zcasavant, lemming, spring is here...
 

Time for our detail extravaganza. :line:

I'm available most weekends except except April 30-31.

Anyone else compelled to drive south of Boston is free to come. :)

I need to freplace/solder a section of my copper pipe line first :banghead: , but I hope to get that done tomorrow. Otherwise we wont have a functional water line.

Re: zcasavant, lemming, spring is here...
 

This coming weekend is perfect for me I think.

hi guys.

i was just thinking about this but i forgot to check HERE until now.

i just waxed up the autos this past weekend. of course, now they're covered in slimy pollen.

but i'm ready to go whenever. will bring the porter cable polisher, several different polishes and several different waxes. if i could figure out how to post pictures on this site, i'd show you what the subaru equivalent to "imola red" looks like.

Cool. It's on for this weekend, then. How is Saturday?

I will confirm once I know I got my water line fixed though. I will do that tomorrow.

:)

Your water broke?

Sunday is much better for me, but I think I could do Saturday in a pinch.

Either day works for me. If lemming is fine with Sunday, then Sunday it is.

sunday sounds better for me, i think.

Anyone but me have leather seats? I have Spinneybeck leather cleaner/conditioner that I can bring. Other than that, I don't got much. I'm happy to pick up random supplies though...wheel cleaner, etc. Just let me know what we need.

Well, I have Griots Polish (don't think this is what one uses with a PC orbital) and Wax, a whole shitload of micro fiber towels, decent shampoo, and basic bug & tar remover and wheel cleaner (I rarely use it).

I will probably wash and clay my car on Saturday and touch up the paint as well, so on sunday I'll just polish and wax.

BYOB. The early forecast does call for showers on Sunday, but who the hell knows. I have three bays anyway if it comes to that.

I have a whole bunch of tar and crap on my car...I'll clean it on saturday, but I doubt it'll get very clean.

I also have weird black spots on my wheels. Dunno if either of you guys have any idea how to get them off.

It's probably tar. That is what I get on mine. Bug and tar remover + good 'ol fingernails works for me.

Ok, let's hope for some sort of non-rain (or snow) on Sunday. I'll bring the wheel cleaner, the Spinneybeck, and since I'm lacking cleaning supplies, the beer.

Let me know if anyone has any requests or demands.

you two do realize it's to rain all weekend, right?

I just saw that this morning. Perhaps we ought to postpone. If the forecast does not change by Friday. It is going to rain hard on Saturday but they are only predicting showers for Sunday. There is hope. Let's give it a couple of days.

'kay.

if it's to clear up in the PM, then i'm all for waiting it out and doing in the afternoon on Sunday.

Well, guys, it seems like am showers. What do we do? Cancel or go for it?

It's your call. I rather not risk having to wait until 2pm to get started since we'd only have a few hours.

Maybe we are better off doing it some other time. Next weekend is bad for me, but the one after that seems good. Anyway, let me know.

let's pre-pone because this weather sucks.

Agreed.

Done. It's officially off for tomorrow.

what happened with the brake install?

did it go well?

sorry i missed it --had to work and do some alma mater related stuff.

For those of you who aren't me, Fernando, or Lemming, I installed new rear calipers, rotors and pads this weekend at Fernando's house.

Only one trip to the dealership was required (for a sensor).

We encountered a problem in trying to remove the driver's side rear rotor but that was nothing a hammer couldn't solve. Incidentally, the E-brake now barely works. We must have screwed something up. Oops.

But the car goes and stops and I am no longer worried about starting a fire due to the heat caused by the seized caliper.

We took some pictures of the old parts. Hopefully, Fernando will post them at some point.

I sense this post will barely get any visibility, but still.

Zach, I forgot to mention... You probably want to "bed" your e-brake at least a bit. Cruise at 30mph and pull the ebrake gently as you ease off the gas. The the rotor surface making contact with your e-brake shoes still are coated with that oily crap.

Regardless, we may very well have tweaked your e-brake. Nothing an adjustment can't fix, IMO.

Does the brake pedal still feel spongy? I really hope we tightened all the lines well-enough. It surprises me that the pedal was spongy because the bleeding went picture-perfect.

Anyway, let us know. Hopefully the brakes were just faded due to the crazy bedding.

I just came in from a 4-hour power-washing session and I am exhausted. I'll upload the pics in a couple of hours.

OT: How on earth Nick works on his car on khakis is truly beyond me. :? Zach and I were filthy as can be.

Ah, I'll try the E-brake trick tomorrow. I think the pedal may have firmed up, but I'm not sure. Kristin hasn't driven the car yet so I am anxious to get her opinion.

Yes, we were truly filthy. Good thing neither of us has white leather.

Maybe we did have to go on a particular order. :eeps: \

Just keep an eye out for any leaks and check the reservoir level over the next couple of weeks.

If there is a leak, you can definitely see it (the connections will look wet). All the connections should be bone-dry within a week or so. They do take a few days to "dry."