Hi, I have been thinking of doing some polishing under the hood of my car. I would really like to try and polish the engines upper intake and valve covers to as near a chrome finish as possible and from what im reading, with aluminum its quite possible.
Anyway, before i buy anything id like to make sure im thinking about buying the right stuff, andmaybe get some feedback on other peoples experiences with aluminum polishing.
here is what i plan:
- Start off with a coarse sandpaper and work my way from 200 grit up to 1200 grit for a very smooth surface.
- Use abrasive nylon wheel with brown tripoli compound to buff and remove any small leftover scratches.
- Use either canton flannel or loose cotton wheel with either white compound or jewellers rouge (leaning toward canton with rouge, but not 100% sure yet).
Sound good? or would there be a better way of approaching this?
here is a picture of the engine ill be working on so you can see what shape and surface ill be working with:
