I didn't even think of using ear plugs to prevent things from getting into the holes. Definitely going to use that when I paint my engine. Great video by the way
Some are not able or indifferent towards all this. They don’t understand why and mostly don’t care. But when you put forth the extra effort, the one or ones that may care are the ones who will see that your dedication to the details goes beyond the usual. It is people like you who inspire others who may see this as a way to get themselves recognized for the right reason. There is too much mediocrity in this world to allow things that others ignore to not see that you really care not just about what you do, but also how you do what you do! I admire your work because you care more than most and only a chosen few care as much as you! Bravo Jafro!👍🏻😁👏
Thank you Mark. A few people get it, and that's exactly who I do it for. I appreciate the time and attention you've given my content over the past several days. I respect having captured it for this long. Based off what you posted so far, you've got some experience and some great advice. Having you stick around and contributing is both flattering and appreciated. Thank you!
I wash my motor and got an extra 35 h.p. from it... I was always told chrome don't get you home .. And all show is no go... But that's looks shinny just like the name plate on my desk..
Great polish job! I follow your channel and am learning quite a bit. About to do this to my motorcycle engine. I great tip for getting all that polish is white flour. Totally takes it all off with little elbow grease.
I see a huge positive in all that polishing not just a nice shiny engine but you will be going so crazy trying to keep it clean that you will be able to spot an oil leak in under a second lol
How goes things jaf? Hope you had a good 4th,old blingy scrubbed up fairly well :) Your videos just get better and better, your attention to detail is something else, even the masking on the gasket surfaces was flawless! I wish i had your patience!
At 2:25 that Grinding tool can you give me the link of where you can buy them? And the small one aswell. I want to clean up my V6 which is in a rough shape.
I've got a quick tip for you for when ever you have to mask some thing off.Tape the item up like normal but don't use a knife to trim the tape.Take a "small" ball peen hammer and very lightly tap the tape all along the casting edge.It will cut the tape cleanly and much better then a knife will ever do.It's the best way to tape off parts for painting.Make your own gaskets,glue a chunk of gasket onto the surface and then just tap away all the unneeded material it will even cut out the bolt holes.
awsome man, thanks. I love the look to the polished head and valve cover, Just bought my first 97 talon tsi around 3 months ago, car needs some work but its an awsome learning experience for me. Attempting to rebuild the transmission as we speak, with alot of help from some good people at dsmtuners though.
I polished my front valve cover. Took me about 40 hours to sand by hand and then polish with compound. Sadly, instead of everyone saying how beautiful looks, they ask why I have not done the Plenum yet? Anyway, Happy 4th and tell mom we wished her the same. I like moms that buy 1/2" Dewalt Impact Drivers!!!
I went down the OEM look on mine ( old vw with Audi S3 engine and Porsche turbo 350hp). I'm a clean freak ha. Btw great videos mate one of the best channels on you tube
come on! dont you know that the texture on an aluminum head is there to help it air cool? :-) just messing with you. you sir are a crazy person. your attention to detail goes way beyond obsessive and i mean that as a huge compliment! thanks for sharing all your invaluable knowledge (for free!) so i can learn a lost art and pass it on to another generation. this goes for all your videos! thanks.
Only things I can say is wow. I'm definitely waiting for your GVR4 related videos but obviously, this was epic. I wonder how long it will take you to get it dirty.
I have a question, after you finish your polishing up, would you be able to coat the head with clear gloss engine enamel? Wouldn't that stop corrosion on the head and keep it shiny for much longer?
I want to know on this one too....I have a follow up question is that clear gloss engine enamel meant for the outside of an engine? If so, it probably wouldn't take the heat internally.
What are the differences between the 6 and the 7 bolt 4G63 head ? And, will the 1.8L piston work in 61 block without any problem/s ? (after I bore the block)... :)
+Jafromobile what sort of wheels and stones did use for polishing the aluminum, and is there any sort of non yellowing coating one could apply afterwards to keep the finish from fading due to aluminum oxidization. Aluminum will start to oxidize (forming the dull grey finish) almost immediately after being exposed to air. I've polished my intake manifold before, just using machine polish and a 3m foam pad on a drill. It looked nice for about 2 weeks, but by the end of a month it was harder to tell it had been done at all.
Triple-stitched flannel wheels, black and white rouge, each with a new wheel. I didn't have to sand anything this time, but previously I took this thing from 120 grit to 800 grit by hand, crossing the grain twice on every grit. A few minutes with diamond white rouge and a flannel wheel brings it right back. If you polished the intake with just a foam pad on a drill, shineseal isn't goint to maintain that very well. When you polish aluminum parts it's always best to sand the outside oxide layer off and smooth before beginning your polishing. It will look great for a short while, though.
Hey buddy, looking to polish my valve cover and my head, I have everything apart, wondering what wire wheel you used at the first and what else you all use to polish it? thanks for the video, awsome work.
OMG ! Jafro replied to me ! ur name should b the Mistu Guru . i have a ford, chevy, hyundai & honda guru/god. What is your view on LS Vtec builds? (Frankenstien motor , B-series Vtec Head on B-Series Non-vtec Block) i'm an inspired Tire Tech with a few prject cars. Thank you again !
