Nice to have some cash leftover for that after buying the car! Got the splash guards for now and will be doing some Expel. Anything left over going to new garage doors and racedeck flooring.
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Our list of 'stuff' before our car even arrives will be near exactly the same as yours 
Jacking pucks
Curb alert
Nose Saver
Splash guards
We will have an appointment made for the Xpel. For sure the bumper. Hubby doesn't like the line across the hood, so he is undecided on partial hood or full hood. We have time to think on it though!
And we're having our old broken driveway re-done this Summer. Something that should have been done a long time ago, but the new baby spurs us to get a move on.
Have fun!
Jacking pucks
Curb alert
Nose Saver
Splash guards
We will have an appointment made for the Xpel. For sure the bumper. Hubby doesn't like the line across the hood, so he is undecided on partial hood or full hood. We have time to think on it though!
And we're having our old broken driveway re-done this Summer. Something that should have been done a long time ago, but the new baby spurs us to get a move on.
Have fun!
`I got a lot of "stuff" ordered this weekend for the Blue Beast and some items installed. I got the Curb Alert installed last weekend and it works perfect. I mounted it in the grill below the chrome strip (which I like by the way). Did it without any cutting, and mounted the calibration device in the passenger inner fender well under the hood. It works great! I also got the jacking pucks installed too.
Friday I ordered new Lloyds front mats and a cargo mat in Brownstone with the Corvette Flags logo and the silver "StingRay" on a black background. I was actually impressed by Southerncarparts, because they called me to make sure that was what I wanted, because he had not seen the black rectangle with the logo on a Brownstone carpet yet and was not sure how it would look. I told him it would be fine since the interior is both black and Brownstone, but the fact he called to make sure was nice. I ordered a new cargo shade with the "Flags" logo, and a bra for the front end. I am planning on getting Expel on the front next spring, but am making a trip to Tennessee in 3 weeks, so I wanted something on there to protect it from rocks and bugs. Once I get it back home the bra will be coming off. I ordered the Filtermag and will get that on just as soon as it comes in.
Autopia is running a Pre-Memorial day sale through midnight tonight and Friday night and I ordered all of my car care stuff. I got $50 off and free shipping. I ordered a Griots 6" orbital polisher, a variety of polishing pads, Iron-X, Blackfire Total Polish & Seal, Blackfire Wet Diamond and Blackfire Crystal Sealant. I also ordered a couple of the Supreme Guzzler waffle weave drying towels Glen recommended, a Nanoskin Autoscrub Speedy Prep sponge, some Blackfire Microfibre Cleaner & Restorer and "Poorboys" Natural Look Dressing. Now I just need to take a day or two off work to do the actual work.
Yesterday I got the Xpel applied to the driver's side sill. I did the painted area all the way up to the black plastic and the aluminum Corvette sill plate as well. I made a piece for the handle opening too, since my ring tends to hit that if I'm not real careful. I bought some carbon fiber look vinyl to put on that black plastic to keep it from getting scuffed, but haven't done it yet. I think I might put some Xpel on the mirrors today to help protect them, and I'm thinking about putting like a 3" square on the door where I push to close it. I'm undecided about that and may do it and then take it back off if I don't like it. Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of the Curb alert on the front. Unless you bend down and look under the grill bar it is invisible, and out from a distance it just looks like part of the grill. It looks like scratches on the paint, but they are really just reflections of the grill in the shiny paint.
Friday I ordered new Lloyds front mats and a cargo mat in Brownstone with the Corvette Flags logo and the silver "StingRay" on a black background. I was actually impressed by Southerncarparts, because they called me to make sure that was what I wanted, because he had not seen the black rectangle with the logo on a Brownstone carpet yet and was not sure how it would look. I told him it would be fine since the interior is both black and Brownstone, but the fact he called to make sure was nice. I ordered a new cargo shade with the "Flags" logo, and a bra for the front end. I am planning on getting Expel on the front next spring, but am making a trip to Tennessee in 3 weeks, so I wanted something on there to protect it from rocks and bugs. Once I get it back home the bra will be coming off. I ordered the Filtermag and will get that on just as soon as it comes in.
Autopia is running a Pre-Memorial day sale through midnight tonight and Friday night and I ordered all of my car care stuff. I got $50 off and free shipping. I ordered a Griots 6" orbital polisher, a variety of polishing pads, Iron-X, Blackfire Total Polish & Seal, Blackfire Wet Diamond and Blackfire Crystal Sealant. I also ordered a couple of the Supreme Guzzler waffle weave drying towels Glen recommended, a Nanoskin Autoscrub Speedy Prep sponge, some Blackfire Microfibre Cleaner & Restorer and "Poorboys" Natural Look Dressing. Now I just need to take a day or two off work to do the actual work.
Yesterday I got the Xpel applied to the driver's side sill. I did the painted area all the way up to the black plastic and the aluminum Corvette sill plate as well. I made a piece for the handle opening too, since my ring tends to hit that if I'm not real careful. I bought some carbon fiber look vinyl to put on that black plastic to keep it from getting scuffed, but haven't done it yet. I think I might put some Xpel on the mirrors today to help protect them, and I'm thinking about putting like a 3" square on the door where I push to close it. I'm undecided about that and may do it and then take it back off if I don't like it. Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of the Curb alert on the front. Unless you bend down and look under the grill bar it is invisible, and out from a distance it just looks like part of the grill. It looks like scratches on the paint, but they are really just reflections of the grill in the shiny paint.
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I want to express a great big thanks to Glen E. with his help in providing me with his documentation and telephone assistance in getting the Blue Beast polished up. I called him last night and he walked me through it all. I got up early this morning and did the wash, clay bar (with the Nano-sponge, dry, Blackfire Total seal, then the Blackfire Wet Diamond. I took these shots with my phone and they don't do it justice, but I guarantee you it looks awesome. I still have to do the two coats of Blackfire Crystal Seal tomorrow and my wheels but it's already amazing! I can assure you that having the right products makes it an easy process. I used my new Griots orbital polisher and it worked great. I'll take some better pics outside tomorrow after she is completed. Anybody planning to do it yourself get with Glen and don't be afraid, it is easy. Thank you Glenn!
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I corrected the previous post, it was actually Southern Car Parts I purchased the cargo shade from. I will call them Tuesday and get an RMA from them. I''ll check their site and see if there is something else I need and just apply the credit towards that. I'm sure there's something I need I haven't bought yet.
Here's a couple more shots I took outside today after she was completed. The two coats of Blackfire Cystal Seal went on beautifully. I did one about midnight last night and the other when I got up this morning. Pulled the wheels and IronX'd them, washed them then a good coat of Wet Diamond inside and out.
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By the way another useful tidbit of information, The tire/wheel assy. is heavier toward the outer, as I'm sure one would expect. That said, I rolled one of my front wheels out onto my driveway after removing it for a thorough cleaning. I stopped it, made sure it wasn't going to roll, then went into the garage to grab a micro-fiber. Then I heard a loud ***, and looked and saw it had flipped over onto the face. Damn it! I ran over and sure enough one of the chrome spokes was marred up! A spot about the size of a nickle has about 7 or 8 deep little dents from the sand in the cement. Nothing I can do about it, and I was pissed, but entirely my fault. So this is just a heads up so no one else let's this happen. I certainly did not for the other three wheels. Now she wears a badge of my idiocy on her left front wheel from now on.
been there done that, mine get rolled onto the grass ever since then....PS- Iron X does not hurt the grass....By the way another useful tidbit of information, The tire/wheel assy. is heavier toward the outer, as I'm sure one would expect. That said, I rolled one of my front wheels out onto my driveway after removing it for a thorough cleaning. I stopped it, made sure it wasn't going to roll, then went into the garage to grab a micro-fiber. Then I heard a loud ***, and looked and saw it had flipped over onto the face. Damn it! I ran over and sure enough one of the chrome spokes was marred up! A spot about the size of a nickle has about 7 or 8 deep little dents from the sand in the cement. Nothing I can do about it, and I was pissed, but entirely my fault. So this is just a heads up so no one else let's this happen. I certainly did not for the other three wheels. Now she wears a badge of my idiocy on her left front wheel from now on.
seriously, you can do this yourself with a dremel kit - and a good thread like this one:
http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums...hes-restore-shine-forged-rims-volks-gt-f.html
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