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Old 05-31-2005, 07:00 PM
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how do you make your 3.0 manifold look like this?

i was wondering how this guy made his intake manifold sooo damn shiney..
i wanna do it like that too
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Wow! That's nice!
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im gonna take a guess and say that it was a lot of money
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all it is is just taking very rough sandpaper (hopefully with a sander) and sanding down the roughness, then going smoother, and smoother, and smoother until you get to 2000-2500 grit. then you use a metal polish to brighten things up. its VERY tedious, though, so be warned.
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That's what I thought^^^

Would it affect it in anyway? Because you're making the layer a bit thinner.
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Originally Posted by VB87
That's what I thought^^^

Would it affect it in anyway? Because you're making the layer a bit thinner.
Nah, it wouldn't hurt it at all because thats just a surface coating. You'd have to go out of your way for a VERY long time to do some damage.
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That is one sexy strut bar.
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maybe its just a new car
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do you think i can do it by hand..... just get a sanding block and some sand paper..
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That's seriously pimp.
Whoever does it, let me know. I would love to do this to my J30.
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
maybe its just a new car

no, even new the manifold isnt shiney.


he could have just had it chromed...
Old 06-01-2005, 10:02 PM
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casper had that done to his, he did lots of sanding working his way up i know he used tons of sand paper and then once your done like they said use a metal polish and polish her up

thats it
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buy a honda decal :-P
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im sure its ALOT easier to get it chromed or powder coated.
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How about use a dremel?
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Originally Posted by DivineCL
That's seriously pimp.
Whoever does it, let me know. I would love to do this to my J30.
that motor looks tight as hell!
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Why not take it off, sand blast it then have it chromed. That sounds easier than doing it with sand paper, besides, with the odd shapes, you couldn't get the sand paper into all the crevises like a sand blaster can.
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Originally Posted by ajtcl
Why not take it off, sand blast it then have it chromed. That sounds easier than doing it with sand paper, besides, with the odd shapes, you couldn't get the sand paper into all the crevises like a sand blaster can.
that's what I was thinking. That one isn't chromed though, just polished.
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can you do that by hand?
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Originally Posted by 97Acura3.0CL
casper had that done to his, he did lots of sanding working his way up i know he used tons of sand paper and then once your done like they said use a metal polish and polish her up

thats it

Caspers Engine...

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i cant see it
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had to copy and paste .. i see it now.. its NICE
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thats dope
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Copy paste doesn't work for me.
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Originally Posted by Motohip
Copy paste doesn't work for me.
It worked for me last night, not today
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
It worked for me last night, not today
Wait, are you calling me a noob or the guy who posted this thread?
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Originally Posted by Acura3.0CL
Caspers Engine...


Caspers Engine:...(just click the link)

http://public.fotki.com/CASPER98CL/m...new_pic_2.html
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Originally Posted by Motohip
Wait, are you calling me a noob or the guy who posted this thread?
The poster, not you moto
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im kind of feelin the all white thing.. i remember seing his car when i first got mine, and i wanted it to look like his.
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Originally Posted by wilp99
im kind of feelin the all white thing.. i remember seing his car when i first got mine, and i wanted it to look like his.

While were on the topic of color...im going to semi hijack the thread and ask....

For a black CL....painting the engine plastics, what color would look the best? A blue, or silver or what do u all think??

(Black, Blue, & Silver are mostly my cars colors. I was thinkin a shiney silver but im not sure...)
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i would say a glossy black with some crystal's would look nice...
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Originally Posted by Nato
i would say a glossy black with some crystal's would look nice...
I would say glossy black, I'm doing mine all in the stock honda black, with the blue and silver metal flake, and clear coat.
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Originally Posted by Nato
i would say a glossy black with some crystal's would look nice...


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