Jas
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you can see the inlet through the gap on the engine cover id like to get a bit of a shine off it,,
any step by steps for me?
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flybikeslee
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dremmel, elbow grease
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Jas
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so a dremmel with a polishing bit would do trick?
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flybikeslee
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its worked on little bits for me yeah
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Jas
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is that how you did your inlet
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flybikeslee
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nope although that is how they are done, i swapped some speakers for my inlet
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Jas
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well as you can see from the pictures, there isn't much area i need to polish to be honest so shouldn't take too long..
il try find some normal metal polish too and ive got a bit of wire wool
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flybikeslee
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just take the engine cover off first, wouldn't wanna slip and ruin it
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flybikeslee
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although you could paint it black....think that would look pretty smart aswel
[Edited on 07-01-2008 by flybikeslee]
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Jas
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lol its only 6 bolts holding it on...
infact im sure theres only 2 atm as I took it off today
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flybikeslee
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photoshop it black and see what its like
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Jas
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alot more work though
and id struggle to get a good finish
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Jas
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my bay had a good clean today
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flybikeslee
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quote: Originally posted by Jas
alot more work though
and id struggle to get a good finish
not at all, bbq paint, spray, dry, cover back on, laughin
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Jas
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tried a ps, and when i made it black it came out shit quality,,, so i tried it dark grey and it looked too much
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flybikeslee
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polished it is then, but i reckon you'll have to have a few more things polished for it to look right? strut brace maybe?
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Jas
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yeah i was get a polished strut brace and a polished catch tank in a weeks time.. theres a will there a way
il post some pics tmro
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flybikeslee
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good luck matey
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