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T-DUB's Manifold..


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As requested by T-Dub was to carry out a Polished Mani for him...

Well here are a few of the starting stages of the Mani...

Will hopefully be finished by the end off next week..

Rub down on top....

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First Polish.

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Sanding down of Inlets-Stage 1

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Inlets ready for finishing stages of sanding...

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Thoughts and comments please.

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Cool' date=' sounds good. Will definately want one in the very near future so ill let you know. Cheers. You gonna be adding a splash of colour to this one or is staying all polished.

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Kool, No worries mate, The turn around on this is 2 weeks as I do this in the evenings only.

Black inserts will be done on it as requested.

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Have you got a set routine of grades of paper? I ask because i've got a rocker cover i'd like to do. Getting in the little nooks and crannies is a right pain.

Dependin on what you mean by nooks and crannies...

You will find by hand/machine sanding doesnt always get rid of the pittin that you will see on the R/C and on Mani's!

You need to get the rotating wheel with the Sandpaper attached to it' date=' looks like a 'Winged Propeller'..LoL to remove pitting and the nooks n crannies, then start sanding by hand to get an even finish otherwise you will find that certain places have waves in it!

Start of well depending how bad the pitting is, id say P80, or P120.. See how you go mate!

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Have you got a set routine of grades of paper? I ask because i've got a rocker cover i'd like to do. Getting in the little nooks and crannies is a right pain.

He's avoided doing the nooks and crannies ;)

If doing it by hand then patience is what you need, I found wrapping sandpaper around various tools helped get in awkward places but it can be done, I've polished a complete VR manifold by hand and with the aid of various drill attachments

I always start at the lightest paper that will easily get rid of any casting marks so usually around 80 grit, sometimes 40 on a manifold... always use a sanding block to keep things flat and even and make sure you get rid of EVERY mark left by the previous grade before moving on to the next because when you get to the final polishing stage all the marks you've missed will become obvious!

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