carmudgeons.com  

Go Back   carmudgeons.com > Automotive Forums > Technical Superiority > Spit Shined

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-21-2021, 06:02 PM   #21
clyde
Chief title editor
 
clyde's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 26,599
Quote:
Originally Posted by John V View Post
This thread bump is timely.

The paint on the RX-8 is pretty awful. The car had 151,000 miles on it when I bought it and the paint was original except for the right rear corner which looks to have some light body work and a (decently blended) respray. Before KOTM I went over the car with touch-up paint and Langka leveling compound and was reminded how painful of a process that is. The entire car had bad swirling, so I ended up using Meguiar's 105 compound followed by 210, because it's what I had. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but it didn't level the chips as much as I would have liked. I need to try some of this ClearCut stuff.

Pic from Motor Trend... not the greatest resolution, but not horrible
No Perry pics yet? Looking forward to those.
__________________
OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11

Team WTF?!
What are you gonna do?
clyde is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-21-2021, 06:03 PM   #22
clyde
Chief title editor
 
clyde's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 26,599
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh (PA) View Post
yesterday on the way home from work in the e wagon, a dump truck didn't have his gate closed and dumped a shitload of gravel on the road in front of me. I now have about 20 - 40 small chips on the hood of the Lunar Blue wagon.
That sucks
__________________
OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11

Team WTF?!
What are you gonna do?
clyde is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-21-2021, 06:16 PM   #23
John V
No more BMWs
 
John V's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8
Location: Glenwood, MD
Posts: 14,753
Quote:
Originally Posted by clyde View Post
No Perry pics yet? Looking forward to those.
I don't know that I get copies of those. I am looking forward to seeing them as well, though.
John V is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-21-2021, 07:12 PM   #24
Josh (PA)
Hello.
 
Josh (PA)'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
Location: Downingtown, PA
Posts: 5,514
Quote:
Originally Posted by clyde View Post
That sucks
Very Much. Came home and looked at it again and found this..
The windshield is ir film and accoustic sandwiched. Guess I'm calling insurance

FML
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	20210921_191107.jpg
Views:	298
Size:	1.85 MB
ID:	13802  
__________________
Josh (PA) -
'19 X5
'17 991.2 C2 Cab
'11 135i Convertible
'11 328xiT
'09 X3
Josh (PA) is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-21-2021, 09:32 PM   #25
ZBB
Relic
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: A very fast golf cart
Location: The Valley of the Sun
Posts: 12,821
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh (PA) View Post
Very Much. Came home and looked at it again and found this..
The windshield is ir film and accoustic sandwiched. Guess I'm calling insurance

FML
I just had something similar on my 3…. Got a stone chip near the edge that was mildly starred and it cracked halfway across the windshield one hit afternoon in July that had a quick passing shower - the rain cooled the windshield and crack…
__________________
ZBB
ZBB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 08:07 PM   #26
Terri Kennedy
There and back again
 
Terri Kennedy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: 2003 BMW 325xiT; looking for a new fun car
Location: New York
Posts: 2,939
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh (PA) View Post
...yesterday on the way home from work in the e wagon, a dump truck didn't have his gate closed and dumped a shitload of gravel on the road in front of me. I now have about 20 - 40 small chips on the hood of the Lunar Blue wagon.

Needless to say it is pretty frustrating.
I don't know if you're aware, but the signs on the back of those trucks that say "Not responsible for damage" are pure BS designed to keep people from filing claims. I know someone who got the police to treat it as a hit-and-run which I'm sure made things very unpleasant for both the driver and the owner.

In PA, the governing statute is Title 75 Chapter 49 § 4903.1 - "Securing loads in vehicles / Loose material".
Terri Kennedy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 08:44 PM   #27
JST
195
 
JST's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 24,593
Quote:
Originally Posted by John V View Post
This thread bump is timely.

The paint on the RX-8 is pretty awful. The car had 151,000 miles on it when I bought it and the paint was original except for the right rear corner which looks to have some light body work and a (decently blended) respray. Before KOTM I went over the car with touch-up paint and Langka leveling compound and was reminded how painful of a process that is. The entire car had bad swirling, so I ended up using Meguiar's 105 compound followed by 210, because it's what I had. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but it didn't level the chips as much as I would have liked. I need to try some of this ClearCut stuff.

Pic from Motor Trend... not the greatest resolution, but not horrible


You're running Giordano's level deep dishes on those wheels.
JST is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 09:35 PM   #28
clyde
Chief title editor
 
clyde's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 26,599
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh (PA) View Post
Very Much. Came home and looked at it again and found this..
The windshield is ir film and accoustic sandwiched. Guess I'm calling insurance

FML
Ugh.

Does it have any cameras or sensors in the glass or work through them? If so, they may need to be recalibrated, too, which adds cost, time, and PITA factor.

Heading to Lincoln a few weeks ago, I was following JV towing his RX-8. At one point, I watched a small stone kick up from behind the trailer, hang in the air as I drove into, where it impacted the lower driver side corner and appeared to leave a pit. Or maybe a small crack. But perhaps it was bug guts that I hadn't yet noticed. I mentioned it to Kevin. From his passenger seat perspective, he said, "Um, that doesn't look like bug guts from here," and started looking up windshield repair places in Lincoln.

I was hoping it was a chip that could be filled/repaired and that would be the end of it. The Camaro has HUD which means it gets a windshield with some kind of coating that makes it a little more expensive, but they haven't made that many 6g Camaros. To make it more fun, there are six different windshield part numbers (HUD, Lane Departure/Auto-Braking, PDR and the different possible combinations). Between all of that, my expectation is that if I ever have to replace the glass, it will probably take a few days, so I really did not want to have to deal with that. A simple resin repair that will hold would be much preferable.

At the next gas stop, I forgot to check from the outside. About 30 minutes further down the road, I decided I could reach it from inside and put my hand out the window and touched it...and smeared some bug guts around. No pit, no chip, no crack. I was pretty relieved.
__________________
OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11

Team WTF?!
What are you gonna do?
clyde is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 09:38 PM   #29
clyde
Chief title editor
 
clyde's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 26,599
Quote:
Originally Posted by JST View Post
You're running Giordano's level deep dishes on those wheels.
That was some fucking pizza

Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_0655.jpeg
Views:	390
Size:	300.6 KB
ID:	13810  
__________________
OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11

Team WTF?!
What are you gonna do?
clyde is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-23-2021, 06:54 AM   #30
John V
No more BMWs
 
John V's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8
Location: Glenwood, MD
Posts: 14,753
Looks delicious, but that's "pizza" in the same way that Skyline chili is chili.
John V is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:46 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Forums © 2003-2008, 'Mudgeon Enterprises - Site hosting by AYN & Associates, LLC