so I did some laundry...
if you don't get the reference;
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=66778.0those finned covers were chromed. I tried blasting it off, but it's not working. I'm just using the finned 'sohc' one(back left in pic) and my original clutch cover. the finned clutch cover is super heavy, pointless. not very utilitarian.
so I might have them rechromed? would rather they were just polished bare metal, but how do I get down to it? metal etch would prob ruin the metal underneath also. so it's take them somewhere to be stripped or rechromed($) or paint them black to match the head and jugs which are going semigloss black.
they were black before, but with the finned parts on the engine being black as well, will this be too busy? what about doing the tappet covers black also? opinions?
also, I've polished metal before, mostly gas tanks, but I am far from expert at polishing. usually I wet sand til it's ready to polish then just use a foam polisher chucked to a die grinder. this works more or less. I now have polishing wheels and some other goodies I picked up at HF.
how would you do these engine covers using what you see in the pics?
I know there are a lot of topics on polishing. if there is one that you know of that would help, please post a link here...
starting from the pieces being blasted rough as now, normally next I would wet sand. which will suck with all the tight spots and crevices. any advice?