darcness
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Grand Blanc MI
- Car(s)
- 2008 GTI CW
5.24.09 - It's all in the details...
Well, well, well. It's certainly been a while. Seems as thought the wife's health is in good order. She's on medication for the seizures and so far so good. I hope it's good for the long run, but only time will tell.
I myself have been a lot better lately. Had a major breakdown after all this happened and it's taken me over 2 months to get better. I'm still a little down at times, or worried, but I'm able to function and actually do things I enjoy again. Already been to a GTG this year so that's a good sign.
As for the ride, I haven't really done much for mods. I did do a MAJOR detail job though. Spent 3 hours vacuuming the interior. Put my summer mats back in. Also cleaned all the interior glass and applied some Natural Shine to all the plastic surfaces. Looks like brand new in there.
The next day I ended up doing the exterior. That was a 5 hour job. I washed it first with some Turtle Wax car soap. Then I used a fairly aggressive clay bar and did the entire car with it. The winter left so many deposits on the clear coat that it really needed it. After the clay bar, I cleaned it again. Pulled into the garage and waxed it with some liquid carnauba. I then cleaned the wheels and waxed them. I cleaned the glass on the outside and then hit up all the plastic bits with cleaner and shined them up with some Quick Detailer.
I have to say, the car looks brand new now. It's amazing what a clay bar can do. :thumbsup:
As the day was winding down I decided to rework the front end a little bit. The plasti-dip was getting jacked up because I used bug and tar remover and got some on there. I pulled off the black from the shield and 2 of the bars. I also pulled it off the emblem. I think it came out pretty good.
I am going to be doing more work to it soon. Going to fill the holes, apply some paint, and clear coat the whole thing. I can't say what color paint because it hasn't been done yet and it's going to tie everything in nicely. Once it's done, I'll post the pics. It's not anything crazy, but it should definitely be different.
Well, well, well. It's certainly been a while. Seems as thought the wife's health is in good order. She's on medication for the seizures and so far so good. I hope it's good for the long run, but only time will tell.
I myself have been a lot better lately. Had a major breakdown after all this happened and it's taken me over 2 months to get better. I'm still a little down at times, or worried, but I'm able to function and actually do things I enjoy again. Already been to a GTG this year so that's a good sign.
As for the ride, I haven't really done much for mods. I did do a MAJOR detail job though. Spent 3 hours vacuuming the interior. Put my summer mats back in. Also cleaned all the interior glass and applied some Natural Shine to all the plastic surfaces. Looks like brand new in there.
The next day I ended up doing the exterior. That was a 5 hour job. I washed it first with some Turtle Wax car soap. Then I used a fairly aggressive clay bar and did the entire car with it. The winter left so many deposits on the clear coat that it really needed it. After the clay bar, I cleaned it again. Pulled into the garage and waxed it with some liquid carnauba. I then cleaned the wheels and waxed them. I cleaned the glass on the outside and then hit up all the plastic bits with cleaner and shined them up with some Quick Detailer.
I have to say, the car looks brand new now. It's amazing what a clay bar can do. :thumbsup:
As the day was winding down I decided to rework the front end a little bit. The plasti-dip was getting jacked up because I used bug and tar remover and got some on there. I pulled off the black from the shield and 2 of the bars. I also pulled it off the emblem. I think it came out pretty good.
I am going to be doing more work to it soon. Going to fill the holes, apply some paint, and clear coat the whole thing. I can't say what color paint because it hasn't been done yet and it's going to tie everything in nicely. Once it's done, I'll post the pics. It's not anything crazy, but it should definitely be different.
