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kota on 20s
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12/25/2001
23:11:30
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 Subject: hey chuck!
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just wondering what did you use to polish your alternator and other things on your engine (mothers)?
also, im getting a M-1 intake manifold in about a month, and i want to polish it before i install it. i have seen one polished before, but i dont know what he used. do you have any idea's?
Eric
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intense99dak
Dodge Dakota
12/26/2001
07:02:07
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I used a Dremel with wire wheels to polish the front of my engine. Worked great, but took the better part of a weekend and I went through about 20 wire wheels. I was able to use a small wire wheel that fit on a 3/8 drill in some places, but it didn't get into a lot of the tight places and I still had to go back with the dremel to smooth remove the wire wheel scratches.
After I polished everything, I took some Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish and coated everything in hopes that the shine would stay longer (and it has).
You could try the wire wheels or you could opt for a glass beader. If you're not familar with a glass beader, it's like a sand blaster, but uses glass particles instead. The glass doesn't generally roughen the surface as much as sand blasting, but there are some types of glass bead that would be too abrasive.
Also, I did use Mother's for the a/c lines. Works great and it doesn't take too long.
Click on the pic for full size
Chuck Robbins
www.intense99dak.com
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kota on 20s
GenIII
12/26/2001
19:12:16
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my dad has a bench grinder with a wire wheel atachment. do you think that would work or would it be too big? also do you think it would be possible to do the intake manifold?
Eric
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intense99dak
Dodge Dakota
12/26/2001
19:52:14
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The bench grinder will be too big to get all of the manifold, but it will do quite a bit of it. Just be very careful that you don't take off too much material (the wire wheels for bench-top grinders are very stiff and coarse).
Try a small inconspicuous place. First with the big grinder then with either a wire wheel on a drill (they sell different coarse wheels) or a Dremel. I would recommend using a wire wheel as much as possible (even if it means a couple grades) because the Dremel wire wheels don't last very long. Then follow up with some steel wool and finally Mother's. If you like what you see with that small area go for it ;-) You also might find that you won't have to do all of the above steps to get the finish you're looking for. But I would say that there is no reason why you can't get a mirror finish if you're willing to spend the time on it (more than a weekend probably).
I'm planning on doing mine as soon as I decide if I want to modify my beer-barrel intake, or get a Hughes beer-barrel intake.
Oh yeah ... be very careful around the areas where gaskets go. You don't want sealing problems because of rounded off corners and such.
Chuck Robbins
www.intense99dak.com
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kota on 20s
GenIII
12/27/2001
00:17:55
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cool, thanks for the info. ill let you know how it goes ;-)
Eric
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intense99dak
Dodge Dakota
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8/08/2003
20:00:47
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How did it go? Was your daddys bench grinder too big?
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