Polishing Underhood

Hey all;
So I finally figured I want the underhood colors to be black (color of car), red, and chrome/silver. I want to polish up the coolant pipes. I know I have to sand off the stock paint on them. Then what? Where do I go from there? I seen the thread with someone who did their turbo and all the goodies. I want it to look like that. Where do I begin? Thanks.

Ya mean my thread? :wink:


All ya do is sand it off with like an 80 grit, then once you get everything relatively smooth (casting marks, bumps, etc) move up to a 320 or 400 grit. After that its really just a matter of working up to about 1000 grit and then polishing it up with a polishing wheel and some good ol' metal polish. :)

you copied my colors david lol

you copied my colors david lol
and mine. :wink:

Ha, those are the opposite of mine. I think I am getting black piping with blue couplers.

Ahh come on people... those are the most common under the hoods. I'm not original at all. I should be considering I goto a huge art school. One of my teachers last semester actually said, "When done right, the engine bay of an automobile can be just as inspiring as VanGough (sp?)." I think she was on drugs anyways. These artist types always seem high in my book.

My goal is to get mine as shiny and clean and minnesota will allow

My goal is to get mine as shiny and clean and minnesota will allow

That's not very shiny. And if there isn't a ruling on it, you can bet there will be a year from now.

this is true, but what can you do...

Yea, my under hood theam is black chrome/silver(which evers easy to come by) and purple. But man purple things are hard to find,lol.

Black, red, silver and I plan to have a hint of chrome here and there. But who know's, shit happens.

Yea, my under hood theam is black chrome/silver(which evers easy to come by) and purple. But man purple things are hard to find,lol.

Purple is a hell of a lot easier to find than orange. My car is orange with silver/black graphics and I've looked high and low for orange underhood stuff but with no luck. I have to resort to using that shitty wire loom shit to wrap everything in.

:lol: I've got a purple valve cover. I really dont give a shit though, as long as my engine bay looks relatively decent, I dont care.