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Old 04-02-2004, 09:41 AM   #1
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Thumbs up CHROMING the Kinetix plenum...

Starting the process now as soon as I'm done with this first post so here we go.....
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Old 04-02-2004, 11:09 AM   #3
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Rob, since the plenum flexes so much with variations on inlet air pressure, do you think paint cracking will be a problem?
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Old 04-02-2004, 12:10 PM   #4
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Smile No I don't think so.

Mike this plenum is hard as a rock, feels like if you would knock on your stock plenum.
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Rob is that a V2 plenum.
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Old 04-02-2004, 01:35 PM   #6
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Yes......

It's a version2 Kinetix
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Old 04-02-2004, 06:01 PM   #7
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Thumbs up Ok a little whipped but here we go...

Sanding as much of the texture out as possible where the pad would reach with the DA (Dual Action) sander.
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Old 04-02-2004, 06:02 PM   #8
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Hand sanding
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You can see...

the texture that must be sanded "Smooth as glass"
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Minor imperfections....

in the plastic, little pinholes which must be filled.
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Two part...

polyurethane filler for the visible imperfections and pinholes.
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Filled...

wait for it to kick and sand smooth.
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A little...

Florida sunshine to help the filler catalyze.
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Pinholes...

Filled.
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Old 04-02-2004, 06:13 PM   #15
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Wetsanding the entire plenum...

Three times, 320-400-1000
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