Why Yes, You Can Mirror Polish a DeLorean

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By Sean Michael Ragan
Posted 2012/01/09 @ 6:00 am
Category Energy, Workshop

Yet another reason to own a stainless steel car. An “insane amount of time,” but the results are undeniably stunning; check out more pics in this thread at autopia.org. Rob Beschizza found that it’s been done at least once before. [via Boing Boing]

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13 Responses to Why Yes, You Can Mirror Polish a DeLorean

David Kavanagh on January 9th, 2012 at 6:21 am said:

they forgot to do the wheels!

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Anonymous on January 9th, 2012 at 8:02 am said:

I’ve see it before:http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071230065230/starwars/images/thumb/a/af/Royalstarship.jpg/830px-Royalstarship.jpg

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Ed Dodt on January 9th, 2012 at 1:23 pm said:

beauty

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Anonymous on January 10th, 2012 at 9:32 am said:

Audi A8. All aluminum. It’s been done with similar results, but not using a difficult to find, antique car.

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Anonymous on January 10th, 2012 at 4:09 pm said:

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/galleries/427-gallery or any of the other galleries.

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Tom on January 15th, 2012 at 9:32 pm said:

George McFly: Uh… now Biff, I want make sure that we get two coats of wax this time. Not just one.
Biff Tannen: Just finishing up the second coat now.
George McFly: Now Biff, don’t con me!
Biff Tannen: I-I’m-I’m sorry, Mr. McFly. I-I meant I was just starting on the second coat.

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Dean Thomas on January 19th, 2012 at 1:36 pm said:

I don’t know if I’d want to polish up my De Lorean likee that…

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tekmage on January 19th, 2012 at 3:51 pm said:

It’s like a Cylon with wheels!

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Chip on January 19th, 2012 at 11:53 pm said:

I sure don’t want to follow it down the highway in the morning or late afternoon…

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Janarootoo on January 20th, 2012 at 1:45 pm said:

Talk about fingerprints… and it’s a road hazard on a sunny day…

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Karl Becker on January 22nd, 2012 at 10:56 am said:

In my experience porlishing stainless steel takes takes a hell of alot of time and patience. If you try this you better be really commited.

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Bill "Stretch" Coleman on January 23rd, 2012 at 10:32 am said:

Does it get better gas mileage now?

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S Patterson on February 16th, 2012 at 2:48 pm said:

Looks lovely, unless you are behind it on a sunny day and the glare kills.

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