Stock ex muffler all polished up!

RonsFG1 · 05-05-2008, 08:05 PM

I was bored today when I got off of work early. I was staring at my muffler and wondering what it would look like all polished. I'm good with polishing, so off i went. It came out great though. I'm thinking about polishing all four ex wheels.

here some pictures...

you can see me!

I'm going to try get some pictures of it on the car. Next is wheels!

***splew*** · 05-05-2008, 08:10 PM

Looks pretty sweet even though I'm not really a fan of the polished muffler look.
BTW if you are gonna polish the wheels you will have to find a way to strip them down to bare aluminum (the wheels come painted). Also the bare aluminum may not stay shiny long, it may oxidize and turn dull.

RonsFG1 · 05-05-2008, 08:13 PM

air craft remover will do the trick for the wheels. i've polished wheels before and never had a problem. only thing I had to do is reapply mothers wheel/mag polish every once a month.

***splew*** · 05-05-2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RonsFG1

air craft remover will do the trick for the wheels. i've polished wheels before and never had a problem. only thing I had to do is reapply mothers wheel/mag polish every once a month.

Aircraft remover, thats some nasty stuff! The wheels don't have any texture do they? If so that would probably be a pain to get them smooth. Good luck, that will probably look awesome when you are done. Make sure to post up some pics!

RonsFG1 · 05-05-2008, 08:29 PM

no texture at all, they got a smooth nice paint finish to them. it gonna be a easy one. hopfully i can start next week.

24boosted · 05-05-2008, 08:36 PM

Post up the wheels once they are done. It took me a good 3 days to polish up my FNs.

What type of polish did you use on the stock muffler? Is it aluminum or mild steel?

RonsFG1 · 05-05-2008, 08:41 PM

i used mothers mag/ wheels polishing. but i used the wetsanding steps 1st though. 200, 400, 800, 1000, then 1500.

RonsFG1 · 05-06-2008, 09:25 AM

wondering if anyone esle polished their stock parts.

**J-Ro** · 05-06-2008, 09:33 AM

Hmm... no car parts, but I've done stock scuba diving parts :)

Polished one of my tanks:

pks17 · 05-13-2008, 07:10 PM

That polished stock muffler looks awesome man, what did u use to polish it up and how many hours did it take??

RonsFG1 · 05-13-2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pks17

That polished stock muffler looks awesome man, what did u use to polish it up and how many hours did it take??

it took me prolly about 3 hours and i used 400,600,800,1000,then 1500 grit sand paper. wetsanded mind you. then i used mothers polishing. About to start on the wheels this weekend hopfully!

o-hatch · 05-13-2008, 11:05 PM

Woo!! Good job!!!

KameraBoy · 05-14-2008, 12:40 PM

in for pics of the wheels.

jdog1988 · 05-15-2008, 04:47 PM

I have always been a fan of polished stock wheels. Post your pics of the EX wheels when you're done.

RonsFG1 · 05-15-2008, 10:39 PM

havent started yet, due to the rain. will do when it frees up. i got everything i need to do it but time and weather blah.

1chin3s3_b0i · 05-15-2008, 11:07 PM

nicely polished!

pks17 · 05-16-2008, 09:17 PM

so when you wetsanded it are you using a sander? or is it done by hand?? LOL.
Im thinking about going for it since i have a few weeks vacation coming up

dtexan · 05-16-2008, 09:21 PM

looks great I never thought the stock muffler could look like that

RonsFG1 · 05-16-2008, 09:40 PM

i used by hand.

05-05-2008, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	Stock ex muffler all polished up! I was bored today when I got off of work early. I was staring at my muffler and wondering what it would look like all polished. I'm good with polishing, so off i went. It came out great though. I'm thinking about polishing all four ex wheels. here some pictures... you can see me! I'm going to try get some pictures of it on the car. Next is wheels!

05-05-2008, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
24boosted Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 914 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Post up the wheels once they are done. It took me a good 3 days to polish up my FNs. What type of polish did you use on the stock muffler? Is it aluminum or mild steel? Last edited by 24boosted; 05-05-2008 at 08:37 PM.

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*splew* Posting While Awesome Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL Age: 19 Posts: 3,463 Windex iTrader: 0 / 0%	Looks pretty sweet even though I'm not really a fan of the polished muffler look. BTW if you are gonna polish the wheels you will have to find a way to strip them down to bare aluminum (the wheels come painted). Also the bare aluminum may not stay shiny long, it may oxidize and turn dull.

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RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	air craft remover will do the trick for the wheels. i've polished wheels before and never had a problem. only thing I had to do is reapply mothers wheel/mag polish every once a month.

05-05-2008, 08:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	no texture at all, they got a smooth nice paint finish to them. it gonna be a easy one. hopfully i can start next week.

05-05-2008, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	i used mothers mag/ wheels polishing. but i used the wetsanding steps 1st though. 200, 400, 800, 1000, then 1500.

05-06-2008, 09:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	wondering if anyone esle polished their stock parts.

05-13-2008, 07:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 627 iTrader: 0 / 0%	That polished stock muffler looks awesome man, what did u use to polish it up and how many hours did it take??

05-13-2008, 11:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
o-hatch Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MoToRCity Posts: 846 SiR iTrader: 0 / 0%	Woo!! Good job!!!

05-14-2008, 12:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
KameraBoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Destrehan, LA Age: 18 Posts: 2,000 Derek iTrader: 0 / 0%	in for pics of the wheels.

05-15-2008, 04:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
jdog1988 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 67 Jason iTrader: 1 / 100%	I have always been a fan of polished stock wheels. Post your pics of the EX wheels when you're done.

05-15-2008, 10:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	havent started yet, due to the rain. will do when it frees up. i got everything i need to do it but time and weather blah.

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1chin3s3_b0i Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Vancouver Age: 22 Posts: 9,493 Michael iTrader: 2 / 100%	nicely polished!

05-16-2008, 09:17 PM	#17 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 627 iTrader: 0 / 0%	so when you wetsanded it are you using a sander? or is it done by hand?? LOL. Im thinking about going for it since i have a few weeks vacation coming up

05-16-2008, 09:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
dtexan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 615 iTrader: 1 / 100%	looks great I never thought the stock muffler could look like that

05-16-2008, 09:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
RonsFG1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: charlottesville Posts: 138 Ron iTrader: 1 / 100%	i used by hand.