Tim Tim Tim

I have been seeing more 8's around lately. paticularly a red one with chrome or polished rims in the wj area.. anyone on here? Ill have my black rims on after this week so i should be a little noticable

Jethro Tull

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OK, if Dave checks-in before tomorrow afternoon, and it works for him we'll firm-up a time. I'm guessing something like between 7 and 8, but we'll see what shakes out.

raleighRX8

It might be mine, I have been in WJ alot latety! Mine is the only one I have seen with custom chrome wheels, I have seen a couple with chrome stockers though.

JT, I think that will work fine, if you want to pm your phone #, I willl pm mine to you. I will call you when I am on my way!

RoXas585

That works for me. I dont have work or any plans so anytime is fine with me. Also JT I was wanting to get a set of eyelids in Nordic Green. Are you still doing this? Can you do that color? We can talk about it tomorrow.

Jethro Tull

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OK, tomorrow is looking good. I'm thinking in the Circuit City parking lot (should be plenty of room there, lol) at say, 7:30? Will that work for both of you? Or would 8:00 be better?

I'll bring a sample set of eyelids for you to look at, though I can only paint them in Sunlight Silver right now. If you get your own paint, though, I'd shoot it on there for a fair price. We'll talk.

raleighRX8

Closer to 8:00 would be better for me, as I usually get out of school between 7:00 and 7:30. Cool?

04rx8gr

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I need to start running premix soon. .

RoXas585

Ok so 8:00 at the circuit city parking lot. Ill be there.

Tim Tim Tim

yeah I think it is you. I never get a really good view of the rims because were going opposit ways or something but I could tell they were chrome with something different about them (the red in the middle)

bose

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That's Dave for sure.

Can anyone reccomend a good buffer? It takes do damn long to do it by hand.

Jethro Tull

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My DSL modem died last night, so until I can replace it I only have Internet access at work.
I'll be at Circuit City at Jordan Landing at 8:00 PM tonight with premix and a couple of squeeze bottles.

Be careful with power buffers bose. I've never seen one that didn't leave swirl marks (streaks) permanently in the paint.

bose

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That's why I'm not going to go out and just buy any old buffer. I want the best mostly gentile buffer I can find. It may not exsist, then I will just be force to get some more brutal arms and shoulders.

Tim Tim Tim

Not sure if you saw the before/after pics of mine when it was done. he used a dewalt buffer. Of course the buffer is only a small part, gotta know what your doing too

raleighRX8

I have those damned swirl marks in my paint, but there is some polish that can remove them, and I also need to take a clay bar to it (little bit of overspray from something).
Okay, JT I will see you there. Thanks

Jethro Tull

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Get a SLOW speed buffer, and they type of bonnet you use is important. I can't recall now, but some materials are less abrasive than others. The type of polishing compound you use, in combination with the speed of the buffer and the bonnet material, are what determines if the paint gets damaged or not.

I think a random-action or dual-action (orbital) buffer is preferable to one that just spins around. Those are the worst.

I've already made up my mind to never use a mechanical buffer. If it takes most of a day to do it by hand, so be it.

Jethro Tull

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Bose, I just might have your eyelids done tonight. If I do, I'll bring them with me to Circuit City at 8:00.

Jethro Tull

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Here's a new one:

The tach on my old Explorer decided to die today. I drove to work at 70mph and the tach sat at 1000 rpm the whole way.

Any ideas? How much are sending units? Easy to replace?

This thing just smells tax refund money. It only breaks in the spring, lol!

raleighRX8

Damn, we could make this a little meet! Go get some food! If everyone has the time!

bose

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Old cars are great at sensing when you have extra money. They find out and magically you have less money. Not sure how much it would cost but the repair should be simple unless it's buried in the dash. Which wouldn't surprise me.

JT that's great about the eyelids, unfortunatly I am in school until 830. so we'll have to arrange something else.

Jethro Tull

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I will have already had dinner, but I'm always up for a beer.

Tim Tim Tim

www.autopia.com has TONS of info about parts and products and everything for detailing cars

Jethro Tull

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It's sounding like we might still be there when you're out of school. You might want to text or call when class lets out. Or I could meet you on the way home.

Where are your classes?

Jethro Tull

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The dealer (and an independant mechanic) are both telling me that it will cost me about $80 just to diagnose it.

The dealer is almost positive that it will be in the dash, and they just replace the whole instrument cluster...a used one is about $150, a new one, even if one can be found for an 18-year-old car, would be around $400.

Of course, all my miles disappear...it's like getting a new...odometer! lol.

I may just live without a tach.

raleighRX8

sounds good to me!

bose

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My classes are in Sandy, at the Miller Campus. 9500 south 500 west. ******' geometry test tonight. I will text you JT when I'm done and we will go from there.