Opinions - Polished Engine

[pro-rider46]

hey everyone, i just want to know what all of you think of my engine... i think shes getting to look pretty nice

[hondarider101]

thatlooks good!! is mine next?? lol

[nickmelll]

wow :eek2: how did you do that i want to do mine but i cant get in to the tigh spots

[pro-rider46]

thanks guys. nickmelll check out the how tos and there is a thread dedicated to polishing aluminum, if you can do this, its a lot cheaper than to have some one do it for ya. its probably 500 to get it done, and i spent about 25 on material, and about 20 hours of hand work, i dont have a dremel either, thats all by hand,

[nickmelll]

you should sell that ive seen polished motors go for soo much on ebay....... ive used a drill before just put like a 1/4" drill bit in it and rap some steel wool around it and it works pretty good but you cant get in tight spots

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by nickmelll
you should sell that ive seen polished motors go for soo much on ebay....... ive used a drill before just put like a 1/4" drill bit in it and rap some steel wool around it and it works pretty good but you cant get in tight spots


haha. i got to get it fixed first. its blown up:( and i am waiting on parts, and a lil cash before i can get it fixed, and money sucks cause its hard for me to get a hold of it cause im only 14. haha

[REDRIDDER]

Originally posted by pro-rider46
hey everyone, i just want to know what all of you think of my engine... i think shes getting to look pretty nice sweet its just to bad the polish job doesnt last to long lol....unless its a show quad.

[BlaineKaiser450]

that looks sooooo sick :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by REDRIDDER
sweet its just to bad the polish job doesnt last to long lol....unless its a show quad.


no shes not a show roller, i have had some parts polished and it seems to hold up quite well. plus i keep great care of my quad.

[NacsMXer]

That looks sweet nice job. Looks like a lot of upkeep too, might want to invest in some zoopseal.

[450raider]

niccee....dont forget to post pics once its back in!

[derekhonda]

Damn, a completely polished engine...thats a lot of work. I'll just tell you from experience, its awesome to see it completely done. And you'll stay ontop of keeping it polished up to a mirror for about 5 rides. Then you'll be lucky to polish it once a year, its just too much work to go get it dirty again next weekend.

[pro-rider46]

derek. thats some good polish work that you did, i have rode my quad with polished cases for a while, and it keeps up pretty well believe it or not, and i do polish it every once in a while,

i wish i got get some zoop seal, but its so expensive, i think im just gonna wax it, and see how that works out,

[pro-rider46]

and the frame will be sprayed here soon with some black base coat, then i will clear it, and put it back together, and then finally i will get pics of it sitting in the frame.

[pro-rider46]

heres my pipe. sorry its a lil blurry.

ps. im probably going to have pappy powdercoat my Water pump cover, my thermostat cover, my valve cover, my clutch cover, and my oil filter cover, all candy blue. i think it will look sweet

[nick249420]

clear powder coat that polished stuff..you wont ever polish it again

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by nick249420
clear powder coat that polished stuff..you wont ever polish it again

that supposedly dulls the shine, or else i would love to do that

[Mxjunkie]

Originally posted by nick249420
clear powder coat that polished stuff..you wont ever polish it again

You can't clear coat a motor due to the heat for two reasons.. The Clear coat will either turn to a tan color or it will become weak and bubble causing it to flake off. Another reason is, you'll just trapt in unwanted heat in the motor instead of letting it out to its full potential. Also yes it's true that it will make it very dull looking compared to bare polishing aluminum.. Invest in Zoop seal! :chinese:

Motor looks great by the way! :macho

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie


Motor looks great by the way! :macho

thanks, for the compliment, and for teaching me "how-to" do it. lol

and thanks to everyone who complimented

[54warrior]

Nice hardwood floor

[wilkin250r]

Originally posted by pro-rider46
i think im just gonna wax it, and see how that works out,

Not a good idea. Wax is fine for your bumper, shifter, and external parts. But high heat (like your engine or pipe) will cause the wax to yellow and dull, it really looks like crap.

I did search a while ago about a polish specifically made for high-heat applications that contained a special protectant that didn't yellow with heat. I can't remember where I saw it, but if you're going to spend hours polishing your engine, why not spend a few minutes surfing the net to help keep it looking shiny.

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by wilkin250r
Not a good idea. Wax is fine for your bumper, shifter, and external parts. But high heat (like your engine or pipe) will cause the wax to yellow and dull, it really looks like crap.

I did search a while ago about a polish specifically made for high-heat applications that contained a special protectant that didn't yellow with heat. I can't remember where I saw it, but if you're going to spend hours polishing your engine, why not spend a few minutes surfing the net to help keep it looking shiny.

thanks for the advice, ill go check that out, i might as well for as much work i put into it.

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by 54warrior
Nice hardwood floor

thanks, we just got it not to long ago. my mom really wanted it, and we werent too sure about it, but it turned out really nice.