Hey bud what type of wire wheel are you using and I want to thank you for the help you’re giving me I tried not to lap the valves some were pretty pitted I did with the lapping tool and took off minimal. To check them I put a flash light in the ports and didn’t have any light coming threw so I hope that is good enough. I was going to do my mineral spirit cleaning before I start my polishing thank you
What did you use to sand the head down to prepare for polish can't find anything small enough to get in the grooves. Sanding rolls just left nasty gouges in my head
I hand-wet-sanded every square cm of this thing from 200 - 1200 grit. I used a cut up piece of an Xterra bumper out of a junkyard to cut jigs to fit the cracks and crevices , wrapping them in sandpaper, and carefully finishing them by hand. I know what you're thinking and yes. But that's what it took to get this finish. Power tools don't cut it for the sanding part.
If it wasn't for your videos I wouldn't have been able to build my own 4G63 7-bolt motor. Thanks for all your videos and your amazing work! I wish I could have you next to me as a resource while I build the motor! haha
May I copy the part of this video where you were using the wire wheel? Especially the part where the wire wheel blow up? I would like to show that at work as a safety message.
@@davidfarmer He's talking about the steel mesh wheel, not the clothe buffing wheel. Did you watch the video? When he gets up, turns to face camera, and presents all the metal strings stuck to his shirt?
Did u sand down the cast lines n surface texture before polishing? I'm going to do the same but I have that surface texture witch probably wont be as shiny unless I sand It down to a smooth finish
Yes. Yes I did. This is a re-polish. The first time took me a month to do both the head and valve cover, and I sanded all the way to 1000 grit prior to polishing. I could have stopped at 600 with the same results. Once you start polishing, black rouge doesn't require that you go any further than 600 grit. 400 really, but the finer you go, the longer lasting and more durable the shine is. Be warned... once you do this, the polishing NEVER STOPS. It requires continuous maintenance.
+Jafromobile when i was a kid in puertorico i used to polish motorcycle frames whit that. and that was my secret now im a mecanic and i think will do a great job on cylinder heads after ported great video by the way the one i used to used used to come on a toothpaste looking tube
Edwin Sanchez It's powerful stuff. One of the best I've ever used and it's cheap (~$4 a bottle). It even restores plastic headlight lenses that haze over. On port jobs that require polishing, I suppose it would work great, but I never take a port job quite that far.
Sure has been fun combing through your videos since I found your channel! Not really too much into the shiny stuff, but admit it sure does look nice, and I really admire your work ethic! No matter what you're working on, you don't hold back on quality. That's a real pleasure to watch. Keep up the great work!
realvanman1 Thanks man! I can't wait to get back on this project. It's going to be one of the most beautiful engines anyone's ever seen when it's done. The car won show trophies for it before, and I have to up my game a decade later. Thank you and I'll do my best not to disappoint!
That's why the video is titled as a re-polish. All the hard fingerprint-removing work to sand it smooth was done back in 2004. It took me 2.5 weeks wet sanding in the kitchen sink of a house I used to rent to get it from 220 grit to 1000 grit. It took another 2 weeks to finish the valve cover. So no, sanding was not needed this time around. Perhaps my future includes doing this again? If so, I'll include what it took to get into all the nooks and crannies.
Chris10B I dunno which part of the video you're referencing, because I used several different tools... but polishing wheels are usually crushed felt or flannel.
Until it gets wet or dirty. If it doesn't get wet or dirty, once-a-year repolish will keep it looking show-quality bright. The car this was on spent 5 years of its life without getting wet.
So it's not a daily driver only on Saturday night now there are 52 weeks in a year half of them are in the winter if you are in Northern states and Canada so that makes 26 weeks now and figure half of that is rain so you can drive it 13 times in a year...not worth the time...
my previous channel was closed for illegal ad clicks..someone from sweeden was clicking..i reported it right away... but a week later they shutdown my moneytization.. regardless my effort to warn them about someone clicking my videos..
Great stuff!!! What products and tools are you using to polish the aluminum head? I can see it's a wheel of some sort, but I'd appreciate a break down of items as these cylinder heads are a little pricey. I'm going to do this while I have my cylinder head off my Evo. I haven't seen one done in the Evo community. The Evo's has ridges on it. Is that a cooling function or can those be smoothed out? Thanks!!!
Great videos man! I love the attention to detail you have! I really like my stuff to be clean and look nice too. Even if I'm the only one who will see it.
I have a question for you Jafro, I just rebuilt the cyl. head on my geo metro and I painted it chevy orange. Is there a downside to painting the head? I would have much rather just polished it like yours. And one more question, that is just a regular aluminum head correct? Mine would look close to the same as yours if I did the polishing right? Thanks, LOVE the videos keep them coming!
This sort of thing looks like a good place to start experimenting with robots. It doesn't take a lot of programming or fancy mechanics to just move a spinning cloth head in a fixed pattern, even with the constraint of maintaining pressure against the engine. A simple robot wouldn't be able to do the whole thing, of course, but my point is that you only need it to handle a few tasks for you. I bet it would be nice to have a machine gently polish that surface all all day, while you other tasks.
