Barkeeper's Friend. Holy crap... I attacked 1121 with it for the first time. I'm amazed. I'm calling it clay bar for stainless.
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Barkeeper's Friend. Holy crap... I attacked 1121 with it for the first time. I'm amazed. I'm calling it clay bar for stainless.
Liquid or powder version?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Today I washed my car for the first time since I got it. Only the wheels show any difference really. I think from now on I'll just wash those and clean the isolated dirty spots only washing everything every other month or so.
Unless Dave or Mike from DMCMW are reading, then I wash it every day.
I recharged the A/C and put the inlays into the car. They're spiffy.
OH. I almost forgot. I fixed the dust cap for the speedometer thing. Jacked up the car, put three layers of electrical tape on the very very yellow plastic and it was a tight fit. Normally the speedometer would fail me after 30min of driving or very rainy days. Or just cold days. Or whenever it wanted to. We'll see.
I asked a question on this thread a week ago but it's after midnight so I'll check for any answers later.
Barkeeper's Friend liquid. Easy on, easy off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregadeth
I used a bucket of water and 4 towels.
1) Wet panel with plain water using first towel (more than damp but not dripping wet).
2) Apply Barkeeper's Friend to wet panel using second towel (just damp towel since panel was already wet). I didn't use much pressure and ran with the grain. This didn't take long, maybe three to five passes over the whole panel.
3) Rinse panel with plain water re-using first towel (again, more than damp but not dripping wet). This took a couple or three passes over the panel. I rinsed the towel frequently in the bucket of water.
4) I used two towels to dry the panel. First one got it mostly dry. Second one, completely dry.
I worked one panel at a time and fairly quickly. I took the warning about rinsing within a minute to heart. I rinsed each panel as soon as I was done with the application step... It wasn't one minute, but I didn't leave the Barkeeper's Friend sitting on a given panel longer than finishing step 2 and moving onto step 3.
I did have some crud on the passenger door below the rub strip. I don't know what it was. I worked a little harder there and it's all gone.
The feel isn't as different or noticeable as clay bar on paint, but it did feel "cleaner" after the process. I'm hoping to only do this once or twice a season. We'll see how addicted I get.
Recently I have noticed that the hood looked extra grungy. Needed washing. It wasn't just dirty. It looked like there was a greasy or waxy mess. It almost looked like I smeared it around the last time I washed it.
So I was holding a can of engine cleaner and pondered if it is waxy or oily and detergent isn't cutting it (literally and figuratively), maybe this would clean it up. I gave the hood a shot. It worked great. I followed quickly with a rinse and a detergent wash and rinse. And ... I was washing the car in the rain so it got rinsed for a couple hours. I'm on a well and my water, hard or softened, leaves spots. The soft rain water did a great job of rinsing. A couple hours later I rolled it out of the rain into the garage, towelled it off and it looks better than usual.
I also spot cleaned with the engine cleaner sprayed on a rag to get the black road tar type spots. Worked great.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael
I like.
Had my front and rear fascias repainted earlier last week. I searched through the forums and it seemed that many folks had gone with the "2011 Jeep Mineral Gray Metallic". I did so as well. Came out a little darker than I thought it would, but the finish and shine is so much better than it was before. I am very pleased with the results.
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I resurrected my power locks. I was not sure if the Solenoids were good or not, so I opted to leave them and replace the original door lock module with Houston's digital module. Plugged it in, and the locks work beautifully. Yay! Now to purchase the keyless entry module!
I think I was the first one to gamble and try the 2011 Jeep Mineral Grey Metallic color several years ago. I am glad others are pleased with it too! Those photos do look a little bit darker than mine, but it looks great!Quote:
Originally Posted by bfloyd
discovered a coolant leak which appears to be coming from the water pump to y-pipe coupler and is hopefully just caused by a loose clamp (pump & associated hoses were replaced last may).
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looks like i'm ripping the intake manifold off this weekend...
They look great!Quote:
Originally Posted by bfloyd
Years ago, many years ago, I was at the DeLorean service place in California. He had a delorean that was only one color (other than the SS) and the color closely matched the color of SS. So all the black parts and the bumpers were this one color that I'll call SS color.
The car looked great. I like how they came out of the factory, I like how yours look but I liked the monotone look as well.
Replaced the fuel accumulator on my own car. An interesting data point.
I had installed the one that I just pulled out in approximately 1999. So it's 17 years old (ouch!). Ethanol gas that whole time. I had noticed the beginnings of a hot start problem last year, and a few weeks ago I about embarrassed myself at a car show.
I just realized that I've owned the car exactly half its life.
You know your gettn' old when a hose lets go and you
Mutter "jus' changed that.......oh...gee it's been 26 years ago!
I'm also at the point in my house where I'm starting to remodel rooms for the second time.
Cut my headlight buckets out to fit my aftermarket headlights and the rubber gasket this time
Got a lead on a BIGGER garage door than the one you have?? You'll be able to park a small plane in there soon... or maybe Airwolf! <cue Airwolf theme music>Quote:
Originally Posted by DMCMW Dave
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Got my first shipment of stainless steel parts from Josh at DeLorean performance Industries. Here we have the stainless rear radius arms and the front brackets for the crumpled tube and sway bar Plus flexible brake lines that go from the brain to the radius arm. Next shipment will have my stainless steel lower control arms and full coilover adjustable suspension and four-piston front brake calipers with cross drilled slotted rotors and new rear solid disc rotors and all new brake calipers. Once I am finished putting interior back in the car I will start on this project.
