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hi guys,
as you can see by the pic, i have grinded some fittings which where welded on by previous owner. so now what do i do with it? polishing would be extremely time consuming! so what would you guys recommend? powder coat or paint! cheers fella's!
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i would give it a light sand, and clean then spray with Septone Engine Aluminium paint. Comes up pretty shiny, but needs a recoat every few months to keep the shine
Or you could post it to me and i'll polish it for $110 
Heres some stuff ive worked on 
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| blacksabbath189 |
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lol if only i had a spare $100....so aluminium paint you say. it appears its been sand blasted before? so the grinded/sanded parts will be smooth while the rest is bumpy. would it pay to lightly sandblast it again? start fresh. then spray straight away!
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just give it a good clean and paint it, should be ok
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cheers dude.
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yeah that aluminium engine enamel you get from Super Cheap...
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I like powder coating, all depends on how much u have to spend really.
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| blacksabbath189 |
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anyone got any pics of both??
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Na!! harden up get polishin man!! .....do it on the coffee table while your watchin TV
Just dont let the missus see ya 
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Grind off the edelbrock lettering and then bead blast it. Then powdercoat it silver.
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Or better still, sell it off and get the RPM2 upper....it's a much better piece.
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| blacksabbath189 |
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well i got bored and impatient...
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| blacksabbath189 |
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i think i might just take it into work and sandblast the neck, doesnt look right, being so flat and smooth, unlike the rest! but cheers for the reply's guys! indeed a rpm2 upper would be great!!
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Haha do you know how dirty it is polishing alloy ???
Black polish every where !! On a buffing wheel it is !!! Hard work too !!! I'v seen some nice black powder coated inlets... Trouble with pollished alloy, it needs continuous maintinance and looks crap, while powder coating still looks good...
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haha i do now! this is the end plate after the 240 grit paper, its startin to come alright, i've decided to polish this, and paint the rest of the upper!
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