GA Firing Line

What do you do

  • Hover

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Wipe and sit

    Votes: 10 41.7%
  • Birdnest

    Votes: 5 20.8%
  • eww, i'm to uppidy to use a public tiolet

    Votes: 6 25.0%

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Fast306stang

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I don't think they are vetted as well as some of the other recipes, or at least they aren't descriptive enough for ordinary people.
If you are looking for good recipes, the New York Times actually has an amazing database of recipes. Best bet with a new recipe is finding something with a ton of good reviews and then applying a twist from whatever Alton Brown recipe you were going to use before.

Good info dude! I appreciate it!
 

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BTW, (new topic)
Does your new stang have door handles - as in mechanical latches?
I had to help I guy this week with a fairly new Corvette who needed a jump start.
Where he was parked we couldn't get a car close enough, so we wanted to push it back into the aisle.
He couldn't get into the car - the handles are push-buttons that activate the power latches. The battery was dead.
He opened the rear hatch with the key, there was a cord in there to open the driver's door.
We pushed it back.
He couldn't get OUT of the car - same push-buttons inside! (And kind of tough to reach into the back.)

Who designs these stupid things? You might want to reconsider your mid-life plans.
It's about as bad on a Porsche
 

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Another question lol

Did you have a full on paint correction done? I've got a quote for $1400 for the paint and the wheels. I believe they use a ceramic coating with the 1st coat curing for 7 hours, a 2nd application and then a 12 hour cure under IR lamps.

Worth it? I can get 75% of the way there by myself but I don't have the lamps so I would just be using the sealer I have.

Which by the way, this stuff works incredibly well as a drying agent.

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If you wanna save some $$ and do the paint correction yourself, I'll lend you the Flex3401 and all the pads you need, nice thing about the flex is you can't F up the clear or paint
 

Fast306stang

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I bought a Flex3401 and did my own paint correction (I used Wolfgang products on mine), but have not had it ceramic coated as I don't think I want to shell out for it.

In the research I've done, you do need paint correction before a ceramic coat, which can range from $300-$700 if a new car, more for more contaminated surfaces.

Full on good "Ceramic" runs a few grand from what I've seen but only lasts a few years, or you could apply Xpel or other plastic-type film covering for nearly the same ....

Personally, I'm just correcting the paint and putting down a coat of Collinite twice a year

I saw the Wolfgang stuff had good reviews. The Collinite I'll have to Google.

Sounds like you and I are on the same page. I don't really want someone else doing the work on my car but I don't want to invest in the lamps/equipment for a full on ceramic job and I wasn't sure how long it would last.

I think I suffer from tunnel vision sometimes. The imperfections are only noticeable if you scrutinize the paint under good lighting. So I should really just walk away from it...but I KNOW they're there and if I'm gonna bite the bullet, NOW is the time instead of later when there's more imperfections and contaminants.
 

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I saw the Wolfgang stuff had good reviews. The Collinite I'll have to Google.

Sounds like you and I are on the same page. I don't really want someone else doing the work on my car but I don't want to invest in the lamps/equipment for a full on ceramic job and I wasn't sure how long it would last.

I think I suffer from tunnel vision sometimes. The imperfections are only noticeable if you scrutinize the paint under good lighting. So I should really just walk away from it...but I KNOW they're there and if I'm gonna bite the bullet, NOW is the time instead of later when there's more imperfections and contaminants.

You want to hear how bad I am about criticizing my woodworking? I've thrown things out for mistakes nobody would notice.