Engine cleaned, shined, polished and gleaming

[Storm-Troll]

Looks sweet matey,, keep away from them muddy puddles...

[Wobbly Dave]

No...someone tell me cos I just can't spot the difference

Seriously m8, and 2 all the other members gettin to grips with gleamin up their bays (largely thanx to Wooty) what a crackin effort, well worth disturbing the neighbours on a Sunday, all day Sunday, if that's the result! We all love a spanky spanked engine

I've seen and had some very crispy Ford bays in the past but seriously, I can't wait to see Wobbly Dave's efforts if his bodywork (ohh matron!) is anything to go by

I have a spare rocker cover that I have acquired and I am currently on the search for plating companies. Wooty - you seem like a man in the know - would the aluminium rocker cover be better polished or plated?

[Wobbly Dave]

Similarly I also have one of these to do up (me7 inlet manifold)

[BlackBeast]

Only heard of people polishing the rocker cover.

[T5SLAVE]

Get ur shades out peeps, Dave's on a shiny mission LOL!...cool Volvo bays r top o the menu

[Wobbly Dave]

I am concerned as the material is not flat - as you all know - it has that texture appearance and I am worried that chrome plating it when it is not flat will look odd?

Opinions/Options?

[T5SLAVE]

I am concerned as the material is not flat - as you all know - it has that texture appearance and I am worried that chrome plating it when it is not flat will look odd?

Opinions/Options?

Im pretty sure Im right in sayin that a plater worth their salt would make any piece of that ilk look smooth n spot on all day long, it's just platin innit?

I used these chaps many times b4 when hittin other cars o mine, their pieces and work is second-to-none IMO of course Any help m8?

http://www.autospecialists.co.uk/

[Wobbly Dave]

Ooh! shiny things.

Thanks.

I was actually looking at this one in Manchester

http://www.rschrome.co.uk/products.html

[dooby]

Hiya,

like what you've done. I try and clean a few bits up while I'm in there but nothing like that.

Do you have a list of types of product used on which bits or other tips? I'm not sure Fairy Liquid managed all that :-)

Cheers, Pete

[Dacvolvo]

like what you've done. I try and clean a few bits up while I'm in there but nothing like that.

Do you have a list of types of product used on which bits or other tips? I'm not sure Fairy Liquid managed all that

Hey Pete

As I said, the whole thing must have took about 8 hours (over a few weeks).

The chrome parts came from Wootty on this forum, the black plastic shine on the pipework came from loads of elbow grease, a can of WD-40, tub of 100 cotton buds and 35 rag t-shirts (give or take 30 either way ).

The manifold and engine head were cleaned with very fine sandpaper/water to remove the crap that had built up over the years and then sprayed with more WD-40 and then polished as best I could with a few cotton rags.

If you look closely at the 2nd piccy (the after photo), you can actually see the red plastic of the dizzy cap.



There's a little 'how to' on my website at www.dacvolvo.tk which shows you what I did to the S70. That'll guide you a little better.

[wootty]

its boring and laborious but the effort is worth it.its a shame volvo didnt make all the air con pipes outta stainless coz after a few years they start to look really rusty n crappy.specially the ones behind offside headlamp.any one got some chrome touch up paint