The "4 door Z" build (4DRZ)- 13 G37S 6spd sedan
#1007
This weekend I finally had a chance to clean my salt covered car and try out the new Auto Armor that is now a ceramic coating. It has a very different application process now. It used to be a wax that you applied and wiped off. Now it is almost like an oil that you spray on and use a clay bar while you apply it. I made the mistake of using the clay bar in our detail shop instead of my synthetic clay bar and once the car dried I had clay bar streaks all over the car. It took another 2 hours to get all cleaned up, but I don't think the car has ever been so shiny.
I am curious to see how this new coating holds up and if it works to prevent rail dust. I thought it would be easy to see how shiny it was in low light with all of the shadows, but this picture does not really do it justice. I might try again tomorrow in the sunlight.
I am curious to see how this new coating holds up and if it works to prevent rail dust. I thought it would be easy to see how shiny it was in low light with all of the shadows, but this picture does not really do it justice. I might try again tomorrow in the sunlight.
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4DRZ (03-19-2019)
#1012
I think the original issue with rail dust is that it is hot brake dust that melts into the clear coat. Original Auto Armor worked a lot better because it worked to about 400 degrees whereas a normal wax will melt off at under 100 degrees, or basically the surface temperature of your paint on a sunny day- even in winter. The new ceramic Auto Armor is supposed to last up to about 1,000 degrees. We shall see.
#1013
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I'm doing my brake ducts finally: Did you get rid of your OEM brake baffle when you installed it?
#1015
European vacation update- Big news today. I just booked a hot lap of the Nurburgring with a racing driver in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS! This is one of the few street cars to break 7:00 at the Ring. I am super excited about this and I am paying extra for an in car video of the lap. We have to drive 4 hours each way to get there, but it should totally be worth it.
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You're going to ride shotgun at the ring in that car? Wow! That should be an experience of a lifetime.
#1017
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#1019
Well, some huge upgrades today. Last weekend I installed the passenger seat occupant weight sensor emulator. It does get rid of the light on the dash for the airbag. However, it also creates a light on the dash for the seatbelt unless it is buckled in the passenger seat. So I picked up a fake seat belt buckle for $6 off of amazon. Problem solved.
Next step is ordering Bride seat rails for the passenger seat and than another Sparco seat. It's funny to think I originally got the Sparco driver's seat to save weight and hold me in place. Now I am just excited to get rid of the factory seat because it looks heavy and ugly compared to the Sparco seat.
Next step is ordering Bride seat rails for the passenger seat and than another Sparco seat. It's funny to think I originally got the Sparco driver's seat to save weight and hold me in place. Now I am just excited to get rid of the factory seat because it looks heavy and ugly compared to the Sparco seat.
#1020
I changed my oil last night and when I went to snug down the Z1 magnetic drain plug it split in half. Of course it happens the one time I only brought the 2 wrenches I need instead of my whole tool box with my oem drain plug in it. So I went home to get the oem plug, but when I got back to the shop I realized I would need a flat head screw driver and a needle nose pliers to get the crush washer off. Luckily, I found one of my tech's tool boxes open and fixed everything. Phew! I got very lucky since those tool boxes are usually locked up tighter than Fort Knox.
I called Z1 this morning to ask if they had any sort of warranty and Jon said he would ship one right out. Maybe he remembered that I have bought a ton of stuff from them or maybe he remembered the disaster of trying to tune my car, but either way I thought that was good service and not what I expected. Thanks Jon!
I called Z1 this morning to ask if they had any sort of warranty and Jon said he would ship one right out. Maybe he remembered that I have bought a ton of stuff from them or maybe he remembered the disaster of trying to tune my car, but either way I thought that was good service and not what I expected. Thanks Jon!