Polishing Discount

[t5tart]

Thanks to Justin and the crew for leting me post this

I run a polishing business

I am happy to give members a 20% discount on all polishing work
intercooler pipes inlet manifolds thermo housings fuel rails rocker covers
anything really


our speciality is bikes
but works equally well with the modded car scene and looks very pretty

website is www.shines-r-us.com
shows some of our bike work

am in the process of reorganising the workshop at the min and when i get it back ill be doing some tests runs on an old manifold and rocker cover and thermostat housing I have here

once done ill post some pictures for you

pm me if you are interested

[Justin]

Excellent mate, thanks for the offer of discount ;)

[t5tart]

Excellent mate, thanks for the offer of discount ;)

no problem

well with all the free info on here its worth it

[Al115]

That's a very generous offer... now let me see what I can have polished up!!!

[t5tart]

That's a very generous offer... now let me see what I can have polished up!!!

just pm me and ill work out some figures for you

[BlackBeast]

How will this work, we drive up to you and you polish them there and then OR we send the parts off to you, you polish and send them back?

[t5tart]

How will this work, we drive up to you and you polish them there and then OR we send the parts off to you, you polish and send them back?


will work on a an off the car basis

its the only way to do it really
to mirror polish say an inlet manifold is going to take some time with all the flatting of that rough cast

[Vikingxc]

Got me thinking now

[Tomcat]

Do you have any prices worked out yet for stuff like the inlet manifold?, what sort of price would you charge for polishing the top of the cam carrier?(the bit at the top of the head)

[t5tart]

Do you have any prices worked out yet for stuff like the inlet manifold?, what sort of price would you charge for polishing the top of the cam carrier?(the bit at the top of the head)
pt sent

[Tomcat]

Er.....pt?, whats that then?

[roller girl]

can you polish alloy wheels?

[Straker]

its the only way to do it really
to mirror polish say an inlet manifold is going to take some time with all the flatting of that rough cast[/QUOTE]

Hey t5 was wondering when you polish an inlet manifold you can do the outside sure but can you do the inside. Having a smooth inlet manifold on the inside means gases get into the engine quicker = slightly more power. Not massive gains but every little helps.

Whatdo you reckon is it possible?

[t5tart]

its the only way to do it really
to mirror polish say an inlet manifold is going to take some time with all the flatting of that rough cast

Hey t5 was wondering when you polish an inlet manifold you can do the outside sure but can you do the inside. Having a smooth inlet manifold on the inside means gases get into the engine quicker = slightly more power. Not massive gains but every little helps.

Whatdo you reckon is it possible?[/QUOTE]

its not really a good ideal to polish inlet manifolds too much
the rougness of the manifold ensures the air and fuel mix well so you get a better burn

It is not something that i would get involved in to be honest
too much plishing on that side can actually decrease performance

[t5tart]

Er.....pt?, whats that then?


lol sorry old habit from another forum
they have private topics rather than private messages

[t5tart]

can you polish alloy wheels?

It can be done
but alloy wheels re magnesium alloy

it depends on the mag content as to how well they polish

[Straker]

its not really a good ideal to polish inlet manifolds too much
the rougness of the manifold ensures the air and fuel mix well so you get a better burn

It is not something that i would get involved in to be honest
too much plishing on that side can actually decrease performance[/QUOTE]

Oh well good to know thanks for the advice, I'll just have to come up with some other bits to make shiny :B_blite:

Cheers

[madness]

i think you should lead by example and do your own first ..... :haha:

then you can do mine.

[JUDGENINJA]

It took me two days to get rid of the casting ridge on my manifold...(but then I cheated and Powder coated the thing.)....looks like 5 lovely pipes now..

[t5tart]

It took me two days to get rid of the casting ridge on my manifold...(but then I cheated and Powder coated the thing.)....looks like 5 lovely pipes now..

where are the pics then
what did you use to get rid of it then ??

[t5tart]

i think you should lead by example and do your own first ..... :haha:

then you can do mine.

:bricks: :haha:

[t5tart]

just so u guys have an idea what can be done just went and spent half an hour onthis rocker cover ... worst bit is the laquer may go get it dipped and stripped or sand blasted as its pretty tough on the old volvo engine

just had a quick go

hand here are the results .... coming up quite nice

alot to do but shouldnt take long now i have tried and tested a couple of things

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/t5tart/volvo/pic004.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/t5tart/volvo/pic005.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/t5tart/volvo/pic007.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/t5tart/volvo/pic008.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/t5tart/volvo/pic011.jpg

[JUDGENINJA]

That is magnifico....!!!! much better job than I did to my oil filler blanking plate..

PS the blanking plate will start to go rusty now...

As for the inlet manifold......Grinder/File/smaller file/Aluminuim Oxide paper....Almost any thing I could get my hands on...I'd change when I got bored of the previous impliment
Here's the results
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1824
Theirs a few more pics on the "Powder Coating Thread <----- LINK " (http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7387&page=2)

[t5tart]

to be honest i am not 100% happy yet there are some small pits in it if you look closley ....the laquer they put on covers this really well

[t5tart]

nice job

[JUDGENINJA]

The blanking plate is a Volvo part if you reckon a new one would be any better ...

PS - un-linked note - You can't buy the Oil filler to make a BTCC rep engine...

[t5tart]

blakking plate will only rust if not protected ans sheilded from the elements

i intent to do this with a sealant to test it its a new product out so will be good to run the test