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Hmm this has got me interested.  White cam covers in white R34.  What do yas all reckon?

Saw a GTR in a magazine once with a white engine (I think they painted the block as well) and everything else was black. Looked like the engine was just floating in the engine bay, looks very cool.

Mick Mentor

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dont paint them, polish them .. polished alloy is da bomb. All spray paint is shit, the only paint worth getting them done in is 2pak, and its not that cheap, i just think spray can paint is crap .. Thats why i polished everything i could get my hands on ..

But this is just my opinion, alot of people would probably disagree with me ..

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Actually 2 pak isn't that expensive, when you consider the small amount needed to do cam covers. The expensive part is the time that the painter spends on the job. If you did all the prep work youself (sanding, etch prime, light sanding of primer), the job can be done for a lot cheaper. We did one of those 3800 V6 holden engine covers & a strut brace in 2K green pearl the other day and the boss only charged him $10!

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on this topic mick do u happen to know the best way to polish rims with the grey coating to get them to the polished alloy stage? got a set of sparcos im wanting to do n im not gonna pay 250 per rim to do it

Mick Mentor

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Kamikaze33 i heard that Wheels in ballarat polish rims for $50 each .. I carnt be too sure though, u shouls try give them a call. Now about polishing them yourself, its easier to get the tyres removes from the rims, then use paint stripper to remove the paint or a wire brush attachment for a drill to get the paint off. The rime will be pretty easy to polish is they will be smooth to start off with, its not like a plenum. You could use fine grade wet and dry paper to do most of it and then use a polishing mop attachment to a drill that you can buy at most bunnings stores for $30, the kit comes with 2 different mops, one is for heavier jobs and the opther is a while soft mop for finishing detail, you get 2 little blocks of polishing compound as well .. Wheels arnt hard they just take time .. If you havent done them buy the time you move down here i'll help you .. Depending on what rims they are and how many tight spots to get to there are they should be easy .. and the bench grinder with the mop attachment will be able to do alot of the face of them ..

Mick Mentor

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i thought u were talking about the cam covers .. they are alloy, but yer the cab belt cover im pretty sure is metal .. if its metal the best thing to do then is either paint it or get it chrome dipped .. i dont know how you would go polishing it up and then laquering it .. the laquer would have nothing to realy bite onto it was polished like a mirror ..

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