Wizzie944
02-21-2006, 10:46 PM
Is it hard to polish an m10 valve cover I seen them chromed on ebay they look so nice.
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View Full Version : Polishing an M10 Valve Cover Wizzie944 02-21-2006, 10:46 PM Is it hard to polish an m10 valve cover I seen them chromed on ebay they look so nice. ehrhart 02-22-2006, 12:54 AM It takes alot of elbow grease, but it can be done at home fairly simply. Dickfruster 02-22-2006, 06:27 AM Wet sandpaper. Drill. Wire brush for aluminium. Power ball for wheels. Some quality Aluminium polish. 5 to 20 hours. blitzed310 02-22-2006, 10:52 AM Mine took about 10-15 hours. Its not the polishing thats the labor. Its smooting out the rough on the whole cover itself. Your fingers will hate you for about 2 weeks. It would be much easier if the ribs, lettering, BMW, and roundel were not there. Its a great look if you pull it off, however the next one I do will be powder coated black, along with everything else. Do not chrome it, IMO it looks like ass. That and I would assume it would cost about $200-$250 to do so. slowe21 02-22-2006, 06:53 PM Yeah go the powder coat :) I got mine done and it looks great. Only cost me a 6pack too! Dickfruster 02-23-2006, 07:28 AM this one looks nice http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M10-M12-318-2002-320i-1500-valve-cover-Polished_W0QQitemZ8039477304QQcategoryZ33627QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem Dickfruster 02-23-2006, 08:33 AM I'll do mine tomorow since i got some power tools,polishng compounds, and plenty of time. Maybe sell later. blitzed310 02-23-2006, 02:56 PM You better hurry, im watching this... Dickfruster 02-23-2006, 06:29 PM I will make my monkey sand it down, so i can polish it http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/av/images/images/img1919.gif Dickfruster 02-23-2006, 06:43 PM Dont call "PETA" thoug Dickfruster 02-23-2006, 10:58 PM http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/av/images/images/img1919.gif monkey sanding good! I feed him bananas and stuff. All the way from grit 80 t0 2000. 600 grit right now |