"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
05/02/2020 at 11:42 • Filed to: None
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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
05/02/2020 at 11:42 • Filed to: None | 3
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I pulled the grille and headlights because the lights were beyond polishing, so i sanded off the old checked clear, (400 dry, 600,800 1200, 1500, and two coats of five star clear. The grille was missing some teeth from a wild prairie chicken I hit on the highway. pulling the grille, I found the missing teeth hiding in there, but the teeth between the teeth were gone so I took som e sidecutters and de grilled the grille (rock auto in my future). but for now this looks better.
Captain of the Enterprise
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/02/2020 at 11:55 |
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Nice, I need to do my headlights, they are getting pretty hazy but I’m trying to decide if I get new headlights for like $280 or do the work and hope they last.
boredalways
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/02/2020 at 11:56 |
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Clean enough that you could eat off them! But please get a replacement grill soon before other random creatures decide to test out your radiator.
Nom De Plume
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/02/2020 at 11:58 |
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I think instead of a buying a new grille. You should fill in the empty slots with two sizes of wire mesh in contrasting patterns. Not necessarily chicken wire, but similar.
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> Captain of the Enterprise
05/02/2020 at 12:11 |
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Depending on the year the headlights were made, toothpaste and a stiff brush can work wonders. If it has a sort of rubberised coating on it , I would try to tackle them yourself with sandpaper . Saves some money and is usually reasonably rewarding work.
sony1492
> Captain of the Enterprise
05/02/2020 at 12:18 |
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Its cheaper in the short term to do it yourself, also not particularly difficult though tedious
VincentMalamute-Kim
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/02/2020 at 12:47 |
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I zip tied metal rain gutter mesh over my intercooler intake.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> sony1492
05/02/2020 at 14:12 |
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took about an hour, plus a year to have the motivation to remove them.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/02/2020 at 14:29 |
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Also a trick I’ve seen work is DEET. Deep woods off, the strong stuff in the blue can, spray some on a paper towel and wipe some of the yellow oxidation off the lenses. I don’t know how it works, but it offers a slight improvement. BE CAREFUL! bug spray will melt the finish off of interior plastics, and probably damage paint, but I’ve seen it work. No substitute for actually fixing but helps a bit with no effort.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Nom De Plume
05/02/2020 at 14:32 |
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I did that on my old CRV, cut out the teeth, put in the mesh, and used a wheel centre as a grille emblem. This grille is cracked in a couple places, and doesn’t really come apart (factory “melted” together). It’ll get a custom attempt once the new one is in place.
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Nom De Plume
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
05/02/2020 at 16:22 |
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Fair enough, I just wanted to hear your thoughts about using chicken wire to prevent chicken related damage.
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> Nom De Plume
05/02/2020 at 17:53 |
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went right over my head. I’m getting seriously deficient with the cleverness. 7 weeks of doing not much seems to be making me dumb.
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Captain of the Enterprise
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/02/2020 at 19:06 |
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I’ve done it before but it went back after a year, the second time I used clear coat after sanding and polishing but then the car got totaled. I’m debating if I want to do it again on this car.
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> Captain of the Enterprise
05/02/2020 at 19:31 |
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Go for it. It will improve the look of the car and those small projects are usually immensely satisfying.