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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'09
I actually use to do metal polishing, so I have an assortment of tools that makes polishing alot less labor intensive. It's still work though 
I use 3M surface conditioning discs to sand it down, work the tight areas or corners with sandpaper, then begin using a high speed buffer and brown tripoli and green rouge to bring out the gloss, plus some chrome here and there...still a work in progress
I maintain it by wiping off and the occasional Mothers Alum. Polish 
As for being ****...my motor is somewhat polished, the bellhousing and may start on the tranny...I enjoy it
I use 3M surface conditioning discs to sand it down, work the tight areas or corners with sandpaper, then begin using a high speed buffer and brown tripoli and green rouge to bring out the gloss, plus some chrome here and there...still a work in progress
I maintain it by wiping off and the occasional Mothers Alum. Polish As for being ****...my motor is somewhat polished, the bellhousing and may start on the tranny...I enjoy it
Last edited by Scratch; Sep 30, 2005 at 05:53 PM.
to my eyes.
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wow its must suck... sorry but after having my frame polished on my bike its more hassel then anything i will never go polished again... the polished wheels were a nightmare and you have the bottom of ur car polished...
yes i have tools too but if you want it to come out nice we both know it takes a lot of time and effort to keep it up...
looks nice after its done but a few days of driving around ur back to square one
yes i have tools too but if you want it to come out nice we both know it takes a lot of time and effort to keep it up...
looks nice after its done but a few days of driving around ur back to square one
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Awesome... 
Damn now I'm going to have to give you my screen name, (and license plates), because I have obvoiusly not fully lived up to my obsessive nature... Or... it is Friday and I have the whole weekend to blow off any and all responsibilites so I can lay under my Vette for 48 hours to clean and polish.
Really, you're obvoiusly a real and proud vette owner... Job well done!!
Damn now I'm going to have to give you my screen name, (and license plates), because I have obvoiusly not fully lived up to my obsessive nature... Or... it is Friday and I have the whole weekend to blow off any and all responsibilites so I can lay under my Vette for 48 hours to clean and polish.
Really, you're obvoiusly a real and proud vette owner... Job well done!!
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Originally Posted by Scratch
I actually use to do metal polishing, so I have an assortment of tools that makes polishing alot less labor intensive. It's still work though
I use 3M surface conditioning discs to sand it down, work the tight areas or corners with sandpaper, then begin using a high speed buffer and brown tripoli and green rouge to bring out the gloss, plus some chrome here and there...still a work in progress I maintain it by wiping off and the occasional Mothers Alum. Polish
As for being ****...my motor is somewhat polished, the bellhousing and may start on the tranny...I enjoy it
I use 3M surface conditioning discs to sand it down, work the tight areas or corners with sandpaper, then begin using a high speed buffer and brown tripoli and green rouge to bring out the gloss, plus some chrome here and there...still a work in progress
I maintain it by wiping off and the occasional Mothers Alum. Polish As for being ****...my motor is somewhat polished, the bellhousing and may start on the tranny...I enjoy it
Hiya Scratch!!!
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'11
Hi Scratch -
Beautiful! I am glad someone has the propensity for this - I would have never seen a car that well detailed if it were up to me!
That really looks great - the polished crossmember, chrome swaybar and mounts, SS exhaust...
Is the underside of the front polished up too?
Thanks for the pics - really nice way to start the weekend!
best regards -
mqqn
Beautiful! I am glad someone has the propensity for this - I would have never seen a car that well detailed if it were up to me!
That really looks great - the polished crossmember, chrome swaybar and mounts, SS exhaust...
Is the underside of the front polished up too?
Thanks for the pics - really nice way to start the weekend!
best regards -
mqqn