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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Got most of one side of the rear ZX11 wheel polished, there's still the edge to do & a few spots of clearcoat at the paint transition.

    https://i.ibb.co/vjCbMPy/IMG-20220719-085440556.jpg

    Paint...
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Spiffed up the Camaro ready for selling.

    https://i.ibb.co/S0WcwkJ/IMG-20220718-093418256-HDR.jpg
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Started to strip the failing clearcoat on the ZX11 wheels. Was intending to test a small area but ended up doing the entire right side of the rear wheel. It's 107deg here today & I decided the rest...
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Pulled the lower fairings off the ZX11, cleaned up the engine, used spiffy new hardware when it all went back together. Not too shabby for a 27yo bike.
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    Re: Cleaning around letters/badges...

    I raided my model making tool box for small paint brushes, I also have some foam swaps that have a Car Care label on the bag (they look just like Griots, but just two sizes, not five), plus the round...
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    Re: Cleaning around letters/badges...

    Doh!! I have those...
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    Cleaning around letters/badges...

    Case in point:

    https://i.ibb.co/3y5HjfP/IMG-20220705-204647849.jpg

    https://i.ibb.co/G068Jgw/IMG-20220705-204654504.jpg

    The spaces between the letters narrows down to about 1mm on my ZX. ZRX...
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    This shows the shine a bit better...waxed it last night.

    https://i.ibb.co/gr9DgDT/IMG-20220705-124135888.jpg
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Last week...quick half-assed clean up. Will get the proper clean up when I have all the fairings off..

    https://i.ibb.co/Lk6ppg5/IMG-20220630-090714353.jpg
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Fired up the G8 & removed about 25 years of paint damage from the ZX11

    *before*

    https://i.ibb.co/BGzXTVM/IMG-20220702-150416391.jpg


    https://i.ibb.co/GRtKkjg/IMG-20220703-095338808-HDR.jpg
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    Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

    Bought this home today. '95 ZX1100-D3. 16,238 miles.

    https://i.ibb.co/kJ63b8V/IMG-20220629-182659373-HDR.jpg
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Attacked the stubborn water spots on the Explorer ST... again. Upped the game to an orange pad & correcting cream on the G8... & then orange pad & complete compound.

    Might just have gotten them...
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Bike is back together. Front of engine is looking quite spiffy. Sanded/polished some sand damage to the front of the headers.

    Before...
    https://i.ibb.co/g7Fccjt/IMG-20220609-162450290.jpg
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Front of ZRX 11 engine got a clean & some CD2, the stainless Muzzy exhaust got a quick polish while it was off the bike.
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    Hardy 7 mil Nitrile from Horrible Fright.
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    Re: Worth the upgrade to Griots G9?

    I put a 5in plate on my new G9 this week & gave the SB Honda decklid & hood some grief with it this morning. Looking pretty good but forgot to get a pic for my ShitBox Honda thread. Got a G8 for the...
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    Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

    I've had better days... :)
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Had a somewhat senior moment...

    I have a Griots 3in surface prep pad. It's used on a polisher with QD as lube to clean paint without the ballache of claying it by hand. It says to break it in on...
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    Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

    Yup, bought it new in Vegas on May 7th '99. I live in the Mojave Desert so it's seen rain maybe 5 or 6 times at most. It's probably only had a couple of soap/water washers in all that time too. There...
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    Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

    23 years old (2 weeks ago on May 7th) 121,150 miles.

    https://i.ibb.co/pJSwmv7/20220515-095134.jpg


    But it got a new rear brake today:

    https://i.ibb.co/ZHPZ0tj/IMG-20220524-134219192.jpg
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Had the rear wheel out of the ZRX11 to fit a new rear rotor & pads, took the opportunity to clean the swing arm etc.
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    Re: Progress on the SB Honda

    Was taking care of some road debris damage on the '20 Explorer ST today with my spiffy new G8 which it did in spectacular fashion....

    & then I did something stupid. I tried it on about 1sqft of...
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    My G8/G9 kit arrived so I put the G8, orange pad & some Boss correcting cream to work on the damage caused by the road debris last weekend. Sorted! No trace of the damage at all :)
  24. Blackest/Darkest (external) vinyl trim goop/coating?

    Explorer ST has gray vinyl trim around the entire vehicle.. What product would make it look darker? (short of dying/painting it)
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    Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

    Gonna be taking care of this in the next week or so... Debris dropped all over the freeway, was avoiding it all & then some putz sent a 18in L shaped metal bracket spinning from the middle lane......
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