Detailing 101 Need to find out how to pamper your new MINI? Find out all the detailing secrets here.

Must be winter, quiet here

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 01:39 PM
  #876  
MiniMaybee's Avatar
MiniMaybee
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,067
Likes: 1
From: Centennial, CO
Slap a sticker on the bumper that tells everyone what you got: "You can't see them, but I got coilovers"
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 01:50 PM
  #877  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
... and you can count the sticker as a mod, too!
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:09 PM
  #878  
kenchan's Avatar
kenchan
6th Gear
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 31,439
Likes: 4
so you say i should put a hydro decal on there too?
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:38 PM
  #879  
Modnar's Avatar
Modnar
6th Gear
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,472
Likes: 0
From: Cincinnati, OH
Originally Posted by kenchan
so you say i should put a hydro decal on there too?
I can't believe you haven't worked out a sponsorship deal by now.
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:41 PM
  #880  
kenchan's Avatar
kenchan
6th Gear
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 31,439
Likes: 4
Originally Posted by Modnar
I can't believe you haven't worked out a sponsorship deal by now.
yah, the requirement is that i must discard all griotsgarage products
prior to asking for sponsorship(?).
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 03:20 PM
  #881  
Jughead's Avatar
Jughead
4th Gear
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 311
Likes: 0
From: Chicago Burbs - North
You could go with the NASCAR sponsorship scheme. With a large enough hood decal and some on the front bumper you would not have to worry about rock chips or swirls....
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 03:34 PM
  #882  
lotsie's Avatar
lotsie
Thread Starter
|
Banned
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 15,382
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by MiniMaybee
lotsie - any luck finding those damn monkeys that stole your avatar? Oh, maybe it is just me that can't see it.
No, damn monkeys, sneaky little devils

But I did get my first call for work today, hanging electrics(lighting).

Mark
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 04:24 PM
  #883  
Jughead's Avatar
Jughead
4th Gear
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 311
Likes: 0
From: Chicago Burbs - North
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 06:19 PM
  #884  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
^
 
Reply
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 07:19 PM
  #885  
MiniMaybee's Avatar
MiniMaybee
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,067
Likes: 1
From: Centennial, CO
That looks great Jughead, but nobody will know he has coilovers - which afterall was the whole reason behind going NASCAR.
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:24 AM
  #886  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
Needs a strip across the top of the windshield that says "I Have Badazz COILOVERS!!!"
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:38 AM
  #887  
kenchan's Avatar
kenchan
6th Gear
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 31,439
Likes: 4
LOL!
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:35 AM
  #888  
Jughead's Avatar
Jughead
4th Gear
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 311
Likes: 0
From: Chicago Burbs - North
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:40 AM
  #889  
MLPearson79's Avatar
MLPearson79
OVERDRIVE
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,746
Likes: 10
From: Terre Haute, IN
^
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 12:02 PM
  #890  
kenchan's Avatar
kenchan
6th Gear
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 31,439
Likes: 4
hey, i got my set this morning. gonna take a look tonight
and install at kenchan's garage sun morning.

you guys with your little pictures
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 12:15 PM
  #891  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
And now for something completely different...

Installed my new exhaust tips today.


But, in a bonehead move, did something careless while I was fabbing them up and got lots of little scratches on them... what's the best way to polish little scratches (almost swirl-like) out of mirror-polished stainless steel?
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 12:48 PM
  #892  
Modnar's Avatar
Modnar
6th Gear
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,472
Likes: 0
From: Cincinnati, OH
Originally Posted by BlimeyCabrio
And now for something completely different...

Installed my new exhaust tips today.
Nice tips!

(Double checked to make sure I spelled that second word correctly.)

What's the writing on the top?
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:25 PM
  #893  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
Thermal Research & Development

 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:33 PM
  #894  
lotsie's Avatar
lotsie
Thread Starter
|
Banned
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 15,382
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by BlimeyCabrio

But, in a bonehead move, did something careless while I was fabbing them up and got lots of little scratches on them... what's the best way to polish little scratches (almost swirl-like) out of mirror-polished stainless steel?
Give Never Dull wading polish a try. I use it on Chrome, works great. You may want to try a test on an area you can't see.

Mark
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:39 PM
  #895  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
Thanks Mark! Glad you had a good day hanging lights!

I looked a Nevr-Dull's website - looks like a great cleaner / tarnish remover - but I'm gonna need something abrasive - maybe some kind of rouge and a buffing wheel or ?

I think I may actually have a little container of rouge in my shop - might try it with the Dremel buffer and see what happens. Again, testing on a hidden area first.
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 02:25 PM
  #896  
MiniMaybee's Avatar
MiniMaybee
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,067
Likes: 1
From: Centennial, CO
I'm surprised you didn't check DP. I have some of this P21S stuff and some little buffing tips for my hand drill. Works great!
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 02:31 PM
  #897  
BlimeyCabrio's Avatar
BlimeyCabrio
6th Gear
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,773
Likes: 9
From: Holly Springs, NC
I'm still not convinced that stuff is as aggressive as what I'll need... have you actually used it to buff out scratches in stainless? It's one thing to remove "stains, water spots or blemishes"... or "minor scratches from paintwork" - it's another to actually get scratches out of stainless steel... it's hard stuff...
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 02:36 PM
  #898  
MiniMaybee's Avatar
MiniMaybee
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,067
Likes: 1
From: Centennial, CO
I used it on my chrome tip to get the discoloring off and it worked really well. As for scratches, yeah it may not be abrasive enough. You could probably use it as the last step to remove the haze from your make-up, oops I mean rouge.
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 02:47 PM
  #899  
lotsie's Avatar
lotsie
Thread Starter
|
Banned
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 15,382
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by MiniMaybee
You could probably use it as the last step to remove the haze from your make-up, oops I mean rouge.


Mark
 
Reply
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 04:13 PM
  #900  
kenchan's Avatar
kenchan
6th Gear
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 31,439
Likes: 4
wenol polish is wat i use for exhaust tips. available at your
nearest williams sonoma.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... coils.

 
Reply



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:21 AM.