What did you do with your Z today VI (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

kenchan · 09-25-2014, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I was working with 1' squares, which made it much easier I think than if I had a big roll. I stuck one square in there with the plastic still protecting the sticky material and molded it where I wanted, with one edge lined up against the vertical seam. Then marked at the fold or just pulled out the folded square, cut where needed, and applied the piece. Then measure the next area the same way. I only did this on one side because I had a limited number of squares for the entire hatch, but it was very efficient with little waste and excellent coverage

i felt like a taffyapple mouse while i was trying to get into that little crevise!

OldFart · 09-25-2014, 12:35 PM

Had Mike do a set of rear calipers for me, quick turn around and the quality is top notch. Under indoor lighting a bright orange, outside shade flips to a goldish tint, in the sun the orange pops again. Had some time this morning and popped one on. Couldn't be more happier.

cigarclifford · 09-25-2014, 12:42 PM

[QUOTE=OldFart;2978328]Had Mike do a set of rear calipers for me, quick turn around and the quality is top notch. Under indoor lighting a bright orange, outside shade flips to a goldish tint, in the sun the orange pops again. Had some time this morning and popped one on. Couldn't be more happier.

Your brake calipers look great and for sure that's the work from fellow forum member "Mike
The Powder Coater" a true artist...........

Bananaz · 09-25-2014, 01:13 PM

Who is this mike? And how much does he charge?

cigarclifford · 09-25-2014, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bananaz

Who is this mike? And how much does he charge?

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JARblue · 09-25-2014, 01:28 PM

Went by the Austin Z Clinic today while I was out. The guy lives there with his wife and does all the work himself. Shot the $hit with him for about 20 min while he worked on the brakes for a very

G37. Seems like a real good guy

That being said, the bushing removal tool he has is actually for a 350Z. We took a look at it, and I hope the suspension bits behind the cross member (opposite the diff) don't get in the way. Otherwise, he'll just have to spend the time to remove some extra bits. I'm just glad someone who knows what they're doing will be working on it. I will be dropping the car off tonight for him to work on in the morning

Pintsize725 · 09-25-2014, 02:24 PM

QD'd some bird poo off my door and roof on my lunch break.

I realize I can't keep dirt completely off the car, but would anything help someone who parks in a construction type lot with dirt stirred up daily?

OldFart · 09-25-2014, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Went by the Austin Z Clinic today while I was out. The guy lives there with his wife and does all the work himself. Shot the $hit with him for about 20 min while he worked on the brakes for a very

G37. Seems like a real good guy

That being said, the bushing removal tool he has is actually for a 350Z. We took a look at it, and I hope the suspension bits behind the cross member (opposite the diff) don't get in the way. Otherwise, he'll just have to spend the time to remove some extra bits. I'm just glad someone who knows what they're doing will be working on it. I will be dropping the car off tonight for him to work on in the morning

Curious what the tool looked like. I used a 4" diameter 3" long .25 thick round aluminum piece. A 4" x 3/8" thick plate a long bolt and one of the front differential washers. Failed miserably as the washer collapsed and the bushing collar didn't move. Did the drill and cut method and that got it. At least the tool wasn't a total failure, it pressed the new one in very nicely.

kenchan · 09-25-2014, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

QD'd some bird poo off my door and roof on my lunch break.

I realize I can't keep dirt completely off the car, but would anything help someone who parks in a construction type lot with dirt stirred up daily?

hope didnt eat that for lunch?

a good coat of polymer on the panels and california duster would help.

but if there's dew or rain on the car then it's better to just use QD.

or try the griot's sprayon car wash and use it as QD. that thing has SUPER lubricity.

spray liberally, wipe vertically first with only clean part of towel, then use a clean side of mf towel to wipe off the rest.

LNATKFRNG · 09-25-2014, 08:41 PM

Todays box

90 ST · 09-25-2014, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

LOL I noticed I could hear the exhaust... not sure if it's psychological (because 3 hours for the work I did) or not...

But I was worried about the bubbling issue during install so I went all out and did multiple passes and made sure it was on. It helps that I am small enough to fit in my trunk and with all the paddings out I had a lamp, scissors, razor, the dampeners and garbage pile. I was really surprised how much space is in the trunk when stripped!

Okay one more question... when lining with dyno/hush/whatever you use, do you also line the inside of the bumper area that's above the left wheel well?

Interesting choice on the tires. When you get your cooling kit on let's see some nudies! I mean pics!

Cover all you can, see my album...lol I even did the roof!

mishuko · 09-26-2014, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

QD'd some bird poo off my door and roof on my lunch break.

