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Detailing by M
09-09-2013, 01:27 PM
At my mechanics they build low riders from the ground up.
In the shop they had this chrome laying around and I wondering how one
would polish this up?

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll43/MaseratiMario/Misalanious/IMG_20130827_143226_559_zps2e96796b.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll43/MaseratiMario/Misalanious/IMG_20130827_143313_231_zps85e58c5d.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll43/MaseratiMario/Misalanious/IMG_20130827_143256_994_zpsf510042c.jpg

Oh yea, and there's a lot of it!
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll43/MaseratiMario/Misalanious/IMG_20130827_143146_090_zps16ac990a.jpg

Pureshine
09-09-2013, 01:39 PM
Wow! Thats a lot of tiny spaces to to polish! Not sure is there a brush you can use to polish in the cracks and I would polish it by hand but thats just me.

hernandez.art13
09-09-2013, 02:25 PM
Beautiful...

Maybe this way? (Just wondering)

http://youtu.be/gFh_pYNYI44

flamed03vert
09-10-2013, 10:04 AM
I can't begin to imagine what that LS motor is going into. Very ornate and detailed engraving and plating. Wonder if the car will ever actually run? For cleaning it, seeing as it is plated maybe ONR and a soft brush perhaps?

Ramairetransam
09-10-2013, 10:23 AM
i thought it looked like an ls intake the big boys use for big power and boost.

jpegs13
09-10-2013, 10:40 AM
It's chrome..so...
Flitz Stainless Steel & Chrome Polish (http://www.autogeek.net/flitz-stainless-steel-chrome-polish.html)

Detailing by M
09-10-2013, 01:19 PM
.....Wonder if the car will ever actually run?....
Really? Of course it will.


It's chrome..so...
Flitz Stainless Steel & Chrome Polish (http://www.autogeek.net/flitz-stainless-steel-chrome-polish.html)

I'm not really asking about product. I'm asking HOW.

The polishing really isn't even the question either. More about the mess afterwords.
I use Body Solvent to remove the "black residue". So I think that's a good start.

flamed03vert
09-12-2013, 07:01 AM
[QUOTE=Detailing by M;947067]Really? Of course it will.


I think you misunderstood what I was implying. Most showcars with that type of detail rarely get driven, much less actually have the required components to run. There are plenty of vehicles that are built strictly for trophies that cannot run under thier own power.

Detailing by M
09-12-2013, 12:26 PM
^^^^ Gotcha.
These guys drive the heck out of these cars, they arn't garge queens at all.
I think that's one of the rules when showing these lowriders too.

Vegas Transplant
09-01-2014, 06:39 PM
Wow...:buffing:

refreshauto
09-01-2014, 10:15 PM
P21S polishing soap

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