Hey Jafro, I love your channel I watch it on a regular basis, and come back to it anytime I am looking for a quick reference on something. If it wasn't for dsmtuners and this channel I'd still be that guy dreaming instead of doing. I have a 97 eclipse gs that I am converting to a 4g64 long rod evo 8. I still have a long way to go and much to accomplish but I'm getting there. I want to thank you for being one of the biggest contributors to me being able to accomplish this.
It's a re-polish (check the title). It was polished before. I hand-sanded this thing previously down to 1000 grit (which is overkill) before polishing it the first time. After you've got that done, you can always start with polishing wheels and rouges to bring it back. :)
Well, there's plenty of good stuff here for that. Feel free to look around. One of those trophies was 1st place "go fast with class" which means fastest drag timeslip from a car participating in the show events. The previous year I only got second. But whether you're looking for bling or performance, I have videos for that. Also check out my recommended channels.
I actually sanded mine by hand from 200-1200 grit. I stopped machine tools (dremel flap-wheel) by 240 grit because it produces horrible results. Dremels and air powered polishers tend to leave "tracks" in the finish. They're great for port work, but not for finishing. The polishing wheels are triple-stitched flannel wheels. You can buy all kinds of supplies for stuff like this from Eastman, it's just a little pricey.
Yes, that's right. It's a labor of insanity. I will not lie to you because it's not for the faint of heart. I sanded off my own fingerprints. It took 3 weeks, weekends and evenings just to finish just the head. I spent 3 months doing the initial polish on all of the parts involved. It's a brutal process. If you want it, there's no other way to get it.
They both are. One is for rough cutting (black) and the white is for ultra-bling. You get great results with the black, but because it's a rough cut, there's more surface area to react with air. Go over it with white and it shines brighter & the finish lasts longer.
Tech Assistant Yes, they do indeed grant you explicit permission to use and monetize content made with their loops. The biggest problem with doing so, is that tons of artists represented by record labels submit content created with these loops to the content ID scanning system, and in order to do that, you have to be the *owner* of all content in your work. So by doing this, they're claiming to be Apple, Inc... and they're not. Their claiming ownership of the loops by participating. Can't do that, they're only licensed. The record labels are either not using the system correctly (legally), or the artists are misrepresenting themselves to the label. Either way I did nothing wrong.
+Tech Assistant Even if he was I don't watch the channel for the music...I watch it for the tech. The music adds because it doesn't suck and if I had to suffer through bad music instead the content and subject matter would force me to do so. Also you're English is atrocious. Lastly who are "they" AND why do we care what "they" say? Apple has directly acknowledged Jafro's channel? Or some random penny snatchers looking to make an easy buck?
nezerac lol. missed this discussion... "They" are record labels representing artists. Apple is involved because I used their software to make my song. "They" are claiming they own Apple's loops. Apple licensed me to use their loops on monetized work. "They" are trying to steal my creative rights just so "they" can forcibly install their advertising on *MY* video. Illegally. It's the new record label business model for 201x. It's some kind of stupid revenge against the public who didn't steal from them, and it feels an awful lot like harassment.
+Philipp Danz Actually that all depends on your climate, how you use it, and how clean you keep it. If you never drive it in the rain, if you keep it clean, and if you keep it dry, then it will last for years and years. The less you do of those things, the faster it degrades, but I maintained this bling for years, winning trophies at car shows, and put over 45,000 miles on it after the first polishing. The disassembled parts are still shiny. They need some work, but once you polish an engine, it always does. If you clear coat it, then the first time it needs work (and it will because all clearcoats dull the finish and are affected by chemicals, heat and abrasion), the only way to fix it... you have to strip the clearcoat. Try doing that on an assembled engine. This is why only chromed and polished parts end up in the winner's circle at shows. Just ask the Harley guys. They'll say the same thing. They'll usually ask, "do you want to polish it or do you want to ride it?" Some do both, it's just a pride thing. I'm no different. It just takes more work and that's the price you pay.
@@Jafromobile I'm so glad I read through your comments and saw this here. I am currently rebuilding/painting my motorcycle. I needed this lecture-comment.
I do have one. I don't know which part of the video you're referring to because I also have an electric Milwaukee and a Dremel, but yeah, they're almost always on sale for $12.99. I do a lot of stuff with Harbor Freight-quality tools just to prove that you can (unless you're trying to build a fire with their magnesium firestarter kit because that thing doesn't work at all). I think if I were to use a Snap-On master set that lots of people watching my videos would find excuses not to even try what I demonstrate because they "don't have the tools". You can indeed get good results with cheap tools, you just may have to replace them occasionally. Where the tool matters, like torque specs or welding equipment, or if it's for the thing that I do for a living, I always use quality.
