Posted By: jame5
Polished turbo heat shield - 17/06/2012 21:01
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 17/06/2012 21:06
Wow well done, lovely bling
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 17/06/2012 21:10
Shiny!
Must do something with mine, but not sure whether to paint or polish. Any idea if / how long it will stay like that with constant exposure to night temps?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 17/06/2012 21:13
Polishing will last longer than paint but you mite get the discolouring of the metal when polished.
Looks brill top job
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 17/06/2012 21:18
that looks ace,job well done
what did you start with? can do with giving my cam cover a good polishing next
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 17/06/2012 21:50
nice job James , just the plenium and fuel rail to do now
Posted By: mayzon
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 00:24
Looks nice, think I'm going to have to do that too
Posted By: NikAzwaa
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 09:38
Go chrome. Maintenance free.
Posted By: jame5
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 17:48
Go chrome. Maintenance free.
I have considered chroming, but it's so damn shiny, it makes polished alloy look dull and i'm not going to chrome everything! £££££££££
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 17:58
I tried to polish a turd once, but I found you cant get a good grip.
the turd I had, had a texture like leather soft but firm at the same time but like a bar of soap in the shower it keep'd shooting through my fingers when I was trying to put the rotary polisher on it.
P.s I recommend wearing googles when using a rotary polisher as little bits want to flick into your eyes.
Posted By: shaky20vt
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 19:53
that looks really nice - well done
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 20:31
I phoned my local Fiat dealership today for a new heat shield,and was told that fiat have discontinued these now.
by the way James nice job
Posted By: jame5
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 21/06/2012 22:56
I tried to polish a turd once, but I found you cant get a good grip.
the turd I had, had a texture like leather soft but firm at the same time but like a bar of soap in the shower it keep'd shooting through my fingers when I was trying to put the rotary polisher on it.
P.s I recommend wearing googles when using a rotary polisher as little bits want to flick into your eyes.
I gave up trying to polishing turds, i find it far easier to roll them in glitter.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 22/06/2012 00:02
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Polished turbo heat shield - 22/06/2012 00:26
wont that just dull really quickly due to the heat?