N_POLO** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:32 pm

has any one got instructions on how to do this
(including the removal and polishing) if possible PLEASE

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:51 pm

BLACK6N_POLO wrote:has any one got instructions on how to do this
(including the removal and polishing) if possible PLEASE

Depends on if you have the full size cover combined airbox or just the one shown above

3 allen key bolts hold it on - thats it - it is orientated one way so make a note of which way

Remove the bolts

Remove the rocker cover

Separate the gasket - try not to break it it's rubber and get brittle with age but 99 times out of 100 it's fine

Degrease the cover

Casting quality is pretty poor so it took a hell of a lot of time and effort with various grades of wet and dry before I even went near it with the polishing mops and compound. When it comes to taking photos I'm no David Bailey BTW and the photos were done under house lighting so it actually does look better than the pics...

If you want more info on polishing go and have a look at the refurbing post on split rim alloys in the DIY section - seems like plenty of info in there

Refitting is a reversal of removal

new bolts from Vag parts and all back together

tommy · Post by **tommy** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:23 am

looks good mate

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:21 am

Looks gr8!

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:01 pm

Looks good, might try & do mine sometime, it needs it

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:09 pm

looks great, really stands out nicely

LJ_87 · Post by **LJ_87** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:49 pm

heres what ive been doing recently, quite similar to yours chris

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:14 pm

very bling!

cruisin_chris · Post by **cruisin_chris** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:23 pm

def getting there mate, sand down in different grades of wet n dry paper, get some blisters etc, then polish life outta it, lol, will take away any marks, your manifold cover shined up well , what all u use there??

LJ_87 · Post by **LJ_87** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:40 am

i just used a polishing kit with drill ends and thre different polishes, each lighter than the last then put vienna lime to remove surface dirt and wack no some autosol, it will do me for the meantime, gets u covered in s**t also

cruisin_chris · Post by **cruisin_chris** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:25 pm

yea the drill bits would be handy, i had to do mine all by hand

BLACK6N_POLO · Post by **BLACK6N_POLO** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:17 pm

what sort of polish do u use??
How do u gt it so shiny??
What drill bits will i need??

i dnt really no bout these things soz for all the Q's