i picked up a cheap translucent airbox a couple of weeks ago off of craigslist that the previous owner decided to remove the "X" so here are the steps that i went through to clean it up.
this is what it looked like when i picked it up
so first i tried lighter fluid to remove the glue and that didnt work so i used a razor blade to remove most of the big globs of glue
i then used 600 grit sandpaper to remove the glue film. then started with novus #3
i polished it till i could not see the out line of the "X" from underneath
then i moved on to novus #2 and about 15 minutes later it looked like this
i had thought that i was done till i looked at it in the sun and realized that i missed a spot so im going to do it over again
i was actually surprised by how easy it was and how little time it took.
Nice! Many people ask how to do this and always come up empty handed. I'll give a pre-emptive thanks for others for posting this
Very nice work.
That looks great. I tried doing mine, the glue had sank like 1/8th inch into the plastic. I ended up just putting the X back on! Glad yours worked out!
Thanks Squidbeullie. I bought a damaged airbox cover to practice on before removing the X from my (good) one. had given up, but will now attempt again having seen your success.
Good work.
if u've got one to practice on... practice with a rotary buffer (not an orbital)instead of hand polishing. goes sooo much faster. There kinda pricey but u can offset the cost by buffin scratches for buddies (if u get good @ it) Novus looks like pretty good compound just use a wool"buffing" pad with the heavy and a foam "polishing pad" with the light. u'll have to figure out a way to hold the air box in place so it doesnt go flyin though;)
i used one of my stools.. then i didnt have to worry about breaking the front tabs by pushing down to hard.
u'll have to figure out a way to hold the air box in place so it doesnt go flyin though
/\ that is what i did when i preped mine for paint
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