:icon17: haha

Greetings.

Rep Freely

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nice.. wait, u going forced induction? :D or is this for your NAWZ kit?

I shall buddy.

dat is wat we all like to think.. :ugh:











k, jk ;)

I don't see water or a dusting of snow hurting a new age car. As long as it isn't standing water over a 3 month period, I'm not worried about rust or anything. I'm literally just worried about the tires. That's all.

u see, my Z melts in the rain and snow.

I hope I didn't miss any reps. I got distracted and wasn't sure where I left off. Bad Boner...

Yeaaaa.... not everyone is a wimp like you ;)

I'm just going over everything mentally as a checklist for this weekend. Having never stored a car all winter is making me nervous.

these cars are meant to last, i just dont like seeing rust on the undercarriage.

one thing i HIGHLY recommend is to wash the engine bay very well each spring if u drive in the salt. i mean wash from the top, then take the bottom cover off and wash from the bottom too along with suspension bits. then rub the bare metals with a light coat of oil.

dat a lone will make ur car age so much less every year. my last dd i had for 4yrs, had barely any corrosion on the undercarriage. and rarely washed in the winter. carmax was quite impressed how great of a condition it was in. :p

and just yesterday i got a recall notice from honda stating dat the takata airbag will kill me 150% guaranteed each and every time if i still had it. :ugh:

so im glad i got rid of it... lol :icon17:

I'll be sure to do that now. I have a local carwasher with those sprayer hose things that have an engine bay cleaner. $5 and clean the engine/under carriage.

Person; Dude, it's 20 degrees out!
Me: think of the salt!

i just use my firemen's nozzle in low stream. lol no fancy needed. people cry to cover all the electronics.. not needed. just dont go crazy spraying onto the alternator and intake tract.. plus on the Z the battery is already covered so very easy to do.

u'd want a raceramp to remove the bottom shroud though, to wash from the bottom. the cover does a good job keeping most of the salt out, but the block u can see salt powder on there.. not that it will eat through the block, but i hate seeing corroding engine blocks. :mad:

then i take my shopvac in blower mode and blow all the water off... then let dry for a good hr or so, or if in garage, i place my little fan on the engine bay area and let it blow dry for 4-5hrs.

Leaf blower from Amazon for $25 hahahaha. I do want a Henry the Hoover though. I really need to pull the trigger on those race ramps or make a cheap set of plywood with rhino ramps.

For you OnZ....

http://i.imgur.com/w5mt34n.jpg

hey if it works no issue! i like the double duty on my little 5gallon shopvac. saves space.

wow... a horse flying a plane.

Time to pull out a pair of scissors and clear your view of the TV.

or just tug it and pretend u had nothing to do with it when she looks over...?

'did u just pull my hair? :mad: '


:confused:

'u stupid people! :mad:'


:rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: (all 3 chuckling)

I plan on washing everything this weekend and following up with paint glaze, one step selant, and wax. I need to get her looking nice again since I had to drive mine in the horrible winter this year, (2 snow storms). :roflpuke2:

so where is EW? post jimmy johns explosions?

:tup: sounds therapeutic. :p

but wouldnt one-step sealant remove ur glaze? :confused: u meant the regular sealant?

Maybe he forgot to bring his phone into the bathroom:eek:

guys gotta try HydroMax mang.. thing is phenomenal! :rock:

i had water spots on the G's gnosis's lips from washing my wife's car right next to it. spots just washed off like nothing happened. :p and the brilliance is amazing.

:rofl2:


EW's day.. 10% eat, 5% work, 85% explosions. :ugh:

and i wash in the sun, datz right. use the right technology and technique no water spots. :p

just gotta go real fast! :eekdance:

not to the bathroom, EW... :icon08:

for successful washing in the sun, one must not eat tacohell the previous night. :iagree:

as u all know, tacohell is a laxative. :ugh:

Mexican in general is a laxative!

Not sure what one-step sealant means - the sealant I use can be used by itself or layered. But glaze goes best directly on the paint. Top it with sealant or wax of your choice. I do the same thing as MB when I do a full detail job. Wash, clay, correct (I usually just spot hand polish if needed), glaze, sealant, wax, :yum:

if MB is talking about griot's one-step sealant, it has diminishing abrasives in there to make it a one step (polish and sealant) combo.
in dat case, the glazed surface/membrane would be removed.. :ugh:

ooohhh... yeah... no... that will definitely take off the glaze :thumbsdown:

yah, maybe he meant the griot's sealant (regular sealant has no abrasives).

my new technique is clay, polish (scratchX on RO) or glaze, HydroMax :rock:
so frikken easy.

i need to polish my Z this spring. will do dat too next month when i take a long break. :D