gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 hi guys, anyone recommend somewhere to get stuff to polish a plenum and products to use? also a guide would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 We have 2 traders that polish engine bay parts - Wasso and Mopedmark - try a PM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Get a Wasso & wait for the shiny to appear. Or, use the search. Wasso's given plenty of great advice on doing this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I've done it before. Here's my guide: - Pay Wasso Mate it's and unholy git of a job 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 unfortunately its my daily drive so ive got to do it myself in a weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 The guys usually have one done so you can just swap out...... They send you the bling, you change it over and send the old one back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 anyone got any links to a wasso job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Good news and bad news, I'm a bit snowed under at the minute. I almost have one finished, but it will be a couple of weeks away. Link is here : http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/57507-plenum-polishing-service-with-finished-pics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 thanks mate, i'll take a look, also how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 First thing I ever did was get a polished plenum from Ian, great piece of work that takes him hours to produce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 thanks mate, i'll take a look, also how much? £140 on an exchange basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 thanks mate, i'll take a look, also how much? £140 on an exchange basis. That's a good price! would probably cost not much less than that just to buy all the compounds, sand papers, discs etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 thanks mate, i'll take a look, also how much? £140 on an exchange basis. That's a good price! would probably cost not much less than that just to buy all the compounds, sand papers, discs etc! My setup costs were around £400, with mops, sand paper, bench polisher, compounds, flap wheels. There's an ongoing cost, but yeah when you look at the cost and the return, it's not profitable really, especially with the amount of time it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybhoy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah I'm with the other guys. I can't help but feel it'd be soo much more time and cost efficient to get one from wasso! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 got all the gear to polish it for £20... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 got all the gear to polish it for £20... ? Good luck - post pics of your progress 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 haha sorry wasso overlooking that comment it sounded like i was being a dick, tbf im sure you've got top notch equipment for polishing and i did look at your work, they are very very shiny. i mean no disrespect. if i had £140 id happily buy one of yours but unfortunately at the moment i dont, so i may attempt this myself and if i epicly fail i may by one of yours haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 haha sorry wasso overlooking that comment it sounded like i was being a dick, tbf im sure you've got top notch equipment for polishing and i did look at your work, they are very very shiny. i mean no disrespect. if i had £140 id happily buy one of yours but unfortunately at the moment i dont, so i may attempt this myself and if i epicly fail i may by one of yours haha I tried before, the problem is, because it's cast the surface isn't flat. I got the top beautifully shiny, but all of the dimples/lines/marks that I couldn't get to stayed horrible and it actually looked worse. Wasso smooths the surface out which gets rid of all the marks, which is why it looks so lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 im not denying wasso's work at all, just by looking at the pics id recommend him to friends i'll let you guys know how i get on when i do it, if it looks terrible i will come grovelling to wasso lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 im not denying wasso's work at all, just by looking at the pics id recommend him to friends i'll let you guys know how i get on when i do it, if it looks terrible i will come grovelling to wasso lol I'm not saying you are, just letting you know the challenge I'd start trying to get rid of the dimples before the actual polishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 This is the problem, £20 will get you some of the way, but to really get the results you need, you require machinery. Pop into YouTube - polishing Aluminium and you'll see why machinery is needed. The initial process is by hand, but to get a top notch finish, our little blessed hands don't cut the mustard. By all means, have a bash, at least I respect you for giving it a go. Don't expect to get the results you want though over a weekend. Also as mentioned by AliveBoy, the pitting is the nightmare. These need to be removed to get a perfect finish. Then, to top the lot, you've got the awkward areas, which are truly a bastardo. Give it a bash and see how you fair. Happy to help with tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I spend something in the region of 18 hours over a weekend and it looked ok......but just ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianphampton Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 There's no way you're going to get this done over a weekend, if you do it yourself, either. I bought a plenum from a scrapped car (cost around £50 or £60 IIRC) and did it myself - it was a real pain in the a$$ and took ages. My logic was to spend the time and then swap it on the car when it was all done. After about 8 hours of hard work I got my gf's son to take over - after he spent about 15 hours on it we took it to a machine polisher to finish it off which i) cost £30 and ii) only really did the main surface as they couldn't get in to the nooks and crannys. After that experience - buying one off Wasso is worth every penny as all the effort I spent on mine effectively paid me about £1 per hour, apart from the aching fingers and the black cr_p you get all over yourself Good luck if you want to have a go but it's not a good way to spend your time and it's not really that much fun even when you enjoy doing things on your car yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzard27 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I do appreciate all the advice, I'll give it a go n if it turns out just "ok" then I'll probably be crying to was so for one lol Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrenz123 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I used to do these a few years back, i think the thread is somewhere. Please do not underestimate the time it will take to polish a plenum, its one dirty, pig of a job that requires specialist tools, it can be done with a series of brushes grinders and polishing compounds but i'd certainly allow more than a weekend. Satisfying if you can do it yourself though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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