Alumminum vlave covers?

[ProJect83]

hey all...I finaly got my Holley valve covers i got off of ebay. nice find too. well anyway i was wondering what the best way to get them cleand up and polished would be? any place that does this around here? thanks for any help

[1Quick88]

are u looking to do this yourself or have a company do it for you??

[ProJect83]

i'd prefer to do this my self for the exprience but its its cheap i'll get it done

[1Quick88]

have the valve covers ever been polished before or are they just taken out of the mold..for instance looks like a non polished aluminum intake? if they have been polished before just get some never dull or something like that and just go over them and they should turn out great but if they have never been polished u got alot of work ahead of you :D

[Strtracer]

If they have been painted, and you need to remove that, there is a place on Groesbeck and 15(or might be 16), called Strip-it, that does media blasting. Dont use sand, it will really etch the aluminum, and it will take you for ever to polish them.

[ProJect83]

i heard glass beading works. any thoughts?

[Strtracer]

i heard glass beading works. any thoughts?

Glass, soda, walnut shell. Strip It can handle it. They can remove paint top coat and leave the primer.

[ProJect83]

sweet, thanks mike

[ProJect83]

Mike....Thanks a lot. i called strip-it today and the guy told me 20 bucks for both:D....thanks a lot..i'll post pictures either tomorrow i can get it done...of i'll have to wait till monday. thanks again mike