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HOW TO: Polish your ugly Header [with pictures and video!]
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I have a car show that I am attending Saturday night; I hope I have time to polish my header, intake, and wax my car!!!
Can you link me what "mother's ball" you got?
Can you also instruct me what wet sanding is, and how much water you add when you sand it?
Can you link me what "mother's ball" you got?
Can you also instruct me what wet sanding is, and how much water you add when you sand it?
yeah guys i love it too!!!!! someone asked : yes the whole thing turned to yellow/ gold just as my titanium tip muffler... well.. to be honest i liked that silver finish but this yellow is good too:D:D:D
okay.. so about the wet sanding... you have to put some water on the sand paper... when its hard to sand it because all the liquid dried up then you have to put some more water.. u dont need to use too much.. but.. if you want to know.. i used like 2 liter of water that night..
about the mother ball.. there is like 3 kind of ball i think.. 2 red and one yellow.. i never seen the yellow in any stores i think you can get it only from internet.. and there is a large red one.. and a small red one with a long adapter and thats what you need.. the small head with adapter.... if you seen my pics you gonna know its different than the other one... the other one is like 3 times bigger.....
btw i seen it now during day light and its not that perfect.. you can still se some dots.. maybe some more polish would help it.. but.... its still looks awesome ( you dont need to watch it from 3 inch) plus m lazy so im gonna leave it like that.
okay.. so about the wet sanding... you have to put some water on the sand paper... when its hard to sand it because all the liquid dried up then you have to put some more water.. u dont need to use too much.. but.. if you want to know.. i used like 2 liter of water that night..
about the mother ball.. there is like 3 kind of ball i think.. 2 red and one yellow.. i never seen the yellow in any stores i think you can get it only from internet.. and there is a large red one.. and a small red one with a long adapter and thats what you need.. the small head with adapter.... if you seen my pics you gonna know its different than the other one... the other one is like 3 times bigger.....
btw i seen it now during day light and its not that perfect.. you can still se some dots.. maybe some more polish would help it.. but.... its still looks awesome ( you dont need to watch it from 3 inch) plus m lazy so im gonna leave it like that.
Originally Posted by davedavetC
Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
if only we could do this to the stock header lol
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Originally Posted by CSOCSO
as i told you guys: it turned to yellow/gold
still looks awesome, eh?:D
yeah.. this is how it looked like when i finished the polishing..
still looks awesome, eh?:D
yeah.. this is how it looked like when i finished the polishing..
It looks like its ceramic coated, lol.
Good job. I'll have to try it on my EL manifold. I won't be getting it ceramic coated for a long time.
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CSOCSO, I am in love with you. I give all my thanks to you for showing me how to do this!!!!!
I am love with my header (MMW =P) Went from shatty to beautiful (work of art).
Of course they don't look as good as yours...but I still love 'em =P
I am love with my header (MMW =P) Went from shatty to beautiful (work of art).
Of course they don't look as good as yours...but I still love 'em =P
Last edited by MR_LUV; Apr 27, 2018 at 04:43 PM.