what type to place would pollish the throttle body and valve covers for me? i honestly dont have a clue where i could get this done at. i have wanted them pollished since i get the intake.. if anyone has any suggestions please help me out! also how long would it take?

 

A good place to start would be a motorcycle store - if people can't afford the chrome they will often go the polishing route.
Local custon shops, yellow pages etc. etc.

 

why don't you get your hands dirty and do it yourself, you can get all the supplies from Harbor Frieght dirt cheap.

where is the fun in paying someone else to do the job?

 

so i feel really dumb.. i dont mean the throttle body i mean the intake manifold! i have no idea why i put that. sorry

 

well im not really sure what the job completely entails but ive heard its a REAL PITA! am i right?

-How do you polish raw metal? i want an almost mirror finish if possible!

 

It takes a lot of time and a good amount of money [for supplies] assuming you don't have the equipment already. I would recommend having someone do it for you. In the end if you did it yourself you wouldn't save yourself that much dough and if you weren't happy with the results you would probably end up paying someone to finish the job that you started...

Sound like that is what I when through... kinda

Edit: If you plan on polishing more parts down the road then buying the equipment is a no brainer. The stuff [compounds] lasts pretty much forever.

 

Send it out. I have a local polisher that does all of our stuff. I tried one thing and it took way too long without the proper equipment.

With that said we will be investing in the equipment as soon as we're in our shop.

 

whats the name of the company you used?

 

anyone know of a good how-to on polishing metal?

 

OK, you don't want to waste your money polishing the magnesium, unless you plan on a clear coat, otherwise it will just tarnish.

I recomend you chrome the valve covers and see what that looks like first

 

A much better finish is clear anodizing if you use a polisher that seals the pores of the casting. It will last forever under extreme engine heat and never discolor like clear coat.

 

will that help with keeping the temps down at all?