ENG: Polishing The Valve Cover

[BB6-SH]

Mine didn't come out so well, not even close to what yours looks like. I'm going to see if i buy an attachment to my drill so i can polish it that way, cause doing it by hand sucks balls.

[TypeG]

that is a good idea. you will get nowere fast by hand. also steel is much harder than aluminum, so it takes longer, but it will have more of a mirror refection than the cast aluminum valve cover. unless you are polishing aircrart quality alumium (t6061) . later

[TypeG]

here is the final peice to my puzzle

later.

[TypeG]

check out this before-after:


later.

[TypeG]

here are some tools to use. later.

[ACCORDEX92]

yes it is daily driven with 208,000 miles. there are a lot of other things u can't see like this:



and this:



later

That looks good, it must take you a long to keep it clean and shinney

[sd93accordEX]

hmm, thought about doing too, but i just installed new gaskets and whatnot after a valve adjust. oh well, til next time

[Evo16gaccord]

here are some buffing wheels to use. later.

were did you get the heater control knobs and how did you do the dash lay

[TypeG]

were did you get the heater control knobs and how did you do the dash lay

the heater control knobs came from an old radio and the dash kit came from NYCdashes. later.

[gen4]

ill be 100% doing this

TypeG your accord is insane...love it..so clean and schmick
looks like you could eat off that engine bay

[areannecl]

ohh typeg your my new hero!

[steelbluesleepR]

do you have to replace the gasket when putting the valve cover back on? if not this is next on my to-do list with some body-matched paint. how much is a gasket if i do have to replace it?

[TypeG]

yes and its $10. not bad at all. later.

[sunburn]

i was thinking about doing that i have polishing wheel and rouge i figured i would mechine polish it .....

[Raceboy]

Looks good, TypeG is a polishing fanatic. i think theres some self help classes you can take G to help you with your polishing fetish LOL!