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peeps
There is one area of my engine bay that really p*sses me off when it comes to cleaning my car - the throttle body..... (long bar bit that goes horizontal across the engine at the front lol )
Mine has a kind-of pitted/rough finish to it, and I can never get it clean when oil gets on it.....
Whats best to do? I know some people have changed them for polished/chromed versions, but I just want to clean it up to make it look better than it does now.
What do others use?
Cheers
cordobabrendy
28-11-2005, 19:03
you can actually sand and polish that one. takes time tho.
you could always colour code it.
sand and polish? With it in situ? I dont fancy removing it......
What kinda grit sandpaper do u use, or would wet-n-dry be better as its less abrasive?
cordobabrendy
28-11-2005, 19:08
it needs to be abraseve to start with mate otherwise youll be there days!
lol i meant to finish with - sorry i wasnt very explanatory there.....
Can u do it with it in place? Is it just sand it down then polish? What would you suggest polishing with?
Sorry - total n00b when it comes to things like this..
Pabs - see Laf's(from Croatia) thread in the Seat Pictures thread. He did his own.
depends how rough it is
i usually buzz em down with a small air powered disc of 120 grit then get the the wet/dry paper from 300/600/900/1200 and then 1500/2000 and rouge/paste the rest up
i find the better the first stages are the better the finish so if you slack on an earlier one itll show more up on the next - can take forever though - be warned
try summat smaller first
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=547333
ok so what can i do to clean it?
People must clean theres, surely? I just find no matter what i try it still stays a naff colour and dirty marks on it..
stoneyfordNI
28-11-2005, 20:06
did robdon not do this
did robdon not do this
Sent his away to be done professionally.
stoneyfordNI
28-11-2005, 20:12
i see
This place looks good and they would charge £50 to do it when i asked
http://www.customcarpolishers.co.uk/photo4.htm
i just wanted to clean it tbh, it was only brendy who said it could be sanded and polished.
cordobabrendy
28-11-2005, 23:30
ohhh sorreeeeyy!
hehe have you tried a little neat bleach and scrubbing brush? keep it away from rubbers just in case though.
The rough surface increases the surface area of the manifold and keeps it cooler. Or at least thats the theory behind the finish anyhow.
"the throttle body..... (long bar bit that goes horizontal across the engine at the front lol )
" You mean the intake manifold?
Since having mine smoothed and polished I have noticed ZERO difference in power, intake temps, etc. etc.
thats what i meant rob! sorry - the throttle body attaches to it so i just called it all the same name - but yeh, the intake manifold bit! lol
GUNK is good for cleaning oil etc of metal, can get it an any automotive store.
Because it's rough you'd need something like Autoglym engine cleaner and a stiff brush, but the finish is nigh on impossible to get looking good.
Icecavern
30-11-2005, 10:19
Just got a new intake maifold and turbo pipe from a BAM engine so I can polish them up... I think I'm gonna have many an evening with the wet and dry...
Pete