Engine Bay clean up

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:54 pm

Looking to tidy up my engine bay. Want to add a strut bar, BMC air filter, some polished bits and chrome up some of the metal work. Im going to start on the metal work on the engine itself. Can anyone tell me who would be able to polish these bits up and roughly how much it would cost?

Cheers

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:58 am

Back to black......did it the nite. Theres another pic to keep u happy

On a more serious note does anyone know how I would go about it?

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:08 pm

errrm don't want to worry you but.......

if its the 'back to black' im thinking of its out of the Spray can?

a word of advice, that stuff is highly flammable!

-Ben-

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:26 pm

Its the stuff you use for ur tyres.....and dont worry I have checked it out and was told it was ok. Nothing will be igniting it.

Update : Its Turtle Wax's Wet 'n' Black.

loud · Post by **loud** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:36 pm

back to black is silicon based and remains sort of tacky so dirt clings to it like a mofo

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:05 am

What u guys reccommend then to keep the black bits......well black ?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:55 am

AutoGlym Vinyl & Rubber Care does the job for me

vdubit · Post by **vdubit** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:10 am

To polish up the rocker cover, start with something like 250 grit wet paper, followed by 400 wet, then 600wet, 1000 wet, 1200 wet followed by either autosol or brasso but you'll need lots of it. A dremel or similar will make the polishing loads easier but the sanding you'll still have to work hard on.

Bits that arn't so textured ie the heatshield, start with 1200 wet then autosol.

You could take em to be professionally pollished, a guy down here charges about Â£50 for a rocker cover and prob Â£20 for the heatshield. While your at it get the alternator done, this guy near me only charges Â£20

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:12 pm

So any decent bodyshop will do it for me then?

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:39 pm

Get yourself some auto sol metal polish. Did the trick on my manifold cover

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:24 pm

Infa Red get me a pic of ur engine bay will u m8?