Polish and Maintenance

mustangbob19 · 01-14-2001, 01:05 AM

I have my upper intake off. Its sanded down and ready to polish. Anyone know which polish would be best to use? Also, is there any maintenance I should do to the car while the upper intake is off? Thanks Guys!!

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90 Mustang GT (hatchback)
3.55's, dyno-max exhaust,
Mac Cold Air Induction

mustangbob19 · 01-15-2001, 01:04 AM

Anyone there??

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90 Mustang GT (hatchback)
3.55's, dyno-max exhaust,
Mac Cold Air Induction

brooksgnm · 01-15-2001, 02:45 AM

For polishes use tripoli, follow that with white rouge(i think i got those names right), and get a fuel resistant clearcoat on there too. You can get all of that from eastwood. There is a site that shows how to do it right, unfortunately i've never gotten the URL, I'm sure someone on here knows it! Hope it turns out nice for ya!

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85 GT many mods drag car
84 SVO auto x type car

AxemanZZ · 01-15-2001, 10:02 AM

Here's the site you were referring to... http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/P.../polishin1.htm

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90 Mustang LX 5.0
My Ride*My Site

John R. Mustang · 01-15-2001, 10:36 AM

Summit has a product called Wenol that works really well. I used it on my polished intake and it looks great, who needs chrome.

mustangbob19 · 01-17-2001, 04:28 PM

anyone else?

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90 Mustang GT (hatchback)
3.55's, dyno-max exhaust,
Mac Cold Air Induction

Mike Souslin · 01-17-2001, 05:51 PM

I used the tripoli, white rouge and jewlers rouge on mine. (GT-40) You will of course need to use a buffing wheel to make it work. Make sure that the intake is as smooth as possible before starting the polishing work. If you have any deep gouges in the metal from the sand paper, it will take a lot of work to get it smooth. As far as keeping it looking good, I just wipe it down with a metal polish (flitz or wenol works really well) I have a post on the blue oval lounge with some pics of my engine compartment if you want to see how it turned out. (note: the car has been sitting since October without being cleaned so I am sure that I can get it to look better. Also, make sure that you wear safety glasses and some old clothes. The buffing compound goes everywhere!!! Good luck.

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91 Coupe with fresh rebuild. Running Stage 2 Avenger heads (51cc chambers), Stage 2 cam (.549, .566)1.7 Crane Gold Race rockers, Port matched GT-40 upper & lower, 75mm MAF, 65 mm TB, MSD 6AL, Long Tubes through off road and Dynomax muffs. Stock T-5 and 3.73 gears. Big Blue Bottle on it's way!!!
Best time so far = 60'=2.021, 1/8=8.366 at 86.37 mph and the 1/4 was 12.926 at 108.44 mph.

mustangbob19 · 01-18-2001, 05:57 PM

Could I use wenol right after I'm done sanding? Would it look as nice as the tripoli with the buffing wheel?

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90 Mustang GT (hatchback)
3.55's, dyno-max exhaust,
Mac Cold Air Induction

93CobraR · 01-18-2001, 06:04 PM

Check out Eastwood. I'm guessing there sie is www.Eastwood.com ? They make some good stuff!

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87 GT, 4 inch cowl hood,17x9 Cobra R's/255/45's,GT-40 heads,long tubes headers,h-pipe,Flows,BBK cold air, Mass air,70mm MAF, 1.7's, 1" spacer,underdrive pulleys,Pro 5.0, King Cobra, Adj. fuel Reg., Lakewood Lift Bars,50/50's,subframes, 4.10's.
Best time 13.012
Best MPH 104
Best 60' 1.816

Visit my site at:
http://www.geocities.com/cobrar93_2000/MyPage.html

[This message has been edited by 93CobraR (edited 01-18-2001).]

01-18-2001, 06:05 PM

Bob: no, they're two different processes. The sanding, tripoli, and buffing wheel are what help you transform your dull intake into a polished one. The Wenol is to maintain the look of your intake once you get it polished.

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Greg
91 LX Convertible

[This message has been edited by cleangreenmachine (edited 01-18-2001).]

mustangbob19 · 01-24-2001, 08:42 PM

So the tripoli and white rough with a buffing wheel are the way to go?

