Hey Loochey L@@K

[Diablo]

Hey Loochey, I was reading about all the underhood polishing you did to your struts and whatnot. Is there any risk of corrosion since you removed the stock paint and don't replace it with anything? Was just curious since I thought it was a good idea and was thinking about doing it as well.

[silverV6firebird]

I just polished mine yesterday. they look very nice. If you keep them clean and polished I don't think corrosion would be a problem

[Diablo]

Yea, I'm sure if you keep on them it wouldn't become a problem, but sometimes I get my lazy spells where I don't feel like babying my car every week.

[Loochy88]

not really sure, but i'd seriously doubt they'd rust if you kept them clean. just polish them every once in a while.

[dmw319]

what about the A/C unit, do you have a small write-up anywhere on how you do it? i wanna do it.

[Loochy88]

everything is pretty much the same. just sand it down starting with rough grit paper. somewhere around 200 is what i usually start with. Once the metal starts to get brignt move to a higher grit all the way up to 1500 moving in small increments. then just polish with mothers polish or never dull.

[dmw319]

well i tried it, but i started on 50, went to 100, 150, 220, 600. 1-2 pieces of sandpaper for each, then some mothers chrome polish. didnt come out as nice as yours loochy, but i think if i use higher levels of paper later, i can make it look smoother. and i only spent an hour on it, check it out!

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by dmw319:
well i tried it, but i started on 50, went to 100, 150, 220, 600. 1-2 pieces of sandpaper for each, then some mothers chrome polish. didnt come out as nice as yours loochy, but i think if i use higher levels of paper later, i can make it look smoother. and i only spent an hour on it, check it out!

get some high temp clear coat should keep it from turing

[dmw319]

turing?

[Shirl]

Clear will dull it out... just keep it clean and polished..

[Loochy88]

just go to walmart and get some 1500. sand it with that and polish again

[dmw319]

cool, thanks looch. ill take some more pics once i do that.

[NCState98]

Some company makes a clear for polished wheels that supposedly doesn't dull them. The name of the company escapes me right now. My AC canister has been polished for quite awhile and dulls over time... especially from the repeated condensing with the air on, but its easy to keep looking good. I'd assume the hood struts would be similar. Loochy, are the struts aluminum when you get the paint off? or stainless steel?

[Loochy88]

Originally posted by NCState98:
Loochy, are the struts aluminum when you get the paint off? or stainless steel?

not sure. how would ya tell?

[C.O.Jones]

Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by NCState98:
Loochy, are the struts aluminum when you get the paint off? or stainless steel?

not sure. how would ya tell? </font>[/QUOTE]magnets stick to steel.... they don't stick to aluminium.