Re: Polishing Valve Cover?
[Re: Challenger 1]
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09/12/13 12:20 PM
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I would not grind the welds smooth,if a good weld no problem,but they can be thin spots in the weld as well as pin holes!Even the best of welders,welding all day long tend to get a little slack at times,and the robot welders that a lot of the bigger companies use and even some of the smaller ones are slack all the time.
PS Even you when grinding could take just a little to much off!
Last edited by MRMOPAR622; 09/12/13 12:22 PM.
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Re: Polishing Valve Cover?
[Re: goldmember]
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09/13/13 10:13 AM
09/13/13 10:13 AM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Depending on the finish, it could be a big job. Send them to me, i'll make them look like chrome.
 I'm polishing a set of centerline wheels that were bead blasted and painted,yuck. Actually "polishing" them is way down the list of steps to bring them back.Lot's of work if you want it done correctly.
I don't see how they can be brought back if they were bead blasted.
Polishing stuff is really easy and very rewarding. It can be done by hand or you can invest a small amount of money and buy a cotton buff to put on yout drill. Valve covers are one of the easiest things to polish imo.
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Re: Polishing Valve Cover?
[Re: Challenger 1]
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09/13/13 02:07 PM
09/13/13 02:07 PM
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Gainesville,FL
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Depending on the finish, it could be a big job. Send them to me, i'll make them look like chrome.
I'm polishing a set of centerline wheels that were bead blasted and painted,yuck. Actually "polishing" them is way down the list of steps to bring them back.Lot's of work if you want it done correctly.
I don't see how they can be brought back if they were bead blasted.
Polishing stuff is really easy and very rewarding. It can be done by hand or you can invest a small amount of money and buy a cotton buff to put on yout drill. Valve covers are one of the easiest things to polish imo.
Polishing an already polished surface that needs little to to brought back to acceptable(for most) is easy. That's not the case when an item has either a finish(brushed,glass beaded,pits,scratches,etc)there is a BIG difference in the process needed to refinish(not polish) a surface in other conditions. Yes, refinishing wheels that have been glass bead blasted is NOT a first timer deal and if I didn't have 20plus years refinishing metals I'd be much better off starting with a new set of wheels. I'll have 8 hours or a bit more in doing 4 wheels. The first step is not whipping out the polish,it's looking the item over to decide the best first step.
Last edited by goldmember; 09/13/13 02:18 PM.
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, I wish that I had bought a better one now like a Baldor or Central brand bench buffer 
I bought some polishing compound and applied it to the wheels and followed the instructions for the compound and start buffing the sides of a set of cast M/T BB valve covers, they shine now 
Buy a book on polishing and think about what you want to do,take your time and look at the results 
If so grind and sand them down and then polish them and go from there 
