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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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I'll try and be there.

Another free (relatively) cosmetic mod I did was to buy some colored electrical tape. I chose red. I rewrapped all existing wires that were wrapped in black, especially those over the intake manifold. Looks great. I need a camera, but maybe Vegasboy can snap a shot. It compliments my red colored grounding wire kit.
Old Jan 19, 2004 | 09:47 PM
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sweet, make it to the next meet and ill take my camera. but make it.

i like the heat sheild, and yes i got it after you sincity. but make it on thursday
Old Jan 19, 2004 | 10:28 PM
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Wowsers, those are so shiny. Nice job you got there. Any infos on how, what and where to buy the stuff you used to make it shiny? Can you share some details. Thanks from all of us.
Old Jan 19, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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Hmmm

Looks like mine!

Id paint the rivets that hold the clip for the O2 sensor wire

They will rust
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 10:55 PM
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Wowsers, those are so shiny. Nice job you got there. Any infos on how, what and where to buy the stuff you used to make it shiny? Can you share some details. Thanks from all of us.
yeah mothers chrome polish and some metal soft sponge, (kind for waching dishes) yeah and spent about an hour on it. it get tricky in some parts

Originally posted by SilverEvo8owner
Hmmm

Looks like mine!

Id paint the rivets that hold the clip for the O2 sensor wire

They will rust
yeah that was by far the most difficult part to clean, yeah i might just have to do something about those rivets thanks
Old Jan 19, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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What I used:
*Sanding block, foam core (multi-purpose use on metals and wood) from Home Depot. I used 2 of them.
*Small wire brush for tough spots where black paint would not come off.
*Some paint thinner to aid in removal of black heat shield paint.
*Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish. (comes in jar)
*Lots of shop towels to polish and buff.
*latex gloves if you want to keep your hands clean

I did it by hand, but a Dremmel with a polishing bit would help I'm sure. You have to remove the black paint on the shield to reveal the nice bare metal underneath. It takes a couple hours to remove the finish and polish and then you can polish even more if you have time. Looks 100x better than that flat black finish. Mitsu should have left it unpainted.

Also polish that upper I.C. pipe. As you can see on SilverEvo8owner's pic, it looks custom. That's much easier to polish since there is no paint to remove.

I would love to polish the FMIC end tanks, but don't want to remove the bumper. It would polish nicely though.
Old Jan 19, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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yes the upper i.c. pipe is fun, i kinda polished it a bit in my second pic. yeah
Old Jan 19, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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Thanks man. I'll probably do this after work tomorrow. This is awesome work.
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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The heat shield on my Eclipse GS-T came bare, one day i tried to polish it like that. Looked great for a while but if you don't keep on it regularly it starts to look horrible. Ended up painting it.

Think I'll leave the one on the evo alone
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 12:15 AM
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looks like an old dsm shield now. Yea it will rust
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 06:37 AM
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SilverEvo8owner and SinCityEvo, how long have you had yours, and will they rust?
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 06:39 AM
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Originally posted by vegasboy301
SilverEvo8owner and SinCityEvo, how long have you had yours, and will they rust?

and how about i put some anti-rust stuff on it?
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 09:19 AM
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Alex, we live in the desert. It's bone dry and I have seen zero rust or oxidation after 5 months. Maybe if I lived in a different area of the country I would worry. It does need polishing once in a while to keep a nice shine. But I like cleaning things and it gives me something to do.

If I notice it starts to look bad and I can't keep up with it, there are nice polished shields by ARC and Cusco that you can buy for about $160.

One thing I do notice is the extreme heat has changed to color of it to like a shiney purple color in some spots. Looks good. Sort of like titanium when exposed to heat.
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 10:11 AM
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Looks good. Paint the top surface with a clear coat enamel to keep it from rusting. Though that paint may not hold up to the heat...esp in NV....

SC~
Old Jan 20, 2004 | 01:57 PM
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ok thanks guys



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