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i have an 01gtp with an f1 motorsports sd hood.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/memb...gt-picture1143-ram-air-hood-added-in-2005.jpg
the link to the image of what the hood looks like is NOT my car but thats the hood i have on my car. anyways, as you can see from the picture theres a functional ramair and functional heat extractors. on my car i have aluminum grills. they would look excellent except the metal is not treated and the idiot that put the grills in did not use brass or stainless screws and the screws are rusted and the metal is deoxidzed. but thats not all... he fixed the screws in there with loctite so i wont be able to remove the grills as i have broken 2 screw drivers and i dont want to crack this hood tap/dieing them out. so my situation (no jersey shore six pk intended cause he is a pain just like this project is going to be) i figure if i mask around each grill and do whatever i gotta do to each grill i SHOULD be fine. i mean i have brushes so if i use a cream/polish/wax or whatever i can remove the excess from the holes of the grill with them. BUT i already used noxxon polish that works excellent on my musical instruments and that didnt do anything to these grills and its ammonia based. so im wondering if i should go the sandpaper route and mask/cover all the surfaces exposing only the metal of the grills? if so, where can i find sandpaper mulipack that would range in the high 3000s so i can get those puppies and to shine (and the screws). or is there a kit i should buy (i do not own a drill so i cant use circular disks) also what metal stuff should i use to preserve the look so i dont have to do this again? thx in advance before my bloodpressure rises. :)
 
You lost me @ "He applied loctite to the screws" :doh:

What kinda metal is this again? and what is it exactly you are trying to achieve :help:
 
Can you use some silver touch up on the screws ???
 
fabiolas4 said:
i have an 01gtp with an f1 motorsports sd hood.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/memb...gt-picture1143-ram-air-hood-added-in-2005.jpg
the link to the image of what the hood looks like is NOT my car but thats the hood i have on my car. anyways, as you can see from the picture theres a functional ramair and functional heat extractors. on my car i have aluminum grills. they would look excellent except the metal is not treated and the idiot that put the grills in did not use brass or stainless screws and the screws are rusted and the metal is deoxidzed. but thats not all... he fixed the screws in there with loctite so i wont be able to remove the grills as i have broken 2 screw drivers and i dont want to crack this hood tap/dieing them out. so my situation (no jersey shore six pk intended cause he is a pain just like this project is going to be) i figure if i mask around each grill and do whatever i gotta do to each grill i SHOULD be fine. i mean i have brushes so if i use a cream/polish/wax or whatever i can remove the excess from the holes of the grill with them. BUT i already used noxxon polish that works excellent on my musical instruments and that didnt do anything to these grills and its ammonia based. so im wondering if i should go the sandpaper route and mask/cover all the surfaces exposing only the metal of the grills? if so, where can i find sandpaper mulipack that would range in the high 3000s so i can get those puppies and to shine (and the screws). or is there a kit i should buy (i do not own a drill so i cant use circular disks) also what metal stuff should i use to preserve the look so i dont have to do this again? thx in advance before my bloodpressure rises. :)
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Sorry, but what did you say? This email is very hard to read Use some paragraphing, smaller sentences and larger type.

Good luck
 
sorry guys for the excess rambling im just so pissed at this situation. the owner of my vehicle before me, applied loctite to the screws to hold the grills of my ramair/heat extractors in, instead of just screwing them in, the previous owner put in loctite and i cant get the screws out to polish them. (the grills on my hood.) what im looking to do is shine up my grills on the hood because they are dull, deoxidized, and the screws arent stainless so they are brown. i was thinking sanding them because i already tried noxxon chrome polish and that didnt do anything. obviously i would mask them all off first before i started the sanding but my question is if its a good idea to sand the grills (aluminum) what kind of grit should i use?
 
if sanding them is an option (which is dont think would be a good one) getting sanding scratches out by hand is going to take you awhile. i would make sure you try ever polish you can before attempting to sand them seeing that they cant get worse once you sand them. wish i could help in picking the right polish to do it but i got nothing. sorry
 
fabiolas4 said:
sorry guys for the excess rambling im just so pissed at this situation. the owner of my vehicle before me, applied loctite to the screws to hold the grills of my ramair/heat extractors in, instead of just screwing them in, the previous owner put in loctite and i cant get the screws out to polish them. (the grills on my hood.) what im looking to do is shine up my grills on the hood because they are dull, deoxidized, and the screws arent stainless so they are brown. i was thinking sanding them because i already tried noxxon chrome polish and that didnt do anything. obviously i would mask them all off first before i started the sanding but my question is if its a good idea to sand the grills (aluminum) what kind of grit should i use?
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They'll come off/out if you really want them out (screws) Take the hood off if necesary

You can sand them if you want, but unless you can finish by polishing, their going to look jacked up IMO. Plus, in 6 months (or less) your going to have the same problem
 
You can make the screws much easier to remove by applying heat to them to "unlock" the Locktite.

I can generally get the blue Locktite to release by holding a hot soldering iron to the screw head for a while. If he used the red, stud setting Locktite you will have to heat it with a torch.
 
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