I didn't bother clearcoating them. I figured that by the time the plastic starts to haze again, I'll have accumulated enough rock dings to sand it down all over again.
The polishing doesn't seal at all.
I didn't bother clearcoating them. I figured that by the time the plastic starts to haze again, I'll have accumulated enough rock dings to sand it down all over again.Did you clearcoat (paint) them aftewards, or do the polishing steps seal the plastic enough so it doesn't fade anytime soon?
I cleaned up my lights the other day. Wetsanding with 400 (had really bad rock dings)/600/1000/1500/2000 followed by Meguiar's 105, then 205, on a random orbital made them look almost new. You will probably be able to skip the 1500.
One tip I highly suggest you follow: sand perpendicular with each new grit so that you can make sure you've got all of the old marks out, but you probably already know this.
You should have hammered the screws and put some rust remover or penetrating grease or whatever on those screws and just let it sit. Also, there are rarely "unnecessary parts" and those screws that hold the rotors are definitely useful. This could have been a lesson on how to remove screws without stripping them but I guess not..I just bought Meguiars kit, but didn't get a chance to try it out. Hopefully it works well enough. I ran short on time because the fucking screws that held on the rotors were all seized and immediately stripped when I tried to back them out. I never dealt with that before so I had to do some research and buy a screw remover, which promptly broke because it couldn't handle enough torque. Finally just drilled the fucking heads off the screws, left the stubs in the hub and mounted the new rotors without screws. According to the intarwebs this is a frequent problem on Hondas and the screws don't do anything important anyway.
my grandmother died last week. She had 4 dogs which have been outside on her property for the last 2 months. (we found the pups were outside the same week).
no one wanted a old 3-legged dog.
She's sleeping at my feet as I type this.
What a fun day. New flex pipe/cat and resonator. Everything came apart without issues, even the downstream O2 sensor which usually welds itself into place after a couple years. The new gear went on without a hitch. The only issue is I have to get a custom bent piece of exhaust pipe welded to the muffler since the old resonator was a hack job and not done properly. Aside from that, smooth sailing.
You're a Satty guy too, Just noticed your S/N.
First I notice Mizzou on this board, then Viperoni, now you.. haha, cool.
Ripped apart the bumper and got stuck on some stupid wiring. Guess I'll have to finish the HID install tomorrow.
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