Mopar Muscle Association UK

What's the best method? Got some s/h ones that are in need of TLC, but guessing I can't just get busy with a wire brush on 'em?

autosolv or mothers mag are good, can be hard to get hold of thou but you will need plenty of it i had a go with a polishing mop fitted to a drill, found it better with old fashioned elbow grease (also very hard to get!!) theres probably other stuff around thou just as good

link to mothers mag

http://www.performancemotorcare.com/aca ... __835.html

link to autosol

http://www.autosol.de/shop-en/

You could use a wire brush first Stupot, just make sure the wires are copper and not steel. A nice fine soft metal wire brush will get eh very worst off, then move onto the polishing kit. Start with a reasonably coarse polish and go all the way down to lime powder.

The big question though, is how bad are the covers mate? got a picture?

As if by magic, Clivey!

Thank's, Both. Didn't realise Autosol had got so many products! Not used it since the old tubes of semi-abrasive stuff I used to clean my bicycle bits up with as a kid!

I'd quite like to see if I can freshen up the intake a bit too. All advice welcome, chaps.

Hmmm... That pic of the rocker cover looked a lot sharper before I compressed it... I'll go get a better one in a sec.

i used a soft brass wire brush like the type used on suede shoes - again they dont last long but do a good job

000 grade wire wool with paraffin,wash, then autosol.

If you are painting them just get them sand blasted. Same with the intake.

They will come out looking like new castings with a fine matt finish.

Some good advice Gents, ta! Some better photo's below. Nothing much wrong with them at all, just need a spruce up, I think. Close up of the pitting, if that's the right term.

Dave, wasn't really planning on painting them, but you've got me thinking now.... Must refer to my other thread and see what advice is there!

i wouldnt paint those covers after a few days hard polishing they will look superb

That's kind of what I was thinking, Mate. Plus, money spent on blasting isn't really an option, sad to say.

Elbow grease is free though, I guess.

I can bead blast them if you want

Frost do a "wrinkle finish" black paint similar to what was used on stock street Hemi and the cast Mopar Performance rocker covers.

I just paint my cast covers Halfords satin black.

If you are going to polish those covers you need a bench grinder with a polishing mop attatchment kit such as Frost also sells.

While shopping at Frost look at some of their paint finishes. Some duplicate the original finish of many parts including your intake if a couple of quid at the sand blasters is too expensive for you.

I got some great Aluminium paint, comes in fine, medium and course.