DFB's Garage

You under estimate yourself you got this Deyon! Next you will be doing a full service
If you can do it on the lawnmowers then i think you can do it on the car's.

What's the situation report on mice? :xyxthumbs:
 
The last seven days have been busy. You know how it is, when you have more things to do than you have time for. Luckily, I'm a list maker, and unlike my father, I actually cross things out on those lists. :xyxthumbs: As such, I managed to cross out enough things to earn my therapy session today, almost like a metaphoric sigh of relief.

It was Blue's turn this week. Today, I wanted to capture my process for well (over?) maintained wheels. What I mean by that is wheels that don't need to hammered to get them clean.

These wheels never seem to get dirty, the brake pads on these are mostly dust free in comparison to the Brembo's on the Mustang and XR8. In the bucket today is some left over Gyeon Bathe in addition to a microfiber brush, large EZ-Detail brush, Lug brush, lambskin finger mitt and a tire brush.



First off, a pressure clean, paying particular attention to the tyres. I'm using the short gun here with a 25 degree tip.



Next, I use Brake Buster at full strength, spraying some on the rubber and a few onto the brush.



After washing away the Brake Buster, I foam the wheels and inner arche with some soap, in the cannon today the wonderful Carpro Reset.



I then take the lug brush and clean the lugs and center cap. If I can get access, I will do the brake caliper too.



Next, I use the microfiber brush to clean the wheel barrels.



Then I clean the wheel face and the back of the spokes with the lambskin mitt.



The EZ-Detail Brush is then used to clean the inner arche.



The wheel and arche are then rinsed clean.



I don't do this at every wash, perhaps every second or third, I apply a spray and rinse sealant to the wheels and inner arches. Today it was Gyeon Wet Coat.



Then some Hydes on the rotors.



Not pictured, I will clean the exhaust tips at the same time, using the same products and tools.

That process will alter slightly depending on the products or tools I choose to use, but the order is generally always the same.

After drying the car, using Bead Maker as the drying aid, I tended to my usual tasks - glass, interior wipe/vac and engine bay wipe down. Today I also polished the exhaust tip with Carpro Metallicut and coated it with Dr. Beasley's Metal Coat.

Returning to the wheels and tires, I have mentioned before that these Michelin Pilot Sport 3's are very resistant to tire cleaning, even with very aggressive tire cleaners and scrubbing. I wanted these stripped bare so broke out the Tarminator, and boom, job done!



Tarminator is very harsh, it's best applied to a towel rather than the surface to be cleaned, then scrubbed aggressively. You will ruin a towel doing this task, so choose wisely.

My dressing of choice was Koch Chemie PSS -





Really impressed with this dressing, once cured it's dry to touch.

It felt really satisfying to have cleared all of the week's hurdles and just let go this afternoon. :D
 
Tasmania said:
You under estimate yourself you got this Deyon! Next you will be doing a full service
If you can do it on the lawnmowers then i think you can do it on the car's.

What's the situation report on mice? :xyxthumbs:
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The progression to doing more mechanical work on my own cars would be a very financially dangerous path to tread. I just know it would lead me to wanting a lift/hoist. And when I get something my head, I WANT IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE! :laughing:

Mice seem to have been eliminated, thankfully.
 
Two large boxes arrived on Friday...................:awesome:



I have decided to take this Wednesday off to deal with this, essentially giving me a "weekend" (my "weekend" is actually just one day, a Tuesday.). Having the extra day should give me time to do it at my own pace rather than having to feel rushed to fit it all in. Although I didn't tell him why I wanted a day off, the boss didn't sound too positive when I requested a personal day. It seems 115 hours of unpaid overtime and nearly 400 hours of annual leave owing means nothing. :dunno: Well, it does mean something, he will have to work harder because I'm not there for ONE day. :doh:

As for what's in the box? It's something I already have but wanted to add. :D
 
DFB said:
Two large boxes arrived on Friday...................:awesome:



I have decided to take this Wednesday off to deal with this, essentially giving me a "weekend" (my "weekend" is actually just one day, a Tuesday.). Having the extra day should give me time to do it at my own pace rather than having to feel rushed to fit it all in. Although I didn't tell him why I wanted a day off, the boss didn't sound too positive when I requested a personal day. It seems 115 hours of unpaid overtime and nearly 400 hours of annual leave owing means nothing. :dunno: Well, it does mean something, he will have to work harder because I'm not there for ONE day. :doh:

As for what's in the box? It's something I already have but wanted to add. :D
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Heavy Duty Sex Swing.......:wowwow::wowwow:Im the MAN
 
Well, I'm sorry to disappoint those who were looking forward to seeing my hot physique in leather straps while dangling on a swing, maybe another time hey? :laughing:

Back in February this year, I added a large cabinet to house a variety of tools and detailing chemicals.











The size of the thing fitted the space very well, so well that it planted the seed, I knew I could fit in another! That would end up being today's project. :D





The plan for this cabinet was for it to be devoted to tools, the older one reserved for detailing items. Because I needed to level these two cabinets so that they were lined up nicely, I had to strip the contents of the older one, most of the stuff needed to removed anyway.





Once the cabinets were leveled up and put in place, it was time for the fun part of finding a place for everything. For the detailing cabinet, I actually pinched a shelf from the new one so that I could facilitate another place for gallon size chemicals. The vacuum and detailing seat fit nicely too, along with my polishers. As you can see, I have a couple of empty shelves to fill! :xyxthumbs:



The tool cabinet, or toy cabinet as I like to call it, allows for some of my gardening items to be stored neatly, including a small step ladder. The rest is a variety of hand and power tools and various other household items.



The hand tools I have additional plans for in the future. You know how it is, you buy or get given tool kits that end up missing items or are simply cheap crap. Some of that will find a nice, organized home and others will get donated elsewhere.







The red tool trolley will be moving soon to sit beside the compressor, in it's place will be my next little project. :D

Meanwhile, the reorganization has allowed me to find more space in the chemical cabinet. As mentioned, my polishers have been moved out, freeing up enough space to allow for more efficient spacing of the chemicals.........................................and allowing room for some more. :laughing:





Very pleased with my project today. :D
 
They are really nice Deyon! Done well i like the sticker less look but that's just me:dblthumb2:
 
Let me preface this by saying that the following doesn't mean I'm about to become a mechanic, I would need a hoist for that! :laughing: What it does mean is that I got sick of rummaging through a jumbled pile of crappy old tools every time I needed to fix something. As usual for me, what started out as a search for a single screwdriver turned into something rather more extensive. :doh:



Researching, I knew I wanted to stay within the Kincrome ecosystem as I already had a number of their tools. I shortlisted three tool kits from the large tool retailer's website that suited my budget and tool requirements. These kits are not stocked at my local store so would have to be ordered in, something that didn't really bother me.

However, this purchase was a classic case of "it's not what you know, it's who you know". My old man has been in the construction industry his whole life, as such you tend to build relationships with a variety of supporting businesses. The manager of one of his suppliers is also a Kincrome dealer, so I went in and told him what I was looking for. Two of the shortlisted kits were not in stock and one of them was listed as ready to ship from Kincrome. He quoted me discounted prices on all three and said he would phone me with an ETA on the other two.

When he phoned me back, I was told the ETA would be the end of the month, but he actually had one of my shortlisted kits in stock on display. When he said that I could have it even cheaper than the price he originally quoted, I immediately told him to put my name on it and that I would come and collect it in the morning.

The Evolution Tool Chest K1219 has enough to get me started, while also allowing room to expand in the future if needed.

I challenge any man not to drool over a set of polished and perfectly lined up set of sockets and spanners. :drool:









Being a display, there were a couple of marks on the top lid of the box which I dealt with using some Sonax CutMax on my 3inch polisher. I then wiped it over with some OG Drying Aid, because why not.

It's home on top of the red tool trolley is only temporary though. I have ordered another roll cabinet to match in with the rest garage, along with some trays to organize the rest of my odd-bod tools.



Now I just have to find something to tighten.................:laughing:
 
Wednesday is the "start" of my week, in effect my "Monday". Having booked today off, it was nice to sleep till 9.30am this morning!

Two cars on the docket today. I did a quick interior and exterior detail on my Ranger, washing away two weeks' worth of road grime.



Changing things up today, I grabbed some Dream Maker for the drying aid.



I finished the Ranger just in time for it to be swapped with the Wildtrack for its monthly detail.







While rain was not predicted today, a passing showing ruined my efforts this afternoon, the Mustang and my Ranger getting wet while I worked in the garage. Not impressed! :cry:
 
DFB said:
Wednesday is the "start" of my week, in effect my "Monday". Having booked today off, it was nice to sleep till 9.30am this morning!

Two cars on the docket today. I did a quick interior and exterior detail on my Ranger, washing away two weeks' worth of road grime.



Changing things up today, I grabbed some Dream Maker for the drying aid.



I finished the Ranger just in time for it to be swapped with the Wildtrack for its monthly detail.







While rain was not predicted today, a passing showing ruined my efforts this afternoon, the Mustang and my Ranger getting wet while I worked in the garage. Not impressed! :cry:
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I've often thought about foaming up the FJ when it's raining, just to see how well the rain rinses it off. I'd only do it if we're getting decent, heavy rain.

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Big Dave said:
I've often thought about foaming up the FJ when it's raining, just to see how well the rain rinses it off. I'd only do it if we're getting decent, heavy rain.

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The curtain Twitches delight for that one Dave!:autowash:
 
Big Dave said:
You can just hear them, " He's out there again, and it's raining, he's washing his car in the rain, there's something not right in that boys head"

Me, waving at them watching me.

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Sounds familiar! :laughing:
 
Big Dave said:
You can just hear them, " He's out there again, and it's raining, he's washing his car in the rain, there's something not right in that boys head"

Me, waving at them watching me.

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The old classic (Your going to wash the paint off) or (You can do mine next)

I think you should do it Dave but wear the Viking hat and a bikini :awesome::awesome::awesome:
 
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