# Another goodie for the stang.... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 11, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585 "2007-11-11T21:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/21 "2007-11-16T17:44:00Z")
lol thanks. so far between the top and the 1 side…i have about 15 solid hours of work into this thing…its worth it though…all to be different lol. oh, i still have to paint the runners too. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/22 "2007-11-16T17:45:43Z")
Thats going to look sweet. Polishing is such a huge pain in the ass. Did a Yamaha R6 frame once… wanted to kill myself halfway into it. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/23 "2007-11-16T17:47:41Z")
tell me about it…this thing was a bitch. its a VERY rough surface to start with. I was ready to kill myself last night…but now the payoff is kicking in…so i’m motivated to finish ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/24 "2007-11-16T18:02:25Z")
[quote=“JuicedGT,post:23,topic:38585"”] tell me about it…this thing was a bitch. its a VERY rough surface to start with. I was ready to kill myself last night…but now the payoff is kicking in…so i’m motivated to finish [/quote] Whats the polishing process like? I don’t know how to do it. Can you give a simple DIY? ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/25 "2007-11-16T19:30:03Z")
Its simple…just very VERY time consuming…i wasnt 10 minutes into this project when i didnt want to do it anymore…but it was too late…lol… For this…i hit it with like 100 grit…just to get it somewhat smooth and past all the bumps…anything coarser leaves gouges that are hard to get out…then you work up…200 grit, then 400, 600, 800 then 1000…and finally wet sand with 2000 grit. Then i took a buffing wheel on my drill…loaded it up with a cleaning/scratch removing compound…worked it in and buffed that out…then on another wheel…i repeated the process with a high polish finishing compound. thats it. some people use every level of grit out there…i just used what i had laying around from other projects and it worked in my case. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/26 "2007-11-16T19:36:39Z")
[quote=“JuicedGT,post:25,topic:38585"”] Its simple…just very VERY time consuming…i wasnt 10 minutes into this project when i didnt want to do it anymore…but it was too late…lol… \. [/quote] Cool man! I have to polish something up to match my new LT’s! ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/27 "2007-11-16T19:42:41Z")
practice on something first though…unless your a brave soul. lol. btw, Lowe’s has a decent selection of sandpapers and such…i also just tried their compunds tonight and they work well! ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/28 "2007-11-16T20:11:53Z")
not bad if you’re into polished manis are you going to treat/seal the finish? hate to see all that work look bad in a few months ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/29 "2007-11-16T20:13:27Z")
i hope you went 1000 to 1500 to 2000. It deff gets rid of some small scratches and in the long run will be quicker. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/30 "2007-11-16T20:18:22Z")
skipped the 1500 because of the compound i was using…plus i didnt have any. worked fine in my case. I may use zoop seal on it…but i dunno…i wont clear it…and trust me…it will never look like crap after a few months…i keep it cleaner under the hood more than the car itself i think lol. and yes, im all about the bling too…lol. this is a before picture…its been that clean for the 5 years ive had the car lol. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/enginemeth001.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/enginemeth001.jpg) and this is close to what it will look like when i get the aftercooler and manifold on… ![http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n28/98saleen/P7210006.jpg](http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n28/98saleen/P7210006.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/31 "2007-11-16T21:05:19Z")
pimptastic ---
**Author:** ![bladez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bladez/32/7237_2.png) [@bladez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bladez)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/32 "2007-11-16T21:21:01Z")
gonna look so good 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/33 "2007-11-16T22:58:56Z")
Damn Joe. balLLiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnn 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![1BADGPGT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1badgpgt/32/5123_2.png) [@1BADGPGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BADGPGT)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/34 "2007-11-17T11:39:46Z")
That makes me want to polish my little supercharger. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/35 "2007-11-17T20:05:22Z")
Done! Well, just about anyway…its not 100% perfect…but i think it came out well. Still have to do a light buff. Got the runners and everything else painted black… Still gotta put the gaskets in and all the bolts on the side…but i will wait a couple days for everything to dry…also threw on my new accufab throttle body to see how it looked. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51Polishdone006.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51Polishdone006.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51Polishdone007.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51Polishdone007.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/36 "2007-11-17T20:06:03Z")
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Looks hottttt ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/37 "2007-11-17T20:22:51Z")
polished looks way better then chrome. It has some color to it… unlike chrome which is just a fuckin mirror ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/38 "2007-11-17T23:20:36Z")
Nice polishing. Wanna do my intake manifold? I hear it takes like 8 hrs, eww. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/39 "2007-11-18T08:40:31Z")
mine took 22 hours…but yes, i will do it if you wanna pay. lol ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585/40 "2007-11-19T19:12:10Z")
well, got the P51 installed minus a few loose ends to tie up…now to finish the aftercooler install, and clean this pigsty of a car! ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install001.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install001.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install002.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install002.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install004.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install004.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install007.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/P51install007.jpg) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-goodie-for-the-stang/38585.md?page=3)