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Discussion in 'VN - VP Holden Commodore (1988 - 1993)' started by PaRaDoX, Jan 1, 2007.

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  1. Jan 1, 2007 #1
    PaRaDoX

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    hey, i got bored today as i had it off work, ive had this spare set of rocker covers for ages, i painted them not that long ago to discover one was cracked in several places, i started on it ages ago and finally finished em today...

    these are Series-1 are Alloy, series 2 are plastic, soo i took a wire brush attached to a power drill.... heres the results


    they could probbly use a bit more fine work, but yeah
     
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    beefcream

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    lookin very nice.. i might do that and polish wid ausole or watever its called
     
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    88GreenVN

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    Not bad at all. If only I had a spare set.....
     
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    thats wat the wreakers are for
     
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    PaRaDoX

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    nah i had a spare s1 engine lying around, it came in very useful for spare parts

    yeah more fine work tho, i used metalpolish on em aswell dosnt do much
     
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    upullit......cheap.......lol
     
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    AirStrike

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    If you want a mirror finish (like I did with my catch can) you need to use wet and dry and work your way up to 2000 grit before you polish them, to take all the fine scratchs out.
    AirStrike :air:
     
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    how long does it take to do, i have a spare set in the garage and am wanting to do the same
     
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    PaRaDoX

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    it takes ALOT of patientce, and about 1-2 hours each???

    yeah airstrike one will be under the turbo so i dont really care about that one :p the drivers side one will get a mirror finish, whats a good way to protect them from finger prints/dirt

    should look mad either way
     
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    AirStrike

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    No way to protect them really. Polish them up, then every week wipe them down with some water and a little metho mix, and every month or so re-polish them.
    Heres a pic of my catch can, not a perfect mirror because its round.
    AirStrike :air:
     

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    Thats a good finish on the catch can
     
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    NORTI

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    what needs to be done to get the s1 to fit on the s2 motors? there an extra hole or something from memory?




    D.
     
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    PaRaDoX

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    no diffrence, the extra holes are in the heads for cooling???

    s1 rocker covers will go straight on...

    yeah there is a way to protect it, high temp clear coat, hakhawk informs me auto bahn sell it
     
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    AirStrike

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    Yeh I know of it............and it yellows, hence why I didnt mention it:p
    You forget im a painter by trade, used it all before.
    AirStrike :air:
     
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    hakhawk

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    why would they sell it if it yellows?

    ive just done the calipers with caliper paint clearcoat. you reckon these will yellow?

    how long til they do?
     
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    here are the covers i did while ago take a while to get them like this
     

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    PaRaDoX

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    mint as, what did you use for the mirror finish???
     
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    autosole, and different grades of sand paper, more effort then they are worth, better of painting them i think or leaving them like urs they look allright dull, i used paint stripper to get the paint off
     
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    Over a painted finish its fine, you won''t notice that it has yellowed. May I ask why you put it on any way? My calipers are painted in VHT and its as glossy as all buggery.
    As for why they sell it, theres millions of products on the market that dont meet people expectaions and standards that sell daily.
    AirStrike :air:
     
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    immortality

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    when i get bored one day i'll do the ones on my s1 VN. missus says i gotta paint the house first. bugger
     
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