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POLISHING ENGINE BITS QUESTION?????

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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Im gona get the engine bay looking all bufty in the next few months my question is how difficult is it to have the turbo housing highly polished?? cheers...btw standard T3 on a 4x4 saph cossie
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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Any aluminium polishers should be able to do it.. just make sure they only polish the bits you see on the outside and nothing else..
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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cheers mate is it difficult to remove the housing
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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Just a few bolts.. be careful though.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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polishing it is gonna be a fooker mate as most places dont have small tools but big arse belt things


can be dont though, just a bitch to do
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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Easy as, went to my local polishers £20 and no problem for them see here https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=197503 there's a pic of it somwhere on there
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