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Title: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: JB1314 on August 05, 2015, 07:36:26 PM: What's the best way to make these shine again? Buy new ones? Bench top polisher? And what products. Thanks!

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Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: GT Jets on August 05, 2015, 07:48:03 PM: Those can be polished to look like chrome.
Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: JARVIS on August 05, 2015, 09:15:36 PM: yeah a good cleaning. degreaser. then have at with a benchtop polisher with various grit compound. should look nice when done. if theyve been polished before, process should go quicker this time around.
Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: 5150whiteboy on August 06, 2015, 07:16:00 AM: Quote from: JB1314 on August 05, 2015, 07:36:26 PM
What's the best way to make these shine again? Buy new ones? Bench top polisher? And what products. Thanks!

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drop them off at kings powder coat jay will have them looking chrome @a great price
Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: Kroggy3771 on August 06, 2015, 10:04:55 AM: Quote from: 5150whiteboy on August 06, 2015, 07:16:00 AM
drop them off at kings powder coat jay will have them looking chrome @a great price

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Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: JARVIS on August 06, 2015, 10:08:16 AM: Should have read post more carefully....as mentioned above....that would most likely be the best, easiest, possibly quickest way to get them chinney again....
Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: willowvalley on August 12, 2015, 08:53:51 AM: If your in OC vp polishing in Santa Ana Augustine books it up

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Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: willowvalley on August 12, 2015, 08:55:16 AM: My before an afters sat nearly 30 years in the garage in Huntington Beach

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Title: Re: Any hope for these valve covers?
Post by: vwagon13 on August 12, 2015, 09:26:28 AM: Bench grinder,1"x6" sisal pad,1"x6" floppy cotton pad,good automotive rubbing/cutting compound,finish with aluminum wheel polish. Some elbow grease and you'll have a happy Olds.