Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

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Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby BRG.NA8 » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:24 pm

Hey guys

Just wondering where in Sydney would be a good place for me to get my NA8 rocker cover and intake manifold polished? And how much would it set me back?

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Re: Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby hks_kansei » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:40 pm

can't help with where, but check the yellow pages for metal polishers, most industrial areas have at least one.
Cost wise, best ask them, but i would expect it to be a few hundred minimum since it's fairly labour intensive.


the cheapest option is to have a go yourself, it's as simple as buyign a heap of sandpaper and moving from rough to fine, then from the fine sandpaper to metal polish.

it will take you ages though if you DIY
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Re: Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby Mr Morlock » Wed Apr 06, 2016 2:09 pm

One of the sponsors offered a changeover on the Cam cover- and it was very reasonably priced. Okibi is the go to man for a proper overview of how to polish the covers at home though you will need polishing wheels on a bench grinder to get a good result without a really excessive amount of time. If you do have a bench grinder with wheels for polishing another benefit is being able to polish the saucepans from time to time. Also take a look a the net for plenty of diys on polishing. Changeover is the way to go for ease.

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Re: Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby Regie » Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:07 pm

PM Bear2230 I'm sure he has had some polishing work done to his NB
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Re: RE: Re: Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby speed » Wed Apr 06, 2016 6:37 pm

Regie wrote:PM Bear2230 I'm sure he has had some polishing work done to his NB

Pretty sure Richard used PK metal.
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Re: Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby Okibi » Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:07 am

Time consuming and VERY VERY messy but it's something new to learn.

Just don't go overboard.

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Re: Rocker Cover + Intake Manifold Polished. Where?

Postby Black_Penguin » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:53 am

Mx5 Mania did offer polished cam covers on an exchange basis.
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