I realize I can't keep dirt completely off the car, but would anything help someone who parks in a construction type lot with dirt stirred up daily?

It's a never ever ever ever ever ever ever ending battle between me and a dirty car... I believe I have given my car more washes than I've taken showers this summer

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Originally Posted by 90 ST

Cover all you can, see my album...lol I even did the roof!

I checked it out! The door panel's look a bit trickier than the trunk... browsed through some DIY for the removal's and yar...

JARblue · 09-26-2014, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

It's a never ever ever ever ever ever ever ending battle between me and a dirty car... I believe I have given my car more washes than I've taken showers this summer

I haven't completely given up, but I have significantly reduced my time detailing the Z in the last year and a half. I just can't find the energy to do a full detail all at once. Since it's my DD, I just try and keep things clean as we go. I am still very pleased with my efforts. When I really clean her up, you'd almost think she was new. People go

when I tell them it has almost 60K miles

Assuming she comes away from the shop all ready to go with a new rear diff bushing today, I will do my best to reward her this weekend with a full 6 step exterior detail (wash, clay, polish, finish, glaze, wax) on those panels that need polishing. I polished the hood, roof and front fenders last detail, so they will just get the glaze and wax after wash and clay

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Originally Posted by mishuko

I checked it out! The door panel's look a bit trickier than the trunk... browsed through some DIY for the removal's and yar...

I haven't done the door panels mainly because I drive with the windows down 95% of the time. If I used hands-free BT for my phone, I would probably would have done it a long time ago. I did the trunk probably 2+ years ago

JARblue · 09-26-2014, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by OldFart

Curious what the tool looked like. I used a 4" diameter 3" long .25 thick round aluminum piece. A 4" x 3/8" thick plate a long bolt and one of the front differential washers. Failed miserably as the washer collapsed and the bushing collar didn't move. Did the drill and cut method and that got it. At least the tool wasn't a total failure, it pressed the new one in very nicely.

Similar I'm sure. If I can, I'll take a photo of it when I pick the car up

My description from memory

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Pintsize725 · 09-26-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

It's a never ever ever ever ever ever ever ending battle between me and a dirty car... I believe I have given my car more washes than I've taken showers this summer

I checked it out! The door panel's look a bit trickier than the trunk... browsed through some DIY for the removal's and yar...

I used to wash it at least once a week but I think I started giving up after finding blemish after blemish. I'm guilty of using automatic washes this year up until the most recent wash and wax a few days ago.

09-25-2014, 12:35 PM	#1862 (permalink)
OldFart Track Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Carlisle, PA Age: 61 Posts: 682 Drives: 2011 Wannabe Nismo Rep Power: 959	Had Mike do a set of rear calipers for me, quick turn around and the quality is top notch. Under indoor lighting a bright orange, outside shade flips to a goldish tint, in the sun the orange pops again. Had some time this morning and popped one on. Couldn't be more happier. FairladyZ10PG, axmea?, madwi and 2 others like this.

09-25-2014, 12:42 PM	#1863 (permalink)
cigarclifford A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cali State Hospital Posts: 13,351 Drives: 2017 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 458713	[QUOTE=OldFart;2978328]Had Mike do a set of rear calipers for me, quick turn around and the quality is top notch. Under indoor lighting a bright orange, outside shade flips to a goldish tint, in the sun the orange pops again. Had some time this morning and popped one on. Couldn't be more happier. Your brake calipers look great and for sure that's the work from fellow forum member "Mike The Powder Coater" a true artist........... __________________ -Clifford Last edited by cigarclifford; 09-25-2014 at 12:52 PM.

09-25-2014, 01:13 PM	#1864 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 13	Who is this mike? And how much does he charge? __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

09-25-2014, 01:28 PM	#1866 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Went by the Austin Z Clinic today while I was out. The guy lives there with his wife and does all the work himself. Shot the $hit with him for about 20 min while he worked on the brakes for a very G37. Seems like a real good guy That being said, the bushing removal tool he has is actually for a 350Z. We took a look at it, and I hope the suspension bits behind the cross member (opposite the diff) don't get in the way. Otherwise, he'll just have to spend the time to remove some extra bits. I'm just glad someone who knows what they're doing will be working on it. I will be dropping the car off tonight for him to work on in the morning OldFart and Ghostvette like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

09-25-2014, 02:24 PM	#1867 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211844	QD'd some bird poo off my door and roof on my lunch break. I realize I can't keep dirt completely off the car, but would anything help someone who parks in a construction type lot with dirt stirred up daily? __________________ Tracie

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