Gettin Ready - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

4DSZR1 · 07-03-2008

Spent the last couple days getting 4DSZR1 ready for our clubs show on July 15 and then the PNW Gathering on August 1 :-) Finished the wheel wells and engine bay, will polish and wax on Satuday and Sunday.

07-04-2008

Rick, has Pat kicked you out of the house and into the garage?

Looks great!

tomtom72 · 07-04-2008

Holy smokes that is sooo clean!

Please may I ask how do you get the plastic wheel well liners to look soooo good? Mine are all rough, like they've been sand blasted, so they hold the dirt and then when I wash'em they just look dull.....

Tom

RedSled · 07-04-2008

Wow. Nice. After two days at VIR and and nearly 600 road miles, mine doesn't look very good right now!

Z Factor · 07-04-2008

Looks great

4DSZR1 · 07-04-2008

Thank you guys for the compliments!
Jeff, I wish Pat would kick me out to the garage...

She's pretty good in that way, she knows I like spending time in the garage, and if I'm real nice she'll bring me lunch

The fender wells were fun to tackle, when I bought the car with 42k I was ready to buy all new plastic, but thought I should try some sort of resto first. Took them off, scrapped the tar globs off with a plastic putty knife. Cleaned them with lacquer thinner and 409. Now I had clean pitted and stripped fender wells...yuk. I wet sanded them 360-400-600 and then treated them with my favorite plastic treatment. Good stuff, not too shiny and not sticky at all and leaves the plastic looking dark, rich and kind of natural.

Thanks again you guys!

Happy 4th to you all :-)

Jagdpanzer · 07-04-2008

Fantastic work 4DSZR1!!
What did you use to brighten up the aluminum suspension pieces?

USAFPILOT · 07-04-2008

What about the springs? How do you get them so clean...I always heard to never put anything on them because they can be ruined by cleaners. I guess steel wool for the aluminum parts right?

RedSled · 07-04-2008

And the engine? I'm afraid to touch mine. It's not bad, but not that spotless!

4DSZR1 · 07-04-2008

The springs are kind of easy easy too.... I clean them with a wrung out old microfiber towel. On the aluminium I like to use Nevr Dull.

I like it because it doesn't wear down or round off the details like a courser compound might. Its messy and will make your hands black so I use lots of cheap Walgreens latex gloves.

The engine is tougher, I'm careful and when I first detailed it I used a lot paint thinner and q-tips in the hard to get to areas. On the large painted areas I use detail spray and some times top get rid of the splotches I used cleaner wax. I know it turns the P/C green/grey but I use it sparingly and want to have the top end done by Jeff F some time in future. I'm happy (generally) with how it looks....And very happy with how it runs!!!!

07-03-2008	#1
4DSZR1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Gettin Ready Spent the last couple days getting 4DSZR1 ready for our clubs show on July 15 and then the PNW Gathering on August 1 :-) Finished the wheel wells and engine bay, will polish and wax on Satuday and Sunday.

07-04-2008	#2
Jeffvette Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gettin Ready Rick, has Pat kicked you out of the house and into the garage? Looks great!

07-04-2008	#3
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Gettin Ready Holy smokes that is sooo clean! Please may I ask how do you get the plastic wheel well liners to look soooo good? Mine are all rough, like they've been sand blasted, so they hold the dirt and then when I wash'em they just look dull..... Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

07-04-2008	#4
RedSled Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 522	Re: Gettin Ready Wow. Nice. After two days at VIR and and nearly 600 road miles, mine doesn't look very good right now!

07-04-2008	#5
Z Factor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: S. Florida Posts: 2,667	Re: Gettin Ready Looks great

07-04-2008	#6
4DSZR1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Re: Gettin Ready Thank you guys for the compliments! Jeff, I wish Pat would kick me out to the garage... She's pretty good in that way, she knows I like spending time in the garage, and if I'm real nice she'll bring me lunch The fender wells were fun to tackle, when I bought the car with 42k I was ready to buy all new plastic, but thought I should try some sort of resto first. Took them off, scrapped the tar globs off with a plastic putty knife. Cleaned them with lacquer thinner and 409. Now I had clean pitted and stripped fender wells...yuk. I wet sanded them 360-400-600 and then treated them with my favorite plastic treatment. Good stuff, not too shiny and not sticky at all and leaves the plastic looking dark, rich and kind of natural. Thanks again you guys! Happy 4th to you all :-)

07-04-2008	#7
Jagdpanzer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,658	Re: Gettin Ready Fantastic work 4DSZR1!! What did you use to brighten up the aluminum suspension pieces?

07-04-2008	#8
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,348	Re: Gettin Ready What about the springs? How do you get them so clean...I always heard to never put anything on them because they can be ruined by cleaners. I guess steel wool for the aluminum parts right?

07-04-2008	#9
RedSled Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 522	Re: Gettin Ready And the engine? I'm afraid to touch mine. It's not bad, but not that spotless!

07-04-2008	#10
4DSZR1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Re: Gettin Ready The springs are kind of easy easy too.... I clean them with a wrung out old microfiber towel. On the aluminium I like to use Nevr Dull. I like it because it doesn't wear down or round off the details like a courser compound might. Its messy and will make your hands black so I use lots of cheap Walgreens latex gloves. The engine is tougher, I'm careful and when I first detailed it I used a lot paint thinner and q-tips in the hard to get to areas. On the large painted areas I use detail spray and some times top get rid of the splotches I used cleaner wax. I know it turns the P/C green/grey but I use it sparingly and want to have the top end done by Jeff F some time in future. I'm happy (generally) with how it looks....And very happy with how it runs!!!!