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Nov 6, 2008 | 11:52 AM

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Polishing my rear diff case

As I seem to spend a good few minutes under the rear of my car cleaning and polishing my loverly H&S exhaust, it has been said to clean my diff case.

What do I use and how do I use it to get the best result.

Nov 6, 2008 | 01:13 PM

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lol. im not the only one who goes under the car to clean the zorst then. lol. i did this to my diff case. i got a little wire wheel that goes into the drill and spent a few mins cleaning it. the effect is awesome just aftert a few mins. i will be doing it again next week, when im off work. im gonna spend a while on it and get it looking mint. aint got any pics of it tho

. but it does look lovely.

Nov 6, 2008 | 01:19 PM

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Try doing it on a bloody Peugeot

Scraped knuckles, but I will have a shiney backbox

Nov 6, 2008 | 05:33 PM

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Thanks HT04. I suppose I could get out my wire wool and autosoul and have a go.

To make the job easier, I have 4 axle stands

Nov 7, 2008 | 02:46 PM

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Dremel, wire brushes, metal brush bits, then felt polishing bits plus Blackfire range of metal polishes and a dollop of patience. Bling bling!

Nov 7, 2008 | 04:53 PM

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ask simon (silver scoobysport) as he has done it before

Nov 7, 2008 | 07:31 PM

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Dremel, wire brushes, metal brush bits, then felt polishing bits plus Blackfire range of metal polishes and a dollop of patience. Bling bling!

When you say it like that, you make it sound so easy

I don't what it to be uber shiny, just looking better.

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Nov 7, 2008 | 08:34 PM

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diffs are easy enough to pick up, so why not get a spare cover and do it in comfort

Nov 7, 2008 | 09:01 PM

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ask simon (silver scoobysport) as he has done it before

Excessive amounts of elbow grease

I used something like this Darren, Item number: 150298676549

that got it up to scratch.

Nov 8, 2008 | 07:49 AM

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......or cheat like I did and buy a Prodrive Diff Guard!

Nov 12, 2008 | 07:37 PM

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I had a go at it today and it came up quite good considering I was flat of my back reaching above my head. Going to have another go tomorrow and I will take some pictures for you to see my effort.

Nov 13, 2008 | 10:45 AM

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I had another go and got this result using wire wool/steel wool Autosoul and Megs nxt metal Polish

Not bad I don't think

Nov 14, 2008 | 03:16 AM

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where can i get a prodrive diff gaurd for a MY00 Classic?

Nov 14, 2008 | 09:21 AM

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Excessive amounts of elbow grease

I used something like this Darren, Item number: 150298676549

that got it up to scratch.

I saw this thread and wondered how long it would be before you were showing your backend to the world!

Looking good as ever Si.

My Whiteline ARM looks like a rusty old nail in comparison to these! Time to whip it off and paint it up like Ian has. Makes you think it is easier to paint it with Hammerite before it goes on...

Nov 14, 2008 | 10:36 AM

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I had another go and got this result using wire wool/steel wool Autosoul and Megs nxt metal Polish

Not bad I don't think

Big improvement

Nov 14, 2008 | 11:03 AM

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Cheers. I am happy with the result. I think if I wanted to get it better, then I think I would have to get a dremel.

Nov 14, 2008 | 12:39 PM

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Have you thought about renewing the bolts or painting them Black ? would finish it off nicely.

Nov 14, 2008 | 02:25 PM

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It's like painting a room in your house though. That newly painted room makes the other walls look a little tired and in need of attention.....

Nov 14, 2008 | 02:27 PM

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Cheers. I am happy with the result. I think if I wanted to get it better, then I think I would have to get a dremel.

looks sweet mate, going to try and do my diff gaurd soon, getting a dremel for my birthday (10 dec) so see how it goes. you could always give it go on a MK meet see if you can get it any better. looks good tho

Nov 14, 2008 | 06:06 PM

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Cheers. Might need a mains supply though.

Nov 14, 2008 | 11:08 PM

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Nope i went with the battery one new model has a power pack thing you plug in.

Dremel 8000JG Li-Ion Cordless 10.8V : Buy Dremel 8000JG Li-Ion Cordless 10.8V at Axminster Power Tool Centre

Nov 15, 2008 | 11:50 AM

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Cool. That would be handy. Might need to bring my axle stands and trolley jack thought what with a rather low car

Nov 16, 2008 | 05:26 PM

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no prob dude

Nov 16, 2008 | 05:39 PM

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Its settled then. Now we need a meet to go to

Nov 17, 2008 | 07:31 PM

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you dont need a dremel you can get a drill bit thats like a wire brush but circular and it gets in all the tricky bits took about 20 mins just something that was in my tool box

ill see if i can find a picture