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90 Mustang GT (hatchback)
3.55's, dyno-max exhaust,
Mac Cold Air Induction

01-14-2001, 01:05 AM	#1
mustangbob19 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	Polish and Maintenance I have my upper intake off. Its sanded down and ready to polish. Anyone know which polish would be best to use? Also, is there any maintenance I should do to the car while the upper intake is off? Thanks Guys!! ------------------ 90 Mustang GT (hatchback) 3.55's, dyno-max exhaust, Mac Cold Air Induction

01-15-2001, 01:04 AM	#2
mustangbob19 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	Anyone there?? ------------------ 90 Mustang GT (hatchback) 3.55's, dyno-max exhaust, Mac Cold Air Induction

01-15-2001, 02:45 AM	#3
brooksgnm Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 582	For polishes use tripoli, follow that with white rouge(i think i got those names right), and get a fuel resistant clearcoat on there too. You can get all of that from eastwood. There is a site that shows how to do it right, unfortunately i've never gotten the URL, I'm sure someone on here knows it! Hope it turns out nice for ya! ------------------ 85 GT many mods drag car 84 SVO auto x type car

01-15-2001, 10:02 AM	#4
AxemanZZ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 984	Here's the site you were referring to... http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/P.../polishin1.htm ------------------ 90 Mustang LX 5.0 My Ride*My Site

01-15-2001, 10:36 AM	#5
John R. Mustang Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Rolla, MO, USA Posts: 187	Summit has a product called Wenol that works really well. I used it on my polished intake and it looks great, who needs chrome.

01-17-2001, 04:28 PM	#6
mustangbob19 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	anyone else? ------------------ 90 Mustang GT (hatchback) 3.55's, dyno-max exhaust, Mac Cold Air Induction

01-17-2001, 05:51 PM	#7
Mike Souslin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Grove City Ohio Posts: 226	I used the tripoli, white rouge and jewlers rouge on mine. (GT-40) You will of course need to use a buffing wheel to make it work. Make sure that the intake is as smooth as possible before starting the polishing work. If you have any deep gouges in the metal from the sand paper, it will take a lot of work to get it smooth. As far as keeping it looking good, I just wipe it down with a metal polish (flitz or wenol works really well) I have a post on the blue oval lounge with some pics of my engine compartment if you want to see how it turned out. (note: the car has been sitting since October without being cleaned so I am sure that I can get it to look better. Also, make sure that you wear safety glasses and some old clothes. The buffing compound goes everywhere!!! Good luck. ------------------ 91 Coupe with fresh rebuild. Running Stage 2 Avenger heads (51cc chambers), Stage 2 cam (.549, .566)1.7 Crane Gold Race rockers, Port matched GT-40 upper & lower, 75mm MAF, 65 mm TB, MSD 6AL, Long Tubes through off road and Dynomax muffs. Stock T-5 and 3.73 gears. Big Blue Bottle on it's way!!! Best time so far = 60'=2.021, 1/8=8.366 at 86.37 mph and the 1/4 was 12.926 at 108.44 mph.

01-18-2001, 05:57 PM	#8
mustangbob19 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	Could I use wenol right after I'm done sanding? Would it look as nice as the tripoli with the buffing wheel? ------------------ 90 Mustang GT (hatchback) 3.55's, dyno-max exhaust, Mac Cold Air Induction

01-18-2001, 06:04 PM	#9
93CobraR Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,575	Check out Eastwood. I'm guessing there sie is www.Eastwood.com ? They make some good stuff! ------------------ 87 GT, 4 inch cowl hood,17x9 Cobra R's/255/45's,GT-40 heads,long tubes headers,h-pipe,Flows,BBK cold air, Mass air,70mm MAF, 1.7's, 1" spacer,underdrive pulleys,Pro 5.0, King Cobra, Adj. fuel Reg., Lakewood Lift Bars,50/50's,subframes, 4.10's. Best time 13.012 Best MPH 104 Best 60' 1.816 Visit my site at: http://www.geocities.com/cobrar93_2000/MyPage.html [This message has been edited by 93CobraR (edited 01-18-2001).]

01-18-2001, 06:05 PM	#10
cleangreenmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Bob: no, they're two different processes. The sanding, tripoli, and buffing wheel are what help you transform your dull intake into a polished one. The Wenol is to maintain the look of your intake once you get it polished. ------------------ Greg 91 LX Convertible [This message has been edited by cleangreenmachine (edited 01-18-2001).]

01-24-2001, 08:42 PM	#11
mustangbob19 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	So the tripoli and white rough with a buffing wheel are the way to go? ------------------ 90 Mustang GT (hatchback) 3.55's, dyno-max exhaust, Mac Cold Air Induction