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Also to answer some questions bout corrosion on polished aluminum
Try using clear.. A nice coat or two of clear will help protect it n give that
Extra lil bling factor I've personally done this on lca valve cover for honda/integra
N no problems here
Do research before you try n knock me as well as don't buy cheap ish
Try using clear.. A nice coat or two of clear will help protect it n give that
Extra lil bling factor I've personally done this on lca valve cover for honda/integra
N no problems here
Do research before you try n knock me as well as don't buy cheap ish
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Didn't time myself really, I did it a little here and a little there since this wasn't my main hood, just an extra.
Depends on the hood I guess, but if I had to round it off, definitely would say its a full days project.
Depends on the hood I guess, but if I had to round it off, definitely would say its a full days project.
hmm lets see if I can do a quick write up.
You will need to buy aircraft stripper from your local discount auto parts. It's in a decent size tin container. It's a gel like substance, and it costs around $17.
I laid the hood on top of some plastic chairs to elevate it from the floor, and started spreading the gel with a paint brush all over the top of the hood.
Let it sit for a few hours so it can eat at the paint, it wont damage the aluminum.
I used a pressure washer to remove the excess paint that was dangling on the hood so I don't scratch the hood...do not use a razor......you can use a plastic spatula of the sort. Something that is semi firm but flexible.
^that process will need to be repeated a few times until everything is removed.
After the paint and primer is off, I started WET sanding the imperfections and all. Started with 600, then 800, 1000, 1500, then 2000. Wet sand in an up and down motion, not circular. I noticed it worked better that way.
Then polish it up, I forgot the exact compounds used because my friends was doing most of the polishing with their brands etc, but I'm pretty sure most will work. Buffers definitely help to finish the polishing process a lot quicker lol.
You will need to buy aircraft stripper from your local discount auto parts. It's in a decent size tin container. It's a gel like substance, and it costs around $17.
I laid the hood on top of some plastic chairs to elevate it from the floor, and started spreading the gel with a paint brush all over the top of the hood.
Let it sit for a few hours so it can eat at the paint, it wont damage the aluminum.
I used a pressure washer to remove the excess paint that was dangling on the hood so I don't scratch the hood...do not use a razor......you can use a plastic spatula of the sort. Something that is semi firm but flexible.
^that process will need to be repeated a few times until everything is removed.
After the paint and primer is off, I started WET sanding the imperfections and all. Started with 600, then 800, 1000, 1500, then 2000. Wet sand in an up and down motion, not circular. I noticed it worked better that way.
Then polish it up, I forgot the exact compounds used because my friends was doing most of the polishing with their brands etc, but I'm pretty sure most will work. Buffers definitely help to finish the polishing process a lot quicker lol.
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Ohhh really...nice to know.I'm a evo noob came from dsms I thought only the rs had the aluminum skin.That's wierd the trunk is steel I assumed it would be aluminum if they went through the trouble of doing the whole roof skin...
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indeed, someone do it!
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