Fresh Air Exhaust - Polished finish did you like it?

[Mttigefan]

The most recent FAE group purchase peaked my interest and I've run a question by Larry Mann about availability of polished stainless for my boat 07 24 ve.
He responded that they were less than thrilled with the qualilty of the polished finish and wondered if We could post a query here to see what those of you who bought the polished finish thought. I'll see that he recieves a summary of all of your comments. Thanks in advance for your input.

[Moki]

I got the polished finish and I really like it.

[TeamAllen]

I got the polished as well, but haven't installed it yet.

[Paublo]

Mine has the polished finish. To me it is not a high gloss, super shiny polished finish, but more of a simple polished stainless finish- if that makes sense. I like it just fine.

[jleger98]

In my conversations with Larry, he told me he was concerned with the quality, and the time it takes to get it polished to the point where he likes it. Sounded to me like he had an issue with the vendor as well.

[dogbert]

Yeah, I looked at it but it seemed like it would be a pain to keep looking nice. So, I opted for black.

[TeamAllen]

I was afraid of the opposite, I thought the black would eventually start coming off.

[jleger98]

I'm sure there has been cases of both. I am confident Larry would make it good though.

[dogbert]

Not sure that it really matters since that part of the boat is usually submerged.

[TigeDuner]

I have said it before, and will say it again, couldn't be happier. The finish is as good as it performs-perfect.

[talltigeguy]

I have black, but wish that I had the polished, it just has a nice bling factor to it in pictures. Never seen one in real life.

My black is starting to peel off a little.

[dogbert]

BTW, I think it does look cool!

[Moki]

I have said it before, and will say it again, couldn't be happier. The finish is as good as it performs-perfect.

Where did you get the bars to cover the threaded bolts coming down?

[TigeDuner]

If you read the instructions closely, you will find a note that Larry will send them to you if you request them. He sent me two pieces of ss pipe, I cut them to the exact length with a chop saw, covered the rods with rubber fuel line to take up the slack, and slid them on. It really finished the job off nice.

[scootc]

We love the way our SS FAE looks. The quality is excellent!