What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[Lwanmtr]

I'm still looking for my ratcheting 15mm combo wrench...

A: Its right where you left it..
B: It'll be in the last place you look (cause to keep searching for it after you find it, would be insane)

I always lose 8mm sockets and 13mm wrenches...lol

[CFI]

I put more than 300 miles on the car yesterday, enjoying some nice weather, quiet back roads, and some cool tunes on the radio via Dimitri’s Bluetooth upgrade.

[Midnight Specialist]

Replaced the RPM relay, fan fail, and blower (Dave solid state relays) put LEDs in the dash, new alpine front speakers, new headlight switch, stainless steel DeLorean logo on rear bumper and DMC on doors, digital door lock module, and LEDs except cigar lighter, hazard button, and glove box. Been a busy day.


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[Lwanmtr]

Finish putting the new hood seal on..only took a few hours total.

[Col Bennett]

10 weeks ago I started the most intense and laborious refinement jobs on my car yet.

The messy factory sealant around the door hinges and roof box area has bugged me for years and it was finally time to take it on - with the goal to make it 10x better than it left the factory.

I started by meticulously scraping off every last flake of sealant with small sculpting tools. Easily 12-18 hours (in total) of work per door. I then sanded the scratches and used various blending pads and acetone to prep it for paint.

To get it perfect I used used temporary bolts and sourced slightly smaller washers than the factory originals prior to painting. This means I can replace them and the slightly larger washers after paint to cover any gaps and get it looking pristine.

I just peeled off the masking tape and I'm delighted with the result. Yes, I even applied silicone around the door hinges and roof box using masking tape to control the mess. You can barely see it. Excited to see what it looks like with fresh fasteners and the torsion bar back in.

Next up is the passenger side. I'll post some more photos when it's all done and showroom ready

[Lwanmtr]

Awesome job there.

[Michael]

WOW!!! I thought I did my jamb cleaning well but you took it to the highest level!

[Col Bennett]

Awesome job there.

WOW!!! I thought I did my jamb cleaning well but you took it to the highest level!

Cheers guys. That means a lot. It's probably my art school training, but's all in the prep-work. Weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks of perfecting and refining to get the surfaces as nice as possible - and then 25 mins of paintwork. Haha. It always feels like such an anti-climax, but once you remove the masking tape (which also takes days to get perfect), it's worth it.

I also found that you have to be very disciplined with the SEM Trim paint. It looks spectacular when done right. The secret is lots and lots of light coats. I emptied a full tin and a full coat of an additional tin on this. Probably 5-6 coats in total. Layer them with a short flash time (2-3 min) in 70-80 degree heat (longer for cooler temps). Also be sure to keep the spray moving constantly from a distance of around a foot. Spray too close and it gets very wet and shiny quickly.

Hope that helps some of you other perfectionists.

[Lwanmtr]

Cheers guys. That means a lot. It's probably my art school training, but's all in the prep-work. Weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks of perfecting and refining to get the surfaces as nice as possible - and then 25 mins of paintwork. Haha. It always feels like such an anti-climax, but once you remove the masking tape (which also takes days to get perfect), it's worth it.

I also found that you have to be very disciplined with the SEM Trim paint. It looks spectacular when done right. The secret is lots and lots of light coats. I emptied a full tin and a full coat of an additional tin on this. Probably 5-6 coats in total. Layer them with a short flash time (2-3 min) in 70-80 degree heat (longer for cooler temps). Also be sure to keep the spray moving constantly from a distance of around a foot. Spray too close and it gets very wet and shiny quickly.

Hope that helps some of you other perfectionists.

SEM Trim black is great stuff...it is a forgiving paint, but yeah lots of light coats to get the best results. Ive gone through quite a few cans of it...and yeah, cant just stop at the 3 coats they say on the label....lol

[MrChocky]

Heater return pipe on the way out. Checked whilst changing distributor cap.

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