Polished my turbo (Pics)
 

Seeing as how there's 3 feet of snow out side and my cars up for the winter I decided to polish my compressor housing to keep me busy. Let me know what you think.

Here's the before
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...42_17_full.jpg
Here's the after...Bling bling ;)
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...42_33_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...42_31_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...42_32_full.jpg

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Damn, you got skillz. 8)
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Thanks Doc, I don't have much to do during the winter as I hate the cold so this kept me busy for a few days ;)

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its easier to do if you take that off,,

good stuf

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damn thats blingggin!!! great job man! how did you did you do it? power tools or elbowgrease?

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Why doesn't it say Toyota or CT26 on it anymore?

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I'm guessing he grinded it off? ???
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I guess he was really ------- bored

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its a royal bitch to try to polish between fine cast letters and numbers, the polishing wax sticks in there and it looks like ----.

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damn, your good. very sexy ;D

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Somebody was fucken bored! Even grinded off the writing huh? Crazy SOB! So uhm... post a How To just for thehell of it

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id say to clearcoat it so it doesnt end up all tarnished and ugly....looks awesome though

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Looks awesome man...do a write up.
I have a Toyota CT20 :P

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Thanks for the comments. I used an angle grinder to take off the words...that was the easiest part as the rest was done by hand. I started off using a 180 grit paper to get it all smoothed out. After the 180 I went to 320, 400, 600, started wet sanding with an 800 paper then 1000, and I finished wet sanding with a 1500 paper.

By this time it's pretty shiny but to bring out the bling I used "Mothers" polish and this is what gave me the finish you see in the pics. Mothers polish works awsome at bringing out the shine and protecting the surface. I used it to do the frame on my GSX-R and the endtanks on my CCA intercooler, both lasted well and would only have to be wiped down every now and then

It's not a hard project it just takes a lot of work. Like I said my cars up for the winter and I won't be installing this turbo anytime soon so I just did a bit each night. It makes a good little winter project but you wouldn't really want to do it in the summer when you can be out boosting.

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damn i would have spent all that stroking on another piece ;)

Beau

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::) ;D

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i have never heard of a clearcoat that would stand up to that kind heat, thats like trying to clearcoat a turbo manifold. sure its the cold side but it still gets pretty hot.

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http://www.newbieforces.com/files/yup.jpg
i beg to differ

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Thats some talent that should be put to use ;)

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not to steal your thread but i also got bored like you, thought i would share my results :o
just assorted grit sandpaper, wetsand and finally mothers polish :) hey to the guy who posted the hi-temp clear coat... thanks alot i couldn't find it anywhere and i was searching ;D awesome thanks!



http://www.newbieforces.com/files/before.jpg

http://www.newbieforces.com/files/polished.jpg

http://www.newbieforces.com/files/finished.jpg

Re:Polished my turbo (Pics)
 

I know what I'm doing this week

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the CT26 is from the mark III supra right? What is it equivalent or close too (sorry for jacking the thread) a T3 60 trim or somthing?

Re:Polished my turbo (Pics)
 

Accordepicenter this CT26 is an MR2 turbo. But there is a different version of the CT26 that did come on the Supra as well.