polish stock fuel rails

[s8v4o]

Yeah you could....but you would have to have them cleared or they would rust. Just have them powdercoated.

Aren't the rims aluminum?

 

[J.Cagle]

Aren't the rims aluminum?

Thanks kinda what I was thinkin as well

 

[DonovanS302]

it was easy i took the whole thing off just make sure you have the right size fuel disconnect tool

but there is enough room to do it on the car which is what i did first to try it out

 

[GrabberblueS197]

Thanks kinda what I was thinkin as well

You ccan or cant polish aluminum?

 

[J.Cagle]

You ccan or cant polish aluminum?

I was thinking that the stock wheels were aluminum. Should be able to polish them. Would be a big job tho

 

[GrnBullitt08]

You can polish them...its not all that bad of a job. Just takes some time. Mine are hitting the paint booth once I get the car back. I can't take the chrome anymore.

 

[GrabberblueS197]

You can polish them...its not all that bad of a job. Just takes some time. Mine are hitting the paint booth once I get the car back. I can't take the chrome anymore.

Well my idea was getting them to look nice again so I can maybe sell them. They really dont go well with my car. I think I might start on a smaller project though since Ive never polished before.

 

[GrabberblueS197]

Hmmm. Just tried this and got a brass look from the metal when sanding it....

 

[DonovanS302]

did you wet sand them soap ad water? I did it on the car first then took them off and redid the same process. after that i used the polish wheel and some crome polish. I used light pressure and it took no mor than 15 min each side. like i said 320,800,1000,1500,2000(wet sanding), then chrome polish(meguires, blue majic,ect)it doesnt matter.

 

[GrabberblueS197]

did you wet sand them soap ad water? I did it on the car first then took them off and redid the same process. after that i used the polish wheel and some crome polish. I used light pressure and it took no mor than 15 min each side. like i said 320,800,1000,1500,2000(wet sanding), then chrome polish(meguires, blue majic,ect)it doesnt matter.

Yea I used water. I think I may be oversanding or undersanding. I used a piece that was already polished and then sanded that. Im also using bluemagic. More than likely I am sanding to hard. Or maybe its just the type of metal? Im a little scared to try this on my wheels though.

 

[GrabberblueS197]

Not that your write up wasnt good though.

 

[J.Cagle]

Post a pic of your wheels. If I were you I would buy a Mother's Power Ball and some blue magic. I have had Polished aluminum wheels on my Jeep before that would get some major brown stains and such from mud. The power ball and blue magic would make them look new in no more that 5 minutes per wheel.

 

[DonovanS302]

here I did the same process on some old valve covers I had laying around the only issue was he paint removing wheel left some scratches(should have just sand blasted them)

as you can see the difference between the two and you can see where I stopped on the polished on.

I know my dad restored some harley davison rims the same way(rims were oxided and pitted, previous owner left out in elements for 2 yrs) it was time comsuming he spent a week on jut one rim. here is a pic of the restored rim

 

[GrabberblueS197]

Awesome!!! Pics make a huge diffrence. Im a take some pics tomorrow morning and post them to see what you think. The y actualy have steel wool scratches on them (dont ask why lol) but Im a see what u think of the damage first then give it a try.

 

[DonovanS302]

well worst case you mess them up and just get them powder coated

 

[alexthejew]

this is a badass writeup. thanks.

 

[EagleStroker]

Well my idea was getting them to look nice again so I can maybe sell them. They really dont go well with my car. I think I might start on a smaller project though since Ive never polished before.

Hmmm. Just tried this and got a brass look from the metal when sanding it....

The stock rails, even polished, aren't really worth anything. Ask me how I know


On the brass, it might actually be brass depending where you are along the rail, they use something on those rails that looks just like it at all the joints.

 

[alexthejew]

The stock rails, even polished, aren't really worth anything. Ask me how I know


On the brass, it might actually be brass depending where you are along the rail, they use something on those rails that looks just like it at all the joints.

how do you know lol...

...no im kidding

 

[EagleStroker]

how do you know lol...

...no im kidding

I machine polished mine though, I'd be pretty angry if I did all that work by hand and couldn't sell em!

 

[MexGT]

does this work with chrome finish i.e. Borla stinger tips? Or just bare metal ?

The tips on the borlas now have some sort of brass color on the edge and I cant take it out with mothers.