For an engine, all clear coatings are a horrible idea. Every lacquer based clear yellows no matter who makes it. Every lacquer based clear grows dull over time due to heat and impurities in the air even if the part remains sealed and shiny beneath that coating. Clear-coatings become tacky and absorb things when they're hot. Once that happens, removing it and re-applying it is a heinously messy, abrasive, time-wasting process that will require a complete re-polish of the part. Wouldn't matter if it's powder coat or a clear coat paint. Same issue. The way you preserve it is by never ever letting it get wet. Never exposing it to road salt, and periodically re-polishing it. There are residue-free surface treatments that leave no residue such as ShineSeal, formerly known as ZoopSeal... those products work, and they don't require abrasive stripping processes to remove or re-apply. They're expensive and time consuming to reply, but will greatly increase the time interval between re-polishing and touch up the finish.
Jafromobile I see. After polishing it's best to leave it alone. Maybe use a cleaner (possibly aluminum cleaner) occasionally followed by a thorough rinsing while engine is cold of course.
1. This is a re-polish of a part I had already polished before. Several times before. In fact once you start this, it's a never-ending proces. 2. No wire wheels were used in the process. These were all polishing bobs and flannel wheels. The polishing compound was black and white rouge. Black rouge comes first because it's very aggressive. The first polish of an un-polished part takes weeks to do by hand if you want to do it correctly. Once finished, it will clash with every un-finished part in the engine bay. To do everything visible, plan on about 2 months of down-time. If you still want this, then we both understand why you still want this. Be warned, it's a life sentence. You'll be working on it for the life of the part because all the metals engines are made from will oxidize and corrode in contact with air.
well even if i dont stay on top of it all the time. anything is better than where its at right now. and I want the bay show car status. i.e. polished intake manifold painted valve cover, titanium exhaust manifold studs and vc bolts. I will have all winter for this project and I feel like the start is going to be the hardest part at least finding out what to start with. So straight from a head out of a junkyard never seen the tlc in this video you would recommend the black rouge? no brass wheels or scrubbing to remove oxidation?
Yessir. In some spots I lightly used carbides to cut down and smooth casting lines. Then I started with 220 on up to 1000 grit, wet sanding the whole time.
I didn't even think of using ear plugs to prevent things from getting into the holes. Definitely going to use that when I paint my engine. Great video by the way
A hard teeth brush work well to clean the polishing compound with the polish.
Some are not able or indifferent towards all this. They don’t understand why and mostly don’t care. But when you put forth the extra effort, the one or ones that may care are the ones who will see that your dedication to the details goes beyond the usual. It is people like you who inspire others who may see this as a way to get themselves recognized for the right reason. There is too much mediocrity in this world to allow things that others ignore to not see that you really care not just about what you do, but also how you do what you do! I admire your work because you care more than most and only a chosen few care as much as you! Bravo Jafro!👍🏻😁👏
Thank you Mark. A few people get it, and that's exactly who I do it for. I appreciate the time and attention you've given my content over the past several days. I respect having captured it for this long. Based off what you posted so far, you've got some experience and some great advice. Having you stick around and contributing is both flattering and appreciated. Thank you!
If you had a TV show I'd be glued to that every episode.
A clean engine is a happy ending, and adds at last 10/15bhp 👍🏻
I wash my motor and got an extra 35 h.p. from it...
I was always told chrome don't get you home ..
And all show is no go...
But that's looks shinny just like the name plate on my desk..
Great polish job! I follow your channel and am learning quite a bit. About to do this to my motorcycle engine. I great tip for getting all that polish is white flour. Totally takes it all off with little elbow grease.
do anybody know how to stop oxidation ?
I see a huge positive in all that polishing not just a nice shiny engine but you will be going so crazy trying to keep it clean that you will be able to spot an oil leak in under a second lol
A helpful thing about the polish is if some of you are like me and couldn't find a block of polish you could also use Mothers - mag & aluminum polish
I really enjoyed this. Thank you Jafro!
ear plugs in the small ports..... nice idea
sux about the copy write thing though man.
I agree. totally stealing that idea.
How goes things jaf? Hope you had a good 4th,old blingy scrubbed
up fairly well :) Your videos just get better and better, your attention to detail is something else, even the masking on the gasket surfaces was flawless! I wish i had your patience!
At 2:25 that Grinding tool can you give me the link of where you can buy them? And the small one aswell. I want to clean up my V6 which is in a rough shape.
I've got a quick tip for you for when ever you have to mask some thing off.Tape the item up like normal but don't use a knife to trim the tape.Take a "small" ball peen hammer and very lightly tap the tape all along the casting edge.It will cut the tape cleanly and much better then a knife will ever do.It's the best way to tape off parts for painting.Make your own gaskets,glue a chunk of gasket onto the surface and then just tap away all the unneeded material it will even cut out the bolt holes.
awsome man, thanks. I love the look to the polished head and valve cover, Just bought my first 97 talon tsi around 3 months ago, car needs some work but its an awsome learning experience for me. Attempting to rebuild the transmission as we speak, with alot of help from some good people at dsmtuners though.
I polished my front valve cover. Took me about 40 hours to sand by hand and then polish with compound. Sadly, instead of everyone saying how beautiful looks, they ask why I have not done the Plenum yet?
Anyway, Happy 4th and tell mom we wished her the same. I like moms that buy 1/2" Dewalt Impact Drivers!!!
