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Apr 7, 2007 | 03:08 PM

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trefittyZ

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looks really good

Apr 7, 2007 | 03:17 PM

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Wow that looks NICE. I like the polished look on the heatshield a lot.

Apr 7, 2007 | 03:21 PM

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Looks great! I imagine that takes quite a while even with good equipment and the correct compounds.

Apr 7, 2007 | 09:49 PM

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not really the strut bar took a hour or so, the heat shield 15 mins? having the equip makes the difference.

Apr 13, 2007 | 07:43 AM

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I was going to do that to my strut bar as well. When removing the finish was it painted or just cleared?

Apr 16, 2007 | 09:54 PM

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when you remove the finish its raw aluminum?lol. im not sure if it's powdercoated or painted? it was some work sanding it off though.

Apr 23, 2007 | 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by idwin

when you remove the finish its raw aluminum?lol. im not sure if it's powdercoated or painted? it was some work sanding it off though.

Aircraft striper works great in this situation

Apr 23, 2007 | 11:03 AM

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It would if you were stripping the entire bar, but i wanted to keep the ends the factory black, and only polish the area that was silver from the factory. polishing the ends would be a total pia

Apr 23, 2007 | 11:21 AM

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How much would you charge to polish the plenum?

Apr 23, 2007 | 11:57 AM

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It would if you were stripping the entire bar, but i wanted to keep the ends the factory black, and only polish the area that was silver from the factory. polishing the ends would be a total pia

Well I would probaly strip the whole piece, polish the bar, repaint the ends then clear the whole thing.