Jdesign Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 13 hours ago, Snap said: I thought it looked pretty good when I saw it, looking forward to the final result though. I will have to pick your brain when it comes time to making mine look better Good from a far, far from good. I'm not really a pro, but I enjoy learning. White is the easiest color to polish so im being pretty care free minus the fact I know the paint is thin. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Most of my cars have always been black. Paint correcting black SUCKS, and it's never clean anyways. After buying a white and silver car, I was amazed and how easy it is to detail them. Nice work so far! This stuff is tedious no matter which way you go about it. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 53 minutes ago, suspenceful said: Most of my cars have always been black. Paint correcting black SUCKS, and it's never clean anyways. After buying a white and silver car, I was amazed and how easy it is to detail them. Nice work so far! This stuff is tedious no matter which way you go about it. I agree, black cars are the worst, but they look so good when freshly polished. Thanks! Earl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Oven cleaner works amazingly well to remove painted on pinstripes FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 11/3/2017 at 8:55 PM, wasnt m3 said: Oven cleaner works amazingly well to remove painted on pinstripes FYI I will have to try that, it seems like you are not alone with that suggestion. "oven cleaner works well for this. If you use the spray type spray some into the cap and brush it on with a small paint brush. After a minute wipe it off with a damp rag and wash with soap and water. Oven cleaner will remove the striping paint but not injure the paint underneath as long as you don't leave it on too long. If you are trying to remove a red pigmented color on white or other light color be warned that 1-Shot will likely have stained the base paint.It is also dangerous to use this method on alklyd enamel;single stage paint or nitrocellulose lacquer. Urethanes don't seem to be affected very much but always try an out of the way spot to make sure it doesn't soften the paint" -The H.A.M.B. Sweet, exactly why I have to re-stripe the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Still slowly polishing this into something respectable. Its a slow process as its not one of the more exciting things to do. I have most of the trim and side skirts off and have scrubbed and cleaned the seats and carpet. I haven't taken any pictures to share, but I will. I need to get it back on the lift and install all new belts, check the timing belt, and install the new shifter bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 *timing chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 11 hours ago, YoungCR said: *timing chain Further proving that I have not checked into it. LOL thanks Chris. On another note, I allowed Earl to bring his car to my shop in order to help him make some progress. With that we were talking about this car and that I should add an additional decorative stripe to the car to help cover the aftermath of the pinstripe and add some "interest" to the car. This morning I made this quick Zender graphic based on the optional graphics available for the E21. I think the word Zender should be smaller, but its a good start. patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 *timing chain “Further proving that I have not checked into it. LOL thanks Chris.” [emoji16] I do like the Zender stripe but make it REALLY 80’s with a yellow orange red gradient (Searching for example) Here we go Jdesign, Bassboy3313 and m42b32 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think that would look great!! Especially if it were rolling on some super 80's wheels like centra type 7's or something like that, you aren't keeping the RS's right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Snap said: I do like the Zender stripe but make it REALLY 80’s with a yellow orange red gradient Yesss. I like that. I think I am going to go up and over the rear wing too. similar to this: 2 hours ago, m42b32 said: I think that would look great!! Especially if it were rolling on some super 80's wheels like centra type 7's or something like that, you aren't keeping the RS's right? Im not sure about the RS's. Centras would be super cool but I think I will do something basic if I don't stick to the RS's. Like Style 5's or style 32's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 So I found out that if you remove 30 year old tint, you probably get cancer if you dont wear a respirator. I woke up with a sore throat after spending an hour inside a confined E24 with a steam cleaner and toxic fumes from old window tint adhesive. Luckily, all the old purple tint came off in solid chunks. Unluckily, there is still large amounts of adhesive on the windows and the smell is still present, meaning I will have to return to finish the job. Before: During: After: *sorry that its hard to notice* Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 You have all the fun tools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Just now, Snap said: You have all the fun tools! I just bought the steam cleaner to do the job. $50 new @ dealer cost. Apparently it can purify the water so you dont need to get distilled water like most steam cleaners. (I used distilled anyways not knowing this till I read the directions) Blew my mind that it only takes 15seconds to heat the water and make steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 That job is the worst!! If you still have adhesive all over the windows, ammonia worked super well getting mine cleaned up Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 On 12/29/2017 at 12:29 PM, m42b32 said: That job is the worst!! If you still have adhesive all over the windows, ammonia worked super well getting mine cleaned up I have "tint adhesive remover" but last time I used that it was still a huge pain in the @#$. I will try ammonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Nice! I didn't want to make a comment about the tint before, glad you removed it. I tried doing this on my old E36 and failed miserably. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 11:01 AM, suspenceful said: Nice! I didn't want to make a comment about the tint before, glad you removed it. I tried doing this on my old E36 and failed miserably. I have removed tint on a few cars. THIS car was the absolutely worst one I have dealt with. The worst part is I got sick and felt like I was going to die and haven't finished. I actually fear finishing the job now. I did open the windows to let the car fumigate and added an air neutralizer, so hopefully that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Put this on the lift last night. I got new V-belts on all the accessories, the tint adhesive off of two of the 5 windows, and started on the shift bushings. Slow progress is better than no progress! I tried to take better pictures with the tint removed but the glare and lighting was so bad I gave up. I will post more pictures soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Picture fail, shifter success. I machined some new shifter bushings out of delrin and installed them. I swear I remember taking pictures before and after and how nice my new bushings were before I installed them. Now looking through my pictures they are no where to be found. All I have is a picture of the metal sleeves from the ones that were in the car.(that's all that was left) I got it all back together and it feels AMAZING now. Before it was so vague it felt fragile to shift in every gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Another update!! HUGE LANGUAGE BARRIER -but- I finally found a front valance. I saw an ad for a guy selling an E24 that was in rough shape, but it ran and drove and was located in Milwaukee. I contacted him and he said someone was coming to buy his E24 that day. So I asked about the front valance and convinced him to remove it prior to the sale. Long story short I have a valance and the brackets finally. This means I can properly mount the Zender lip!!! I will be ordering all of the steering components today that the car still needs to be 100% road worthy. Once they come in, I will follow up with some nice install pictures! B C and m42b32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 sharky mc sharkface! what steering parts do you need? Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Parts to order / find Front springs Tie rods Steering Arm Trailing Arms Suspension Control Arm and Ball Joint Ball joints Right rear window switch (in the rear of the car) Battery tie down Front valance Speakers (4 minimum) Shift Bushing Wipers Tail light surrounds (might need to make my own) Interior dash blanks fog lights Door light switch Labor Remove tint Muffler/ rear exhaust Install v belts Adjust steering box Extreme interior detail/ buffing session New brake pads / Rebuild caliper Turn signal Relay needs to be cleaned or replaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 30 minutes ago, snap said: sharky mc sharkface! what steering parts do you need? Most importantly tie rods and the main steering arm, but I think I might as well do control arms while im down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I for sure have a window switch and some black blanks. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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