2G Refinishing Injen intake

[mustard95tsi]

This intake came with the car but it looks to have seen better days. Its no longer polished and is instead extremely pitted and dull gray. Does anyone have any tips on how to refinish it? I've searched a bit and it seemed to only pull up people refinishing their intake manifolds and aren't bring it to a polished finish.

Thanks

 

[EC17PSE]

Your best to take it to a polishers and have then use their mops and process to bring it back to a somewhat nicer finish, the injens are bad for going pitty but they dont ever cme back up again as new. Mine took a few hours to get back to a decent level but its not like new though

 

[mustard95tsi]

I guess I may give that a shot then.. Or possibly refinish in black as I'm going for black and polished look in the bay. Thanks.

Would you mind showing me how well yours came back to?

 

[tay97gst]

If you want to give it the polished look i would wetsand the outside working your way up to from 1000 grit(or coarser if need be ) to 2000 grit, that should take care of the pitting. Then get a microfiber applicator pad and some meguairs metal polish, if you want to polish by hand which isnt that hard, and polish it. Should leave it nice and shiney. I find sanding in straight lines for polishing works best rather than circles. Just takes time and elbow grease more than anything

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Is it an intake tube or an intake manifold? Polishing process will be harder on a cast item

 

[EC17PSE]

I guess I may give that a shot then.. Or possibly refinish in black as I'm going for black and polished look in the bay. Thanks.

Would you mind showing me how well yours came back to?

I actually never took any pics of it once i got it re polished, i can grab a pic over the weekend for you, it is over 1 year ago it was redone

 

[mustard95tsi]

Yeah if you wouldn't mind!

 

[mustard95tsi]

Is it an intake tube or an intake manifold? Polishing process will be harder on a cast item

It's the intake tube. Sorry I was just referencing every write up I found was actually for intake manifolds and not the intake tube.

 

[pauleyman]

I have a polisher and I've redone some intake tubes. Won't look néw if it's pitted but it will look very very shiny.

 

[mustard95tsi]

Yeah as long as the Gray dull tone is gone I can live with it.

 

[riopgtmn]

I've had a few parts done at http://www.mirrorfinishpolishing.com/

However, On an intake pipe if you are going for looks.. Go with Powdercoat. If you are going for performance.. Reflect-A-Gold

 

[mustard95tsi]

I've had a few parts done at http://www.mirrorfinishpolishing.com/

However, On an intake pipe if you are going for looks.. Go with Powdercoat. If you are going for performance.. Reflect-A-Gold

Reflect-A-Gold as in the heat reflective gold wrapping paper?