That’s a lot of work buddy good job done a few jobs like this myself it’s not easy
Hi, can you help me? I need to remove rust from inside the cylinder head, deep inside where the water circulate. There's a way to do that? Thanks
Indeed, thxs Jafro! Happy 4th of July to you too! That head came out very purdy, and nice fail towards the end lol
Hey Jafro, you are an inspiration. I am going to try my hand at that one day. . . one day.
Did one day come and go ???
@@peterrivney552, I haven't tried my hand at metal polishing yet, no.
Man, I have learned so much and applied it to my own builds. You inspire confidence!!!
I went down the OEM look on mine ( old vw with Audi S3 engine and Porsche turbo 350hp). I'm a clean freak ha. Btw great videos mate one of the best channels on you tube
Thats crazy you take the time to do this to the head. Again....Fine work.
very nice work and nice to see other VA gearheads
come on! dont you know that the texture on an aluminum head is there to help it air cool? :-) just messing with you. you sir are a crazy person. your attention to detail goes way beyond obsessive and i mean that as a huge compliment! thanks for sharing all your invaluable knowledge (for free!) so i can learn a lost art and pass it on to another generation. this goes for all your videos! thanks.
did you previously make a video of how to clean off all the dirt and oil before polishing?
Themayseffect Yep! Best method is in the "DIY Parts Washer" video. If you have an air compressor, that method is the fastest and most effective way.
Only things I can say is wow. I'm definitely waiting for your GVR4 related videos but obviously, this was epic. I wonder how long it will take you to get it dirty.
could you please list all the tools you need to do something like this??? Awesome work by the way :D
I have a question, after you finish your polishing up, would you be able to coat the head with clear gloss engine enamel? Wouldn't that stop corrosion on the head and keep it shiny for much longer?
I want to know on this one too....I have a follow up question is that clear gloss engine enamel meant for the outside of an engine? If so, it probably wouldn't take the heat internally.
DE Nichols It is meant for the exterior of the engine
What are the differences between the 6 and the 7 bolt 4G63 head ? And, will the 1.8L piston work in 61 block without any problem/s ? (after I bore the block)... :)
What polishing tool is that and not the die grinder or whatever your using.
This is ridiculously beautiful!
+Jafromobile what sort of wheels and stones did use for polishing the aluminum, and is there any sort of non yellowing coating one could apply afterwards to keep the finish from fading due to aluminum oxidization. Aluminum will start to oxidize (forming the dull grey finish) almost immediately after being exposed to air. I've polished my intake manifold before, just using machine polish and a 3m foam pad on a drill. It looked nice for about 2 weeks, but by the end of a month it was harder to tell it had been done at all.
Yes, there is one product that works and doesn't leave any residue. It's called ShineSeal.
Triple-stitched flannel wheels, black and white rouge, each with a new wheel. I didn't have to sand anything this time, but previously I took this thing from 120 grit to 800 grit by hand, crossing the grain twice on every grit. A few minutes with diamond white rouge and a flannel wheel brings it right back. If you polished the intake with just a foam pad on a drill, shineseal isn't goint to maintain that very well. When you polish aluminum parts it's always best to sand the outside oxide layer off and smooth before beginning your polishing. It will look great for a short while, though.
Hey buddy, looking to polish my valve cover and my head, I have everything apart, wondering what wire wheel you used at the first and what else you all use to polish it? thanks for the video, awsome work.
Do u think this polish would preserve the block (rust-free) longer than a good sand rattle can paint & clear coat? AN IRON BLOCK THO
Nope. It will make it rust faster. Don't waste your time polishing ferrous stuff because it will come back to bite you. Powder coat that stuff.
OMG ! Jafro replied to me ! ur name should b the Mistu Guru . i have a ford, chevy, hyundai & honda guru/god.
What is your view on LS Vtec builds? (Frankenstien motor , B-series Vtec Head on B-Series Non-vtec Block) i'm an inspired Tire Tech with a few prject cars.
Thank you again !
I wonder how much it would cost a shop to do this? Ideas?
Hey bud what type of wire wheel are you using and I want to thank you for the help you’re giving me I tried not to lap the valves some were pretty pitted I did with the lapping tool and took off minimal. To check them I put a flash light in the ports and didn’t have any light coming threw so I hope that is good enough. I was going to do my mineral spirit cleaning before I start my polishing thank you
I think it's cool how the sound of the tool kind of goes with the music!
What did you use to sand the head down to prepare for polish can't find anything small enough to get in the grooves. Sanding rolls just left nasty gouges in my head
I hand-wet-sanded every square cm of this thing from 200 - 1200 grit. I used a cut up piece of an Xterra bumper out of a junkyard to cut jigs to fit the cracks and crevices , wrapping them in sandpaper, and carefully finishing them by hand. I know what you're thinking and yes. But that's what it took to get this finish. Power tools don't cut it for the sanding part.
Your work and your videos are pure genius. Great stuff.
If it wasn't for your videos I wouldn't have been able to build my own 4G63 7-bolt motor. Thanks for all your videos and your amazing work! I wish I could have you next to me as a resource while I build the motor! haha
May I copy the part of this video where you were using the wire wheel? Especially the part where the wire wheel blow up? I would like to show that at work as a safety message.
its a cloth buffing wheel
@@davidfarmer He's talking about the steel mesh wheel, not the clothe buffing wheel. Did you watch the video? When he gets up, turns to face camera, and presents all the metal strings stuck to his shirt?
So how long till the GSX hits the road?
Great videos btw :D
cool. If my work schedule ever changes I'll start catching up with you at the track again. I think my 3-4 synchro is starting to go though. :-(
What is the bar you use? I plan on doing this to my transmission on my probe!
Glad to know that i'm not the only one with car OCD.
Did u sand down the cast lines n surface texture before polishing? I'm going to do the same but I have that surface texture witch probably wont be as shiny unless I sand It down to a smooth finish
Yes. Yes I did. This is a re-polish. The first time took me a month to do both the head and valve cover, and I sanded all the way to 1000 grit prior to polishing. I could have stopped at 600 with the same results. Once you start polishing, black rouge doesn't require that you go any further than 600 grit. 400 really, but the finer you go, the longer lasting and more durable the shine is. Be warned... once you do this, the polishing NEVER STOPS. It requires continuous maintenance.
***** oh ok ku my man! Time to do some sanding.
***** how long do think the shine will last
so I'm not the only one who rubs his junk when he gets the chance !
Looks cool alright.
How about some education too? What kind of wheels do you prefer, what compounds, etc.
Thanks
Wao time consuming !!! Ready for shows again!!
that blue paste for shining.
is it blue magic?
+Edwin Sanchez Yes. Yes it is. Old bottle design. They've changed it now.
+Jafromobile when i was a kid in puertorico i used to polish motorcycle frames whit that. and that was my secret now im a mecanic and i think will do a great job on cylinder heads after ported great video by the way the one i used to used used to come on a toothpaste looking tube
Edwin Sanchez It's powerful stuff. One of the best I've ever used and it's cheap (~$4 a bottle). It even restores plastic headlight lenses that haze over. On port jobs that require polishing, I suppose it would work great, but I never take a port job quite that far.
Sure has been fun combing through your videos since I found your channel! Not really too much into the shiny stuff, but admit it sure does look nice, and I really admire your work ethic! No matter what you're working on, you don't hold back on quality. That's a real pleasure to watch. Keep up the great work!
realvanman1 Thanks man! I can't wait to get back on this project. It's going to be one of the most beautiful engines anyone's ever seen when it's done. The car won show trophies for it before, and I have to up my game a decade later. Thank you and I'll do my best not to disappoint!
***** what car did you have the Motor in, or what car do you plan to put it into next?
jozzerful2 This engine came out of the GSX and is going to go back into it. It's receiving a new shortblock.
how long before its back together?
No prior sanding required for this one?
That's why the video is titled as a re-polish. All the hard fingerprint-removing work to sand it smooth was done back in 2004. It took me 2.5 weeks wet sanding in the kitchen sink of a house I used to rent to get it from 220 grit to 1000 grit. It took another 2 weeks to finish the valve cover. So no, sanding was not needed this time around. Perhaps my future includes doing this again? If so, I'll include what it took to get into all the nooks and crannies.
This is ''over the top'' almost!
But I would like to have it and achieve it on every future vehicle that I maintain & to own
Over the top would be if the entire surface of the engine was an OLED display. I think this kind of finish is completely normal.
Looking beautiful. You are too good.
What's the horsepower increase on a mod like this? ;-) Nice job. Why didn't you do the cam side or below the ports? Are they just not visible?
What is that polishing brush made of?
Chris10B I dunno which part of the video you're referencing, because I used several different tools... but polishing wheels are usually crushed felt or flannel.
Now to put it on without any finger prints :) . Good job, thanks for another cool vid.
How long does a polish like this hold up through regular use?
Until it gets wet or dirty. If it doesn't get wet or dirty, once-a-year repolish will keep it looking show-quality bright. The car this was on spent 5 years of its life without getting wet.
So it's not a daily driver only on Saturday night now there are 52 weeks in a year half of them are in the winter if you are in Northern states and Canada so that makes 26 weeks now and figure half of that is rain so you can drive it 13 times in a year...not worth the time...
my previous channel was closed for illegal ad clicks..someone from sweeden was clicking..i reported it right away... but a week later they shutdown my moneytization.. regardless my effort to warn them about someone clicking my videos..
Nice finished product. Is mine next?
how long it take to do this all
Great stuff!!!
What products and tools are you using to polish the aluminum head? I can see it's a wheel of some sort, but I'd appreciate a break down of items as these cylinder heads are a little pricey.
I'm going to do this while I have my cylinder head off my Evo. I haven't seen one done in the Evo community. The Evo's has ridges on it. Is that a cooling function or can those be smoothed out?
Thanks!!!
Hey I was wondering how much you wet sanded your cylinder head before polishing? Or did you?
Jafro, what compound did you use?
You're an inspiration
Madness! But in a good way 👍 polishing is addictive
What are you doing with the valve cover ?
how long did it take? anyways next one is the 200th vid anything special planned??
Great videos man! I love the attention to detail you have! I really like my stuff to be clean and look nice too. Even if I'm the only one who will see it.
Absolutely fantastic job you have a gift sir and you saved yourself alot money doing it yourself. You did a Great job
I have a question for you Jafro, I just rebuilt the cyl. head on my geo metro and I painted it chevy orange. Is there a downside to painting the head? I would have much rather just polished it like yours. And one more question, that is just a regular aluminum head correct? Mine would look close to the same as yours if I did the polishing right? Thanks, LOVE the videos keep them coming!
Gooooooood
Can you expalne how to calibrale the cam shaft and timingbilt and the krankshaft in this engine plz
This sort of thing looks like a good place to start experimenting with robots. It doesn't take a lot of programming or fancy mechanics to just move a spinning cloth head in a fixed pattern, even with the constraint of maintaining pressure against the engine. A simple robot wouldn't be able to do the whole thing, of course, but my point is that you only need it to handle a few tasks for you. I bet it would be nice to have a machine gently polish that surface all all day, while you other tasks.
Question you didnt have to sand it down first? Also are you just using aluminum polish?
nice what polish did u use?
Hey Jafro, I love your channel I watch it on a regular basis, and come back to it anytime I am looking for a quick reference on something. If it wasn't for dsmtuners and this channel I'd still be that guy dreaming instead of doing.
I have a 97 eclipse gs that I am converting to a 4g64 long rod evo 8. I still have a long way to go and much to accomplish but I'm getting there. I want to thank you for being one of the biggest contributors to me being able to accomplish this.
now thats a carshow shine!
wow thats purdy. I really like the work!
How did you do that without sanding it?
It's a re-polish (check the title). It was polished before. I hand-sanded this thing previously down to 1000 grit (which is overkill) before polishing it the first time. After you've got that done, you can always start with polishing wheels and rouges to bring it back. :)
Great job.....How much to do a inline 6 head for me?
does it make the car go any faster
No. The turbo does that. The shine makes it win 8 trophies in only 3 car shows.
oh thank you iam just getting into cars and learning about them, thank you for your info. you tube is helping me to understand cars alot
Well, there's plenty of good stuff here for that. Feel free to look around. One of those trophies was 1st place "go fast with class" which means fastest drag timeslip from a car participating in the show events. The previous year I only got second. But whether you're looking for bling or performance, I have videos for that. Also check out my recommended channels.
wow thanks for that keep racing and making these cool vids. i love them been watching some this week thumbs up and thank you once again.
Awesome...how much time did you need to do this?
do you have a step by step on how to do this please.
Go to my channel page and search "polish aluminum". ;)
Jafromobile for a head you have to sand it as well? what kind if wheels do you use? appreciate it man I love your channel
I actually sanded mine by hand from 200-1200 grit. I stopped machine tools (dremel flap-wheel) by 240 grit because it produces horrible results. Dremels and air powered polishers tend to leave "tracks" in the finish. They're great for port work, but not for finishing. The polishing wheels are triple-stitched flannel wheels. You can buy all kinds of supplies for stuff like this from Eastman, it's just a little pricey.
Jafromobile Damn so hand wet sanded from 240-1000? you're making me rethink this
Yes, that's right. It's a labor of insanity. I will not lie to you because it's not for the faint of heart. I sanded off my own fingerprints. It took 3 weeks, weekends and evenings just to finish just the head. I spent 3 months doing the initial polish on all of the parts involved. It's a brutal process. If you want it, there's no other way to get it.
hey jafro.. did you use black emery here too? my polishing kit says the white stuff is for aluminum..
They both are. One is for rough cutting (black) and the white is for ultra-bling. You get great results with the black, but because it's a rough cut, there's more surface area to react with air. Go over it with white and it shines brighter & the finish lasts longer.
Jafromobile Gotcha, I just rewatched your intercooler bling video where you explained just that lol thanks
What tools did you use?
Apple provided the loops for anyway you want the won't content id the music in their manual they say you make money off of music using their loops.
Tech Assistant Yes, they do indeed grant you explicit permission to use and monetize content made with their loops. The biggest problem with doing so, is that tons of artists represented by record labels submit content created with these loops to the content ID scanning system, and in order to do that, you have to be the *owner* of all content in your work. So by doing this, they're claiming to be Apple, Inc... and they're not. Their claiming ownership of the loops by participating. Can't do that, they're only licensed. The record labels are either not using the system correctly (legally), or the artists are misrepresenting themselves to the label. Either way I did nothing wrong.
+Tech Assistant Even if he was I don't watch the channel for the music...I watch it for the tech. The music adds because it doesn't suck and if I had to suffer through bad music instead the content and subject matter would force me to do so.
Also you're English is atrocious.
Lastly who are "they" AND why do we care what "they" say? Apple has directly acknowledged Jafro's channel? Or some random penny snatchers looking to make an easy buck?
nezerac lol I didn't proof read
Tech Assistant
I see. I've done similar things under the influence of a lot of really good beer. LMAO!
nezerac lol. missed this discussion...
"They" are record labels representing artists. Apple is involved because I used their software to make my song. "They" are claiming they own Apple's loops. Apple licensed me to use their loops on monetized work. "They" are trying to steal my creative rights just so "they" can forcibly install their advertising on *MY* video. Illegally.
It's the new record label business model for 201x. It's some kind of stupid revenge against the public who didn't steal from them, and it feels an awful lot like harassment.
It looks very cool, but there`s no sense if you don`t spray it. After a few weeks it looks how before.
+Philipp Danz Actually that all depends on your climate, how you use it, and how clean you keep it. If you never drive it in the rain, if you keep it clean, and if you keep it dry, then it will last for years and years. The less you do of those things, the faster it degrades, but I maintained this bling for years, winning trophies at car shows, and put over 45,000 miles on it after the first polishing. The disassembled parts are still shiny. They need some work, but once you polish an engine, it always does. If you clear coat it, then the first time it needs work (and it will because all clearcoats dull the finish and are affected by chemicals, heat and abrasion), the only way to fix it... you have to strip the clearcoat. Try doing that on an assembled engine. This is why only chromed and polished parts end up in the winner's circle at shows.
Just ask the Harley guys. They'll say the same thing. They'll usually ask, "do you want to polish it or do you want to ride it?" Some do both, it's just a pride thing. I'm no different. It just takes more work and that's the price you pay.
@@Jafromobile I'm so glad I read through your comments and saw this here. I am currently rebuilding/painting my motorcycle. I needed this lecture-comment.
Is that a crappy HF die grinder? I almost picked one up last weekend and put it back.
I do have one. I don't know which part of the video you're referring to because I also have an electric Milwaukee and a Dremel, but yeah, they're almost always on sale for $12.99.
I do a lot of stuff with Harbor Freight-quality tools just to prove that you can (unless you're trying to build a fire with their magnesium firestarter kit because that thing doesn't work at all). I think if I were to use a Snap-On master set that lots of people watching my videos would find excuses not to even try what I demonstrate because they "don't have the tools". You can indeed get good results with cheap tools, you just may have to replace them occasionally. Where the tool matters, like torque specs or welding equipment, or if it's for the thing that I do for a living, I always use quality.
blue magic is the bomb. I love that stuff.
Is it possible to finish it to preserve the polish?
For an engine, all clear coatings are a horrible idea. Every lacquer based clear yellows no matter who makes it. Every lacquer based clear grows dull over time due to heat and impurities in the air even if the part remains sealed and shiny beneath that coating. Clear-coatings become tacky and absorb things when they're hot. Once that happens, removing it and re-applying it is a heinously messy, abrasive, time-wasting process that will require a complete re-polish of the part. Wouldn't matter if it's powder coat or a clear coat paint. Same issue. The way you preserve it is by never ever letting it get wet. Never exposing it to road salt, and periodically re-polishing it.
There are residue-free surface treatments that leave no residue such as ShineSeal, formerly known as ZoopSeal... those products work, and they don't require abrasive stripping processes to remove or re-apply. They're expensive and time consuming to reply, but will greatly increase the time interval between re-polishing and touch up the finish.
Jafromobile I see. After polishing it's best to leave it alone. Maybe use a cleaner (possibly aluminum cleaner) occasionally followed by a thorough rinsing while engine is cold of course.
I love your videos and the attention to detail, you turned me into a mitsh fan thank you
Iv had a polished bay before and never again its like a constant battle ha
What kind of wire wheels did you use for this? im removing my head and would very much like to do this
1. This is a re-polish of a part I had already polished before. Several times before. In fact once you start this, it's a never-ending proces. 2. No wire wheels were used in the process. These were all polishing bobs and flannel wheels. The polishing compound was black and white rouge. Black rouge comes first because it's very aggressive.
The first polish of an un-polished part takes weeks to do by hand if you want to do it correctly. Once finished, it will clash with every un-finished part in the engine bay. To do everything visible, plan on about 2 months of down-time. If you still want this, then we both understand why you still want this. Be warned, it's a life sentence. You'll be working on it for the life of the part because all the metals engines are made from will oxidize and corrode in contact with air.
well even if i dont stay on top of it all the time. anything is better than where its at right now. and I want the bay show car status. i.e. polished intake manifold painted valve cover, titanium exhaust manifold studs and vc bolts. I will have all winter for this project and I feel like the start is going to be the hardest part at least finding out what to start with. So straight from a head out of a junkyard never seen the tlc in this video you would recommend the black rouge? no brass wheels or scrubbing to remove oxidation?
Dylan Dorosh I've got a video on this channel called "how to polish aluminum" which details how to get started. ;)
so you started the polishing of a cast head with 220 grit sandpaper?
Yessir. In some spots I lightly used carbides to cut down and smooth casting lines. Then I started with 220 on up to 1000 grit, wet sanding the whole time.
America is quite partial to bling on an automobile. I prefer the understated look of sand cast of matte finish.
beautiful work!
that looks sick. what did you use?
Just beautiful
What are you using to polish?