My Homemade Airbox Lid (semi-polished)

[blasterman312]

Well, this is what I came up with for a replacement lid instead of the stock lid, there is just a strip of stick-on gasket around the edge with more near the hose, its not completely sealed, well, maybe thats ok i guess. and I forget where I got the flexable hose from...I think a plumbing store, hahaha.

I like it and it does the job!

What I used to polish it, is a german polish called 'autosol',#1 with steel wool (extra fine) #2 finish with a rag.

I used it on my sled's aluminum tunnel and it was amazing!, No power tools were used!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg294/blasterman312/CopyofIMG_1358.jpg

I want to get all the scratches and nicks out completely to make it look really shiny!

 

[Blasterdude27]

Nice work man!

 

['blanshee'man]

looks good nice job

 

[blasterman312]

hmmm, Can somebody give me some tips to make it look better?

 

[blaster01]

MOTHERS aluminum polish...and ur plastics are painted??

 

[specialized7]

where does it suck air from?

 

[Blasterdude27]

For the polishing. its already sorta polished, so I would start with 500 grit wet sand, and work my way up to 2000 grit. Then get a can of mothers aluminum and mag wheel polish and a clean rag and rub in a curricular pattern until it turn blackish/ gray, and then use the other dry side of the rag to buff away the excess
hope that made sense

 

[blasterfreek30]

we go through about 10 diffrent grits of sand paper, then 3 grades of steel wool and that seems to shine it up quite nicely!!

 

[blasterman312]

MOTHERS aluminum polish...and ur plastics are painted??

yep...

 

[blasterman312]

where does it suck air from?

Air gets sucked in threw the black rubber tube.

 

[mr_3_0_5]

i use alot of sandpapers from 200 to 1000 then use mibro compound and a wheel on a drill..
results are like a mirror..

 

[blasterman312]

i use alot of sandpapers from 200 to 1000 then use mibro compound and a wheel on a drill..
results are like a mirror..

Im thinking of trying a little wire wheel in a drill to get the deep scratches out first, then use the steel wool + polish, and finish with the polish on a rag.

I just cant find a buffing attachment for a drill!!!!! ugh..

 

[mr_3_0_5]

lowes, home depot, ebay they are like 5 bucks..
ive polished both ways to get it to be really reflective i had to use compound..

before

after

 

[blasterman312]

Would this one be fine?

its a 5 1/2 inch one for a drill from home depot.

 

[ruthless_one3k]

hmmm, Can somebody give me some tips to make it look better?

Yeah, just put the seat back on and it'll look great:-D

 

[xsicxxx]

why dont you just remove your lid or drill holes in the stock one and cut 2 legs from pantyhoes and put it over it for like a screen thats what i did

 

[blasterman312]

Yeah, just put the seat back on and it'll look great:-D

I'll remember that.....

 

[blasterman312]

why dont you just remove your lid or drill holes in the stock one and cut 2 legs from pantyhoes and put it over it for like a screen thats what i did

lol,

I didnt have the stock one to begin with so I "made" this...

I wasnt going to pay like 50 bux shipped for a stock one on ebay, thats just plain stupid.

 

[Hatchhonda19]

looks good.. nice job..i just cut some 18wheeler mud flap up i got from my dad and covered my air filter to keep some of the water and mud out. seems to be working well.