polished valve cover
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polished valve cover
I'm looking for a polished or chrome valve cover.Ive done several searches on this site and on the net with no luck.I know they exist.Any help will be appreciated.
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They don't make them. Just take yours to a machine shop and get it polished. It can be DIYed with a lot of sand paper, some scotchbrite, rubbing compounds and a lot of time.
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Originally Posted by abmerop18
cant be too hard. i polished my intake on my own. im just lazy. wonder how much a spare valve cover to work on would cost
Honestly, get 3 or 4 different grits of sand paper between about 150 and 2000
Once you get through all of them, use super fine scotchbrite and smooth it out, then go at it with a series of polishing compounds until it shines. If you want it satin, stop with the scotch brite. For a true full mirror, you're gonna need a polishing jack and a buffing wheel.
Go search on Honda Tech, there's instructions somewhere for doing B-series valve covers... its no different.
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