Who Polished Intakes etc?

[Simms]

Does anyone know a good polisher? Looking for someone who polishes Gen 2 and Gen 3 intakes, etc. Also looking for a good clear after the polishing is done.
Thanks!

 

[Simms]

California Chrome, R&J???? Anyone have experience with them?

 

[dave6666]

The amazing search button...

http://forums.viperclub.org/1953443-post1.html

http://forums.viperclub.org/1989061-post6.html

http://forums.viperclub.org/2000383-post3.html

http://forums.viperclub.org/2043489-post9.html

 

[Simms]

Thanks Dave. I got the same info when I searched but I am wondering how well the clear has held up on the polished intake over time.

 

[jay01m]

I heard the intakes on the Viper motor are made out of magnesium, and are difficult to polish and keep up. Perhaps I heard wrong.

 

[SSSSE YA]

R&J, a little slow but Ron does a great job.

 

[Simms]

I heard the intakes on the Viper motor are made out of magnesium, and are difficult to polish and keep up. Perhaps I heard wrong.

Stock valve covers are magnesium, the intake is aluminum.

 

[Simms]

R&J, a little slow but Ron does a great job.

Thanks, I'll give Ron a call.

 

[PittsburghRT]

OK Ian... what are you up to??? TT?

 

[FE 065]

BTW, search info is of course - old info. There just might be someone who has more current and/or better info that they haven't posted recently, so it never hurts to ask..

Keeping up to date is one of the best benefits of a forum.

 

[dave6666]

BTW, search info is of course - old info. There just might be someone who has more current and/or better info that they haven't posted recently, so it never hurts to ask..

Keeping up to date is one of the best benefits of a forum.

I agree, as I did post that. But all of those links I put up are from current and frequent users of the forum, making that info not so old. I mean, polishing metal is not new technology...

 

[Simms]

OK Ian... what are you up to??? TT?

This is for another car.

Give me a call when you get a chance.

 

[Got Venom]

I had a small company in San Jose do mine, and he charged me $450. After I came to pick it up, he told me he would not do another one for les than $1,200. He said it was a pain in the _ _ _. I had some guys at Lawrence Livermore Labs dunk it in a special vat twice to remove the stock red paint first. Since it is a cast aluminum, it does not shine up as well as billet aluminum, but there is no need to clear coat it. It will not turn dull like magnesium does. I just put a couple of old socks on my hands, and use Mother's Billet polish about once every 3 months, and comes out looking brand new. Takes about 1 hour total to apply and polish up. See my ad in the classifieds, to see how it looks.

http://classifieds.viperclub.org/showproduct.php?product=903

 

[Simms]

I had a small company in San Jose do mine, and he charged me $450. After I came to pick it up, he told me he would not do another one for les than $1,200. He said it was a pain in the _ _ _. I had some guys at Lawrence Livermore Labs dunk it in a special vat twice to remove the stock red paint first. Since it is a cast aluminum, it does not shine up as well as billet aluminum, but there is no need to clear coat it. It will not turn dull like magnesium does. I just put a couple of old socks on my hands, and use Mother's Billet polish about once every 3 months, and comes out looking brand new. Takes about 1 hour total to apply and polish up. See my ad in the classifieds, to see how it looks.

http://classifieds.viperclub.org/showproduct.php?product=903

Looks great! Thanks for the clear coat advice.

 

[Hostile]

Simms
Do not do the clear,after time and heat cycles
clearcoat develops small cracks and holes so
water and air can get to the aluninum.Then
you have corrosion that you can't get rid of.
Just do the polish thing every few months.

Skeeter

 

[Simms]

Thanks Skeeter, more and more people are telling me to bail on the clear.

 

[Bill B]

Simms, Where did you end up getting the polishing done?
Thanks.

 

[Simms]

Simms, Where did you end up getting the polishing done?
Thanks.

I haven't sent it out yet. When I do, I will PM you the place.

 

[Bill B]

I haven't sent it out yet. When I do, I will PM you the place.

Thanks. Let me know if there is a price break if we do them at the same time. Mine's for a project and is ready to go.

 

[Simms]

Thanks. Let me know if there is a price break if we do them at the same time. Mine's for a project and is ready to go.

Will do, mine is getting extrudehoned first and will know when it returns.

 

[ACPERFORMANCE]

Simms,

I have a polisher and can have gen3's and gen2's done for you. We have even polished the magnesium valve covers with excellent results. I don't clear them anymore as the clearcoat just won't hold up.

Gen2 manifolds are more difficult than the gen3's.

I can do gen3's for $600 plus shipping, and they look amazing when finished, underneath as well!, In addition I clean them before they get sent back to you so you can just bolt them on.

Gen2 will be more $$ and your probably in the neighborhood of $825 or so plus shipping. It's hard to get a mirror chrome like polish inbetween the runners on the gen2 but we do an excellent job.

We can polish almost anything fairly cheap ( not to say that manifolds are cheap, but they take "ALOT" of time to get right)

Todd
A&C Performance
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