04-10-2015, 07:47 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Best way to make these parts shine??
Lots of grease on that stuff. I'd like to make it shine, but not harm any baby seals or nearby Spotted Owls.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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04-10-2015, 07:54 AM
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Not sure how to get those clean, but in case you have an "accident"...
Fresh Clubbed Baby Seal - Pets or Food.com
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2000 S - Borla Exhaust, TS Cat Deletes, RSS UDP, B&M Short Shift, T96 Steering Wheel, Potenza RE-71R's,
Mantis 2.0L Deep Sump, de-snorkeled, Bilstein PSS9 Coil-Overs, Rennline lug studs, and auto crossed regularly.
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04-10-2015, 08:02 AM
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1995 Porsche C4 Cab
2016 BMW M2, 6 Speed LBB - ED 7/2016
1997 993 Cab - Sold; 1997 993 Turbo - Sold
2001 Boxster S - Original Owner - 30K Miles -SOLD
Last edited by Chuck W.; 04-10-2015 at 01:28 PM.
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04-10-2015, 09:00 AM
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Registered Boxster abuser
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Wow, do you even drive the car? That's way over my head on how much time you spent on the underside of your car...
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04-10-2015, 11:26 AM
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2003 S, Arctic Silver, M6
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Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Holy crap! Mirror finish on the underside!
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04-10-2015, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Eastern NC
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Dry ice sand blasting.
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04-10-2015, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lancashire, UK
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It's my daily driver and I live in a wet an windy seaside resort. Initial clean required degreaser and wire brushing on the exhaust and some of the aluminium parts. Autosol on the shield, braces and sump and back box to get an almost mirror finish. After that I covered it with GT85 spray which stopped most of the dirt sticking. Now I just wipe it down once a month and spray with GT85. Pretty easy to maintain once the initial gunk has been removed.
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04-10-2015, 06:01 PM
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Need For Speed
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Lots of grease on that stuff. I'd like to make it shine, but not harm any baby seals or nearby Spotted Owls.
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Just curious, how many miles do you have on your car?
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04-10-2015, 08:11 PM
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Multi-Boxer Driver
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Orange Park, FL
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Is that an old sewing machine on the right of the photo?
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2004 Porsche Boxster 2.7 (gone  )
2004 Porsche 911 C4S Cab
1991 Porsche 911 C2 Targa 3.6
2017 Subaru Outback 3.6R
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04-11-2015, 03:44 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KRAM36
Just curious, how many miles do you have on your car?
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135k. Both boots had torn at some point. The grease is thick under there.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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04-11-2015, 03:46 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deserion
Is that an old sewing machine on the right of the photo?
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Yes. That's a treadle type White Rotary and I have maybe 4-5 others and some early electric type. Even two "feather-weights" that weigh a ton. My poor shop is 1/3 personal storage.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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04-11-2015, 08:02 PM
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Hit it with brake cleaner. Screw the owls.
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04-11-2015, 10:40 PM
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Break Clean with a few bristle pads. Good rubber gloves are a must. Eye protection of some type would be a good choice.
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04-12-2015, 04:20 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_T
Hit it with brake cleaner. Screw the owls.
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Ummm, you do know we are down-stream, right?? 
When I was a little kid, I remember dad digging a small hole, then dumping the used motor oil in it. I was always amazed how smart that was because it was just gone the next day!
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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04-12-2015, 04:23 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Originally Posted by Chuck W.
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[leaves secondary cats in because they shine up soooo well....]
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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04-12-2015, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lancashire, UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
[leaves secondary cats in because they shine up soooo well....]
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I think my car only came with 2 cats from stock.
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04-12-2015, 10:46 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BoxsterPHD
I think my car only came with 2 cats from stock.
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However many it came with, hats off to that attention to detail. Looks great.
Some jack a$$ jacked mine from the edge of that brace and I have to shape it flat again. I use two jacks.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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04-12-2015, 12:02 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Miami florida
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Try citrus cleaner and a brush to clean, then use rubbing compound on a wool pad with a rotary polisher.
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Previous cars
1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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04-14-2015, 08:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Ummm, you do know we are down-stream, right??
When I was a little kid, I remember dad digging a small hole, then dumping the used motor oil in it. I was always amazed how smart that was because it was just gone the next day! |
You didn't live in Clive did you? Seems Energy Solutions is a strong proponent of this technique - 'cept fillin' it with concrete makes it A-OK.  Here's hopin' the waste stays in Kentucky and SC, huh? 
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04-15-2015, 01:11 PM
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Registered User
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Originally Posted by Dlirium
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OMG that's hilarious - almost had me for a minute there. The really funny part was the reactions and comments from the people that did take it seriously. Reminded me of a thread on this very forum from not so long ago.
It also reminded me of the Somali pirate cruises.
Somali Cruises - Cruise along Africa's east coast!
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