Polishing inlet pipes - advice on best products/techniques?

[thatguy11]

I want to try and get a decent shine into my engine's inlet pipes, but as with many cars they're fairly rough castings, a far cry from the lovely chromed pipes you see on Alfa V6s etc.

I had a quick go at the weekend with some wet & dry and polish but nothing much came from it. Does anyone know the best products and techniques to getting a decent shine into pipes like this? Is it just a case of hours on end with different sandpapers then polish?

My engine bay as it stands - inlet pipes are ok but nowhere near shiny enough for my liking!

[thatguy11]

Cheers for the info guys, hmmm...a gigantic amount of manual labour, that's what I was afraid of!

I'm giving some thought to buying another one and sending it off to get done properly....costs depending. Not spending silly money for something people will rarely ever see!