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Old 05-23-2005, 11:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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look what elbow grease can do! :)
when it was new:



after time....the gold started to fade -some discoloration from dirt, there were a couple stray fingerprints left by some bastard who thought they were welcomed to touch =P



so I got to working with some Mother's metal polish....hardcore:



but my hands feel so raw and tired lol.
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Old 05-23-2005, 11:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Holy crap! Good job, Carol! They look HOT!

Better than when it was new
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Old 05-24-2005, 12:15 AM   #3 (permalink)
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damn come clean the lips on my G35
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Old 05-24-2005, 08:07 AM   #4 (permalink)
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woah that worked great! ima try that on mine.
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Old 05-24-2005, 08:45 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Holy Crap!

I'm going to have to do that to my header!

I didn't clean it when it got installed and now it kinda looks bad, but yours looks fantastic!!

That will be one of my weekend projects for sure!!
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Damn! That does look nice!
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Old 05-24-2005, 09:24 AM   #7 (permalink)
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how much was that hytech header?
that is hot looking....very nice...I want your car
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holy crap, they look better than new!
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Old 05-24-2005, 02:16 PM   #9 (permalink)
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i wanna do that to my whole engine bay!
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Old 05-25-2005, 02:01 AM   #11 (permalink)
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What do they look like after a few weeks? Do they just go back to dirty?
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it stays shiny until dust and dirt cakes on like any normal polished header, but the effect is lasting - it just removed all the oils on the header. The directions on the metal polish says you dont need to rub hard...but I found out when you do, it smooths the surface of the metal too hahah.
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Old 05-25-2005, 06:43 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Wow it really does look brand new.
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Old 06-07-2005, 08:10 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Carol, did you remove the header from the car or just work on it in the engine bay?

What did you use to apply the polish, remove and buff?

I bought some Blue Magic metal polish which is suppose to work well too. I hope to attempt polishing mine this weekend.
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Old 06-07-2005, 08:16 AM   #15 (permalink)
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mother's polish is great stuff, but for a little can of its magic, its over 10 bucks plus tax arr
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helps to keep a muffler clean too..

Jeff (cowboijeff) used gojo on his muffler to get the tar off.. stuff worked awesome
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How long did this take you Carol?
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u think i can make my stock header look like that? lol
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Old 07-25-2006, 12:29 PM   #19 (permalink)
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looks amazing, how do you keep your engine bay so clean? even your block, what did you use to clean it?

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OMG! that is sweet. I wanna hump your car!
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I was able to polish mine back to SS today. (Inspired by this thread)
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How long did this take you Carol?
oh, i dont remember now. quite a while. hahaha i was really inspired to do that because i accidentally dropped a detailing rag onto my header and it burnt up onto it :X so then i HAD TO do a good job to polish it all off. doesnt take much to get some shine out again. takes alot more work considering my header wasnt a polished one before, and i ended up smoothing it all over.

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please list the steps...did you just use the polish and rag...I need to do this bad to mine lol
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no steps. really. just wait til your motor is cool. bust out the meguires. use a terry cloth, swipe out some of the polish, and rub it onto the header. you need to rub until the product turns black for the chem reaction.
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You could probably get a soft buffing attachment for a dremel, and save some "elbow grease" too. I am going to try this sometime this week.
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