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SinCityEvo Jan 19, 2004 09:30 PM

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.

vegasboy301 Jan 19, 2004 09:47 PM

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

solarxclipse Jan 19, 2004 10:28 PM

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.:D

SilverEvo8owner 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

vegasboy301 Jan 19, 2004 10:55 PM


Originally posted by solarxclipse
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.:D
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 {thumbup} thanks

SinCityEvo Jan 19, 2004 11:05 PM

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.

vegasboy301 Jan 19, 2004 11:10 PM

yes the upper i.c. pipe is fun, i kinda polished it a bit in my second pic. yeah

solarxclipse Jan 19, 2004 11:16 PM

Thanks man. I'll probably do this after work tomorrow. This is awesome work.

Satori Jan 20, 2004 12:00 AM

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 :D

boostedwrx Jan 20, 2004 12:15 AM

looks like an old dsm shield now. Yea it will rust

vegasboy301 Jan 20, 2004 06:37 AM

SilverEvo8owner and SinCityEvo, how long have you had yours, and will they rust?

vegasboy301 Jan 20, 2004 06:39 AM


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?

SinCityEvo Jan 20, 2004 09:19 AM

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.

Secret Chimp Jan 20, 2004 10:11 AM

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~

vegasboy301 Jan 20, 2004 01:57 PM

ok thanks guys


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