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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Sanding my supercharger, EEEKK !
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<blockquote data-quote="blue 07" data-source="post: 15562659" data-attributes="member: 179885"><p>After trying to finish up my engine bay after a winter of modifications, the only thing that looked like it needed some dressing up was the supercharger to make the engine bay complete. So I had my body guy body paint just the SVT and 5.8 logo on my supercharger in blue with the period separating the 5 and 8 in red. Cool idea until I saw it. Not that he did a bad job, it was just to much. I don't know if it was to much blue with all the other mods or airbrushing, I just didn't like it. So I went back in with my[ATTACH]86144[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86146[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86147[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86148[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86149[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86150[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86152[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86154[/ATTACH] head down and told him I didn't like it, and he agreed ! After seeing it painted, I told him I wanted the 5.8 and SVT logos to match all the other aluminum that was under the hood like the aluminum tanks, aluminum covers etc. He told me if I use SANDPAPER and sand it down, it will shine like all the other aluminum. So<strong> VERY reluctantly </strong>I grabbed my sanding block and started sanding down the 5.8 and SVT logos !! I started with 220 grit, then 400, then 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, then finished it with 3000. I did 4 different sets of each grit, about 10 plus hours of work. I polished it with Adams metal cleaner 1 and 2 and here are the results. I might do one more set but had enough for the time being. As with all raw aluminum, there are a couple of natural imperfections in it but compared to the stock look, I think it came out pretty cool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blue 07, post: 15562659, member: 179885"] After trying to finish up my engine bay after a winter of modifications, the only thing that looked like it needed some dressing up was the supercharger to make the engine bay complete. So I had my body guy body paint just the SVT and 5.8 logo on my supercharger in blue with the period separating the 5 and 8 in red. Cool idea until I saw it. Not that he did a bad job, it was just to much. I don't know if it was to much blue with all the other mods or airbrushing, I just didn't like it. So I went back in with my[ATTACH]86144[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86146[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86147[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86148[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86149[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86150[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86152[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]86154[/ATTACH] head down and told him I didn't like it, and he agreed ! After seeing it painted, I told him I wanted the 5.8 and SVT logos to match all the other aluminum that was under the hood like the aluminum tanks, aluminum covers etc. He told me if I use SANDPAPER and sand it down, it will shine like all the other aluminum. So[B] VERY reluctantly [/B]I grabbed my sanding block and started sanding down the 5.8 and SVT logos !! I started with 220 grit, then 400, then 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, then finished it with 3000. I did 4 different sets of each grit, about 10 plus hours of work. I polished it with Adams metal cleaner 1 and 2 and here are the results. I might do one more set but had enough for the time being. As with all raw aluminum, there are a couple of natural imperfections in it but compared to the stock look, I think it came out pretty cool. [/QUOTE]
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