Re: polished intake prep

["Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>]

Wrinkle Black :-)

Christian
87 16V


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Collins" <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, 04 March, 2001 18:25
Subject: polished intake prep


> Finally my car goes in on Tuesday for its new P&P head, Schrick 260/276
cams,
> and polished 50mm intake.  I just finished running 4 cans of brake cleaner
> through the upper and lower intakes to get any/all remnants of the
polishing
> compound and other crap outta there.  I then attempted to spray the
polished
> <properly cleaned and prepped> valve cover with clear high-temp engine
> enamel.  I laid on a thin first coat, and the crap started to dry gray in
> some areas.  Shit!  I have since knocked it all off with brake cleaner and
> once again have a shiny (but unprotected) cover.  I haven't done anything
> to the outside of the upper intake yet.
>
> What did I do wrong, or what should I use - if anything?  The intake I'm
not
> so worried about, as it's easy to get at should it need a good shining up
> from time to time, but the valve cover will be buried and needs some kind
> of protection..
>
> --
> Kevin Collins
> Huntington Beach, CA
> '86.5 16V 2.0
> '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
>
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