Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap

[INSIDIOUS '86]

So around Christmas advance auto parts Was having free shipping on orders over $100 and 15 dollars off orders with their Christmas special promo code.
So I decided to pull the trigger on a set of these- http://m.advanceautoparts.com/mt/sho...110944&ci_sku=

I got them in the mail about 5 days later via fed-ex ( bastards still beat up my packages) and pulled them out and this is how they looked[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]
I was kinda peeved cause everywhere they are described as natural finish. Horrible quality powder coating. My plan revolves around having natural finish aluminum to Sand and polish So I bought some talstrip and took them to an actual natural finish [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] I proceeded to buy 400, 800,1000,and two thousand grit wet dry sandpaper and sanding in 90 degrees of each grit step. It took me a while to find a good combo to get a mirror finish but I found that once I got mothers polish it made all the difference. I used a old whit cotton shirt for the polishing and another for the buffing [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]