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Did you get the full stainless suspension package?
Yes i did! [emoji3]Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_maxime
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Originally Posted by mr_maxime
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That was a typo, right? Because if it wasn't... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Christian Dietrich
Huh thats weird? I never said crumple tube. Al i did was reply saying Yes I did? Odd?
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Parts back from the powder coater-Check
New springs, shocks from Grady- Check
Poly sway bar bushings from Europe-Check
LCA Brackets-Check
Fridge full of beer for after this project-Check
Nice! Gotta have the beer! Thats the most important part! I just started getting my order from DPI of the stainless LCA, Full coil over adjustable shocks, stainless radius arm, cross drill and slotted front rotors and 4 piston calipers for front and new calipers, pads and rotors for the rear. Stainless brake lines from chassis to radius arms and a host of other goodies! Nice picture! Good looking set up you have!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian_SS_TT
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Yellow spring, they look very nice, like the rest of all the parts you've got here :)
Thank you, was going to stay with black but hey why not be a bit different! :cool1:
So it does drain out! Fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
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This came off of my car. Being a jeweler I'm going to make a replacement using sterling silver and later when we get the spare time I'll redo it in stainless steel. Steel requires the oven to be set at a higher temperature and usually we need it to be at a lower temperature for gold and silver work. This has been the main hold up on my DeLorean ring, it's a pet project that gets no prime time right now.
I'm thinking I can either replicate it exactly or make one that looks like the rim. Or give it the Flux capacitor icon. Or use a hook rig that let's me change it on a whim... So many ideas, so little resources.
DMCH makes a nice steel one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peripatetic
- Applied AutoGlym Bumper & Trim Gel to the side trim pieces to restore the original black.
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- Applied Meguiar's Scratch-X 2.0 on the rear fascia to remove the factory tape residue.
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starting last sunday and completing last night with the help of a fellow owner:
- fixed the coolant leak due to loose hose clamp attached to the y-pipe hose,
- installed DPI's SS fuel lines
- installed a new DMCH fuel filter
- installed DPI's vac line kit
- cleaned a couple injectors that were not presenting a uniform spray pattern
- swore a lot as we chased down and fixed a couple fuel leaks from the fuel filter's top banjo fitting and the main feed banjo fitting on the fuel distributor
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Finished upgrading my TABs to the set from the EU. Trying to decide if I should replace the rear brake hoses since my car is up on blocks and I already have the SS hoses. I'm pretty sure those rear hoses are original.
Got mine back from DMC California a few weeks ago after not running for 13 years. It is running great but wanted to do some interior restorations. When I picked it up I got a new dash, Binnacle, headliners, shift boot, and seat covers. When I got the car home, within two hours I started ripping apart the interior. Every single part I have installed had some sort of issue but was able to fix it. Dash still is sitting back farther than I want it too. In a few months I will take it back out and grind off a bit of the front of it to make it sit properly. Headliner bracket was crooked and too far back so I had to grind off about 3/8ths of an inch to make it work. I had an upholstery shop do the seats cause it looked like a PITA. Almost there though. Thanks to everyone that has helped me out.
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Started installing my custom rear speaker panels today and getting the seat belts mounted up!
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Wtf is with the pictures posting sideways when I didn't take them sideways?
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I was ready to drop the car off the blocks but decided to have a look at my rear axle boots. The drivers side has a tear in the one near the wheel hub. Don't know how long that has been torn so I will order a rebuilt axle. That is also the side that need the seal on the differential so will do that at the same time. I know Hervey has a double lip seal that most people like. Do any of the other vendors have that seal? That is probably the noise (rattle) I have been hearing this past year.
i went with Grady's machine sleeved axle lip seal replacement (i had the same side leaking) and have been quite happy with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bitsyncmaster
Finished sanding the paint off the pillars. 98% there on paint now.
Changed and bled brake and clutch fluid. Also made up a hardline from clutch master to reservoir - sick to death of that hose sweating droplets of brake fluid.
On Thursday, I visited DMCFL while I was in the vicinity on vacation. I had a great chat with Tom and Mike and took some pics/notes of the pristine restored car they had for a couple restoration jobs that I still need to do.
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I also picked up a Battery Tender there. Connected it yesterday, and this morning, the battery is fully charged. It gives me peace of mind (with a red/green indicator ) that the battery will always be fully charged when I go to drive it.
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My son and I installed some LEDs to light up the footwells while driving at night.
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Originally Posted by Christian Dietrich
looks nice! i've still got LED bulbs to replace all the ones in my binnacle (save for the alternator lamp) sitting on a shelf. one of these days ill get around to installing them...
tonight i replaced a few of the 8mm copper sealing washers on the last 2 injectors, and the 12mm washers around the return/freq valve double banjo that still had a bit of a weeping to them after i swapped all my stock fuel lines to DPI's braided stainless lines. The car's finally ready for more than just shakedown drives around the neighborhood again. :) (until a few more parts come later this week from PJ Grady :D )