I've often wondered about the rejuvenating qualities of the plastidip.
Awesome job Jon.
Cheers.
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I've often wondered about the rejuvenating qualities of the plastidip.
Awesome job Jon.
Cheers.
Impressed with the Plasti-dipping. Black Plasti-Dip seems quite hard to get hold of unless you want to pay through the nose on eBay..
EDIT. Just wondering how close the colour match is to the OE centre console black?
http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/in...n&pid=PDL-0009
going direct is sometimes cheaper!
did the ends of the sill pads too.... as the new trims made these look tatty. these needed a gentle flat off to reduce a couple of deep gouges...
before... (cleaned again with panel-wipe which removes any previous treatments and makes them look FAR worse!!!)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4305/...893be418_o.jpg2013-04-28-2588 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
and after....
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4291/...e4852413_o.jpg2013-04-28-2593 by jon sutherland, on Flickr2013-04-28-2588 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
somewhat better
That's the first time I've seen it in stock, thanks!
the last of the new bits i got for the car were a pair of front window sash triangle things... these...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4301/...1b21d869_o.jpg2013-04-28-2589 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
from our friends across the Atlantic, rather than the frankly ridiculous price HUK want!
anyway, doors stripped down to get to the mounting bolts and new units swapped in. (the old/new unit)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...fa2e4fd0_o.jpg2013-04-28-2590 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
and the reason for the change... new and the old
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4319/...d562be91_o.jpg2013-04-29-2594_1 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
while they were off i cleaned the window weather seals (top of the door, bottom of the glass)! these have lost their pliability over the last 20 years, so looking at replacing them later (the drivers side has shrunk in length too and i've had to 'fill' the gap) what i really want to do is replace just the flocked rubber piece that clips onto the aluminium extrusion! obviously the cheap rubber bit isn't listed seperately to the stupidly expensive extrusion!
lings list at....
11 PFKL785257 MOLDING ASSY., R. DOOR £413.54 (€471.44) ($661.66) 001 contact us - coloured part Add Wish List
14 PFKL785623 MOLDING ASSY., L. DOOR £413.54 (€471.44) ($661.66) 001 contact us - coloured part Add Wish List
so the hunt is on for some extruded rubber.... i shall have to investigate further, or adapt something like this....
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/Flocked_Window_Trim_Drip_Seal_FWT
the original rubber has a double seal arrangement, BUT once the water is past the first seal what's the point of the second? it's already in the door itself and can only drain out the end of the channel into the door! ok, these only have the one seal, but i see the second as redundