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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:04 pm

Guys - those of you wit hexperience in the ares will probably fall over laughing - but I haven't a clue - there! It's said!

What would you use to polish your intake manifold?
I'm talking both tool wise and ehm - product wise..

I'm considering buying myself a dremel as an early xmas present - would this do the job?

I feel like i should be doing something more than watching that 70s show on the dark evenings after I get home from work..
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Postby kevinod » Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:26 pm

Check the Grease monkey section on ftooc, I think there was an article on it there somewhere?
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:58 pm

I could be going blind here..but I can't find it...found a bunch of other interesting stuff though.. I reall ydon't check that site often enough.
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Postby SilverW0lf » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:34 pm

http://www.ftooc.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=56586 :wink:
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Postby CJ » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:41 pm



Good link - if you want to polish paintwork ;)

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Postby CJ » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:52 pm

Forgot to mention - a polishing mop set (search ebay) for a hand drill would be your best best, its a painstaking process if you just use a Dremel and sandpaper.

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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:09 pm

CJ wrote:Forgot to mention - a polishing mop set (search ebay) for a hand drill would be your best best, its a painstaking process if you just use a Dremel and sandpaper.

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Are you talkign about something similar to this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Polishing-and-Buf ... dZViewItem
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Postby CJ » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:18 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:Are you talkign about something similar to this?

Yeah, pretty much. You'd also want something like this to get into those hard to reach areas.

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Postby SilverW0lf » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:22 pm

CJ wrote:


Good link - if you want to polish paintwork ;)

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:oops: What a first post! :roll:

Try this....

http://www.ftooc.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=61094&highlight=dremel :D
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:42 pm

Nice1 Dave - & welcome to the forum :-)
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Postby ikeane » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:05 pm

18V Rotary Tool Kit and accessories on offer in Maplin.
E37 for 18V Rotary Tool Kit and get 400 piece accessory tool kit free.

Anyone done this from the site?
How'd it turn out, what guide did you use?
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Postby mcgon1979 » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:18 am

would love to see pic of this work if anyone has it done.
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Postby AL » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:32 pm

make sure you get a strong motor, ( dremel multi, or black+ decker ), i was given a cheapo version as a pressie, it kept slowing down under the slightest loading, it came with lots of accessories but unfortuntately wouldnt cut butter, :roll:
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Postby pergau » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:53 pm

Heh heh

He said he was going blind because he was polishing his inlet manifold


Sorry, feeling childish today.
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