Polish Aluminum

[MidwestSS]

anyone have any tips on doing this? i have some heads im going to polish so they look almost chromish... anyone?
also what should I clear them with , if anything, to keep the shine?

[slow6point0]

depending on how rough the casting process left them ull need to get them evened out first(prob gonna need something pretty coarse to do this). once thats done u can sand them down with like 400 grit then like 1000 grit then move to some steel wool. then u can move to polishing compound and buff it out. thats what i did and it took a while but they look nice. dremel is ur best friend for sure tho. mine r like mirrors now. as far as clearing id search for a heat resistant clear coat. idk how ur gonna make it stick tho... also this takes quite some time as well. i used a wire brush to remove old paint so it took a lil longer on some areas since that left it pretty rough.

[MidwestSS]

the heads are coming to me already bead blasted.. that should help

[sierraman]

ask tyler for some photos, he did dale's ls1 and it looked killer

[oleshifty]

midwest, i have a REAL GOOD kit i got for my wheels on camaro...i have a drill/buffer pad/ rouge...i'd just mild wetsand them and use that, works awesome.

My buddy has it all now, but I can grab it tonight, let me know when you want to meet up, i'll let ya borrow it.




that rear tire i did in about 15 minutes, after wheels had been sitting outside for about 10 years.

[MidwestSS]

that would RULE!
im off all next week, hopefully by then ill have em

[txarkitekt]

ask tyler for some photos, he did dale's ls1 and it looked killer

I do what I can...

[MidwestSS]

tyler what did u use, and do you want to do mine?

[COWL327]

WOW Tyler...your neat!

I just got a polishing kit that Ill sale cheap...comes with all the stuff to polish heads or ......200.00 air motor and polish supplies included

[COWL327]

Too bad i only got 500 miles out of that purty thing!