What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[iflights]

Burnished all relay sockets and replaced all 2012-circa metal cased NOS relays with nice new Tyco replacements.

[cpistocco]

Today I started prepping my front fascia for re-painting:

I removed the rusty grill retainers...
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After removing the retainers, I wet sanded the area with 600 grit sandpaper and oxalic acid to remove the residual rust stains....

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I converted the front marker/indicator light screw nuts from the early style wood screw type to the later M4 machine screw type by drilling the opening to accept an M4 aluminum rivnut....

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M4 rivnuts trial fitted. I'll epoxy glue them in place after re-painting....

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Brow bar material. 1/8" x 3/4" x 18 " long.....

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Modified the end of the brow bar to fit in the narrow outer area....

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Tomorrow I'll do the other one and glue them in place with 3M window weld.

I put some paint on my eyebrow bars (just to be on the safe side) I also used antiseize compound when putting new (ss) machine screws in rivnuts.

[DMC-81]

I put some paint on my eyebrow bars (just to be on the safe side) I also used antiseize compound when putting new (ss) machine screws in rivnuts.

Thanks for the tip! I'll do the same.

[DMC-81]

Today I took care of more tasks while I'm waiting for my fascias...

The paint was peeling off the bottom edge of my A/C condenser so I scraped, sanded, and painted the affected areas.
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Finished...
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I refurbished the upper rock screen brackets by re-painting them. I used all-aluminum 5/32" x 1/4" rivets to re-attach them and replaced the M6 stainless steel cage nuts.
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I installed the impact absorber and a new center support..
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[Mark D]

Today I took care of more tasks while I'm waiting for my fascias...

The paint was peeling off the bottom edge of my A/C condenser so I scraped, sanded, and painted the affected areas.
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Finished...
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I refurbished the upper rock screen brackets by re-painting them. I used all-aluminum 5/32" x 1/4" rivets to re-attach them and replaced the M6 stainless steel cage nuts.
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I installed the impact absorber and a new center support..
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Looking really nice!

[DMC-81]

Looking really nice!

Thanks Mark!

[MTDMC]

The Delorean is in storage for the winter. I drove 5,407 this season. That is the most I have put on the car since ownership.

[DMC-81]

My headlight assembly plating order will be done Monday, so today I prepped the surrounding area....

I repainted the lower half of my hood hinges (I did the upper half already), cleaned the friction pad with paint thinner, and cleaned the SS bolts with oxalic acid....
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I cleaned the 14 M6 SS bolts that hold the front end support panel with the acid. The bolt and the lock washer were SS but the flat washers were zinc, which deposited rust stains on the panel. I cleaned the panel and replaced them with stainless steel versions, and used anti-seize when I reinstalled the bolts.....

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I also cleaned the SS headlight bezels by wet sanding them with 600 grit and the acid. I checked the little screws with a magnet. 2 of them weren't SS, so I fixed that......

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Tomorrow I'll put the hinges back on and clean the headlight connectors.

[DMC5180]

Dana,

How do you get a wire harness to look that clean? Did you re-wrap it? I don't see a spec of dust or dirt anywhere on your car.

Where do you get oxalic acid? This is the first I've heard of that.

[DMC-81]

Dana,

How do you get a wire harness to look that clean? Did you re-wrap it? I don't see a spec of dust or dirt anywhere on your car.

Where do you get oxalic acid? This is the first I've heard of that.

Hi Dennis,

First thank you.

For the wiring harness, no, I didn't have to re-wrap it. To clean, I do 3 steps. First, normal water and Pine-Sol. Scrub a few times in a twisting motion with an old terry washcloth. Then a little paint thinner on blue shop towels... Not too much or too long. Then plain water with the same washcloth.

I bought the oxalic acid at Ace Hardware here in Florida under the brand name Snowcap ($8 ). It's amazing. I mix it up stronger than normal, and soak the SS parts in it for 15 min. Then rinse in water.

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