| Vancouver Auto Chat 2016 VAC Community Head Moderator: Raid3n |
 | | 
07-14-2015, 10:42 PM
|
#6351 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,109
Thanked 9,871 Times in 3,926 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
|
is acetone safe on clear coat/paint?
| 
|  | |
07-14-2015, 10:59 PM
|
#6352 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N49.2 W122.1
Posts: 6,176
Thanked 1,174 Times in 704 Posts
Failed 67 Times in 51 Posts
|
No, it is not safe on paint / clear coat especially on plastics. What are you trying to do? Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero  is acetone safe on clear coat/paint? | | |
| | |
07-15-2015, 12:34 AM
|
#6353 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Richmond, B.C.
Posts: 198
Thanked 323 Times in 68 Posts
Failed 30 Times in 8 Posts
| Sawzall vs RX-7
Finally got the quarter panel of the parts car. It was easy after I figured out the right route. Perhaps could have taken more of the frame. The car is almost totally parts-out now and going for scrape. Irony is: it probably could have been put back on the road for less cost than cleaning up the 3.5-4.0 grade RX-7s that have come in recently. Attachment 25182 Attachment 25183 Attachment 25184
Last edited by Kure GS; 09-13-2016 at 10:40 PM.
| |
| | |
07-15-2015, 09:31 AM
|
#6354 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Okanagan
Posts: 16,724
Thanked 9,406 Times in 4,095 Posts
Failed 427 Times in 225 Posts
|
Why are you hacking up RX7's?
__________________ 1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed] Quote:
Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry: | | |
| | |
07-15-2015, 12:59 PM
|
#6355 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Richmond, B.C.
Posts: 198
Thanked 323 Times in 68 Posts
Failed 30 Times in 8 Posts
| ICBC Write-off
It was an ICBC write-off that had been largely parted out. It was on its way to the crusher, I'd tried to save as much as I could. It is a shame the cars are being written off so easily. No place to keep the stripped shell. If you know where I can find cheap storage (say $50/mo.) for a whole car/shell let me know.
| |
| | |
07-15-2015, 11:04 PM
|
#6356 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
Join Date: May 2011 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 40
Thanked 40 Times in 11 Posts
Failed 7 Times in 4 Posts
|
new shift knob   | |
| | |
07-15-2015, 11:17 PM
|
#6357 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 523
Thanked 605 Times in 159 Posts
Failed 15 Times in 10 Posts
|
The only picture I managed to take before my phone died.
Color turned out super nice for something that was truly experimental and unplanned, can't wait to see it in the daylight   | |
| | |
07-15-2015, 11:24 PM
|
#6358 | | :: Sells McLarens, Not tofu :okay: ::
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: vancouver
Posts: 10,755
Thanked 11,826 Times in 3,334 Posts
Failed 211 Times in 89 Posts
|
its like frozen silver!
__________________
13' Nissan DBA-R35 GT-R Black Ed - Black met. - "Sophia"
90' Honda EF Civic HB // 04' Honda Pilot Granite
- The Drinker of Many Many Coffees @ McLaren Vancouver
| |
| | |
07-16-2015, 02:32 AM
|
#6359 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,109
Thanked 9,871 Times in 3,926 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by godwin No, it is not safe on paint / clear coat especially on plastics. What are you trying to do? | jasonturbo was using it to remove the rustproof coating in the previous page which is why i asked. perhaps he meant isopropyl alcohol?
| |
| | |
07-17-2015, 12:34 PM
|
#6360 | | Witness protection
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: GVRD
Posts: 14,427
Thanked 5,343 Times in 2,222 Posts
Failed 111 Times in 57 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by jasonturbo Other than Bride, all other low down rails for bottom mount recaro in DC2 have been disco'd.
I'm on the lookout for a used set of Vison/Spoon or memoryfab. | pricey, but it's for the pair and brand new... Welcome to ISI JAPAN (Integral Solutions International Co.,Ltd.) http://page12.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/p284496588 
__________________
"The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
Last edited by thumper; 07-17-2015 at 01:03 PM.
| |
| | |
07-17-2015, 01:02 PM
|
#6361 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: vancouver
Posts: 672
Thanked 289 Times in 56 Posts
Failed 10 Times in 2 Posts
| | |
| | |
07-17-2015, 04:04 PM
|
#6362 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burnaby BC
Posts: 2,246
Thanked 2,657 Times in 543 Posts
Failed 43 Times in 25 Posts
|
Installed an oil pressure gauge, tried to match the OEMish kind of look and color 
Replaced the white push start with the GTR push start to match my quick release. The OEM one on the 370z lights up a very pale orange which I wasn't too fond of  
Greddy magnetic drain bolt 
Installed some carbon fiber canards on the Amuse front, fitment was meh but my bumper flexed to the form so it came out alright   
Can't really notice it on black, kind of wish I got a lighter color car :/
| |
| | |
07-17-2015, 04:35 PM
|
#6363 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Van
Posts: 2,849
Thanked 7,109 Times in 1,264 Posts
Failed 291 Times in 102 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero jasonturbo was using it to remove the rustproof coating in the previous page which is why i asked. perhaps he meant isopropyl alcohol? | Auto paint is a mix of solids (pigments) suspended in a carrier (solvent), when you apply paint, the curing mechanism is the volatile nature of the solvent - the solvent essentially evaporates into the air (gasses off) leaving the solids behind. So, when you take a strong solvent like acetone and apply it to your paint, it will reverse the curing process by softening the paint, so yes it is potentially dangerous.
However, acetone can be used safely over paint, test it out in a hidden corner first with light application and see if clear/paint lifts immediately... depending on the type of paint, how long ago it was applied, you might be surprised with just how resilient the existing paint is to the acetone.
Note that clear coat tends to cure to a higher hardness level than color coats, if you apply acetone directly to color coat I can almost guarantee the paint will start to soften instantly.
The ITR engine bay finish held up really well against the acetone, but I was being very careful... using only enough force and time to remove the wax coating.. not sitting there rubbing the acetone into the paint for 30 seconds at a time.
GL
__________________ Quote: |
Originally Posted by jasonturbo Follow me on Instagram @jasonturtle if you want to feel better about your life | | |
| | |
07-17-2015, 11:37 PM
|
#6364 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,445
Thanked 1,930 Times in 504 Posts
Failed 44 Times in 25 Posts
|
My fancy dancy in-dash boost gauge that replaces the stock unit in the gauge cluster doesn't work, so I re-installed my old ProSport boost gauge. I broke the mounting point from where I had it before, so right now it's just taped down on the steering column cover, lol. But at least I know that the car is over-boosting and causing the ECU to cut off fuel once it goes over 12 PSI lol. Now I need to wire in the fuel cut defender I've had laying around for 2 years haha.  | |
| | |
07-18-2015, 10:51 AM
|
#6365 | | MOD
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: VANCOUVER
Posts: 26,849
Thanked 7,553 Times in 1,957 Posts
Failed 153 Times in 85 Posts
|
Dropped off at dales for new rotors and brakes. Theres nothing to do in Langley.
| |
| | |
07-19-2015, 11:18 AM
|
#6366 | | "Entertainment" mod.
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Surrey, BC
Posts: 5,117
Thanked 3,432 Times in 1,051 Posts
Failed 161 Times in 60 Posts
| 
On the left in the picture is the shifter linkage from an Audi S3. 60 bucks for a shorter throw in the Golf was worth an hour to do it, even though adjustment was a pain in the ass (tried following the write ups and found myself with binding shifts and no movement, eyeballing it actually worked after messing with the "proper" method and getting nowhere). It really does feel better, not too dramatic, but the tighter feel is how it should have come from factory.
| |
| | |
07-19-2015, 02:02 PM
|
#6367 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Burnaby, BC
Posts: 1,356
Thanked 1,532 Times in 479 Posts
Failed 202 Times in 77 Posts
|
Hunted for OEM+ interior bits for the S10 in Chilliwack. Scored some nice deluxe sun visors from a ZR2 Blazer, and new door panels. Thinking of going back and tearing the roof console out with the chassis harness to retrofit into the S10.
| |
| | |
07-19-2015, 10:34 PM
|
#6368 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,109
Thanked 9,871 Times in 3,926 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
|
1st atf drain & fill...111k and the old one looked pretty good for almost 10 years from factory
it already shifts more smoothly but possibly just placebo
1st PS drain & fill...omg the old one was poop-coloured. I followed the manual to the tee but it sounds whinier than before, is that supposed to go away after the fluid goes through the whole system or did I just introduce too much air into it? Manual says to drain the return hose by turning it lock to lock a few times, doesn't that run the pump dry? after fill it said to do lock to lock again to get the air out.
also changed all interior bulbs to LED, because rice. Most aren't working despite inserting in both orientation..haven't looked at the fuse yet.
| |
| | |
07-20-2015, 11:02 AM
|
#6369 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Squamish
Posts: 925
Thanked 2,300 Times in 556 Posts
Failed 7 Times in 7 Posts
|
Busy weekend in Squamish...
Future Beetle Project
- Pulled Subaru 2.5RS from donor car
- Pulled wiring harness from donor car
'58 Beetle
- Adjusted link pins on front end
- Replaced rear suspension bushing
- Adjusted timing...again. Points are slipping.
MK1 Escort Rally Car
- Built dry sump tank frame
- Made templates for dry sump tank mount and fuel pump/filters mount
'71 Rally Bug
- Broke the carbon fibre shift rod between shifter and transmission. Oops.
Random guy from Mexico's Van
- Two of my buddies and I found Raphael, Dana and his van at McDonalds, they'd been there for 36 hours trying to rebuild the motor out of the parts they had left from two failed engines. We showed up shortly after he got the frankenstein engine together and it sounded terrible. So, we invited them back to my house where my buddies and I dropped the motor out, tore it down almost to the core and fixed/repaired/replaced what we could. I have a large selection of spares, but not everything is bus compatible. 4.5 hours later, the bus fired up and Raphael was VERY happy to hear a smooth running engine.   
...and off they went! 
The motor has a bad valve guide (I didn't have any spare heads) but the work we did will definitely get them to Seattle or further, and we gave them a bunch of recommendations for good engine guys and used motors down south.
-Dave
| |
| | | This post thanked by: | 320icar, Akinari, boibuddha, dared3vil0, DJ Milk, entrax, Fafine, GabAlmighty, granemo, hud 91gt, IMASA, Kure GS, lilaznviper, Lomac, loong, Lowered_Klass, melloman, OGCStrike, Peturbo, pingu81, Port Man, punkwax, Raid3n, Spaceship_coupe, thumper, tofu1413, twitchyzero, twixxer, underscore | |
07-20-2015, 11:10 AM
|
#6370 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 8,344
Thanked 3,986 Times in 1,538 Posts
Failed 35 Times in 27 Posts
|
That made me smile! Nice job. I followed a black beetle yesterday which i thought was the '58, over the Lions Gate and through Stanley park. Was that you?
__________________
Crush - 1971 Datsun 240z - Build Thread
The Daily - Rav4 V6 - “Goldilocks”
| |
| | |
07-20-2015, 12:11 PM
|
#6371 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Squamish
Posts: 925
Thanked 2,300 Times in 556 Posts
Failed 7 Times in 7 Posts
|
Negative, I stayed in Squamish yesterday to work on the Escort.
...Oh, I should add I gave Raphael and Dana a copy of this book for the rest of their adventure. The first half of the title being the important part!  | |
| | |
07-20-2015, 02:13 PM
|
#6372 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 604
Posts: 2,492
Thanked 1,561 Times in 455 Posts
Failed 61 Times in 21 Posts
|
That made my day!
Dave, you're the true definition of a car guy. From your projects, to helping someone in need, it's pretty frickin' awesome. Kudos to you!  | |
| | |
07-23-2015, 02:43 PM
|
#6373 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Dec 1982 Location: Great White Nor
Posts: 22,661
Thanked 6,462 Times in 2,081 Posts
Failed 98 Times in 51 Posts
|
Spark plug blew itself out of #3 on my way to work today. 
Need to source a helicoil locally to fix it. Threads in the head are stripped.  | |
| | |
07-24-2015, 10:29 AM
|
#6374 |
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,931
Thanked 3,777 Times in 1,003 Posts
Failed 267 Times in 76 Posts
|
only lomac.
truly lomac.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by jasonturbo Too bad it isn't about flipping cars to lose money, I'm really good at that. | Quote:
Originally Posted by SkunkWorks This wouldn't happen if you didn't drive a peasant car like an Audi... | Quote:
[14-05, 14:59] FastAnna You tiny bra wearing, gigantic son of a bitch
[15-05, 10:35] FastAnna Yeah I was dreaming of those big titties in that tiny bra
| Quote:
Originally Posted by westopher I'd probably blow someone for that 911 | | |
| | |
07-24-2015, 11:52 AM
|
#6375 | | RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GTA
Posts: 29,844
Thanked 11,520 Times in 4,710 Posts
Failed 440 Times in 282 Posts
|
You're lucky the car did not catch on fire? 
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | | |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:03 AM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
