Thanks for the comments everyone........HiFlow - polishing the a/c was a pain. I polished it while it was still on the engine (if i had to do it again I would have taken it off) anyways, i bought some cone sanders and polishing wheels from
http://www.eastwoodcompany.com that I used with my dremel to get into the tight spots. As for polishing the a/c lines was really simple. I used a steel wire brush attachement for the dremel (can be bought at home depot) and removed the paint. Then I just buffed it out with some chrome polish.
As for the alt. I had that taken apart and I just had the casing which made it very easy to handle. The p/s was the first piece I did and so it took the longest, but it's not that hard to get at. This site is great for learning how to polish.
http://www.geocities.com/forced347/polishin1.htm
Bradley - I had polished my alt. bracket also but after awhile it started to develop rust for some reason. That's why if you notice on mine I painted it along with the a/c bracket. Plus I realized that it would be hard to maintain. I just thought I'd share my experience.
I think polished valve covers are very nice. Had I known I was going to do all of this I would have bought those.
If anybody has more questions or needs advice let me now.
Robert