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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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re-polishing intake

i have a vic jr intake that i want have repolished. it has wore off in a couple of spots. does anyone do this or can reccomend someone that would or know how much it may cost?
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Re: re-polishing intake

Post some pics to see it you could do it yourself too
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Re: re-polishing intake

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Post some pics to see it you could do it yourself too

how do you do it yourself? is there a kit?
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Re: re-polishing intake

it depends is it powder coated or just polished i re polish mine just with some very fine steel wool (0000) and it looks good again
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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Re: re-polishing intake

i dont think that will work it looks like there are a couple of spots where it has worn off completely
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Re: re-polishing intake

Or you could just type in plenum polish in the search and it will tell how to do it and it will look just like a professional job
this is how mine finished off

It just makes the engine look so much better

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