Polished Valve Covers

[chargerman426]

So I took a spare set of VC and decided to polish them out and use them as wall art. Took about 15 minutes per VC and I think I turned out pretty good.

Top is before and bottom is after.

 

[FL06SRT10]

Looks good!

 

[05srt10carson]

How did you do it and what kind of polish did you use

 

[Midnight Runner]

I did that to mine before i painted them. looks good. Now do it with 3000 sand paper and it will look like chrome.

 

[80boboli]

yea some detail on the process would be great:rock::rock::rock:

 

[chargerman426]

How did you do it and what kind of polish did you use

I first used some 180 grit sandpaper. Than a brillo pad. Than some flitz and a dremal tool. The sandpaper alone made them look a million times better. I think I might sand the ones that are on the truck now just to get the crud off them.

 

[chargerman426]

I did that to mine before i painted them. looks good. Now do it with 3000 sand paper and it will look like chrome.

I should have used the 180 longer to get the factory sand marks out of it. Than the polish, but I did it real quick just to see how it would look. I should have another set showing up this week so I will take more time on them.

 

[Midnight Runner]

My manifold is done the same way. Form 180 sandpaper to 3000 sandpaper. Now i just use mothers to keep it clean.

 

[chargerman426]

My manifold is done the same way. Form 180 sandpaper to 3000 sandpaper. Now i just use mothers to keep it clean.

That must have taken some time since that's a cast surface.

 

[Midnight Runner]

Not to bad. But now i'm changing out all of it. No more blue and white.

 

[ViperJeff]

Now that looks a ton better

 

[Yellow venom]

looks alot better,the little things add up!

 

[Theol55]

I should have used the 180 longer to get the factory sand marks out of it. Than the polish, but I did it real quick just to see how it would look. I should have another set showing up this week so I will take more time on them.

Sure would be nice to know where you are finding the extra ones! I could use a set for mine, they look like it sat out all winter with the hood open. :burnout:

The ones you did look really good.

 

[chargerman426]

Sure would be nice to know where you are finding the extra ones! I could use a set for mine, they look like it sat out all winter with the hood open. :burnout:

The ones you did look really good.

If I told you than I wouldn't get anymore . These I bought off iron head here and the ones that are going to be showing up this week are from ebay. If you want to make the letter look a lot better in a few seconds get some 180 grit and a sanding block and not the crud and junk of the letters. I was shocked at how much better they looked after just the sanding. When I do the next set I will post a pic after each step.

 

[chargerman426]

Just spent another hour on them and they look even better. You don't see the factory sand marks now and the gf even used them as a mirror

 

[bergman]

Looks great! Will give it a try as well, need to repaint mine in the process tho :\

 

[chargerman426]

Started working on the second set last night figured I would show a pic of one letter polished and the others just sanded and scotch brighted.

 

[Flip]

So I took a spare set of VC and decided to polish them out and use them as wall art. Took about 15 minutes per VC and I think I turned out pretty good.

Top is before and bottom is after.

Nice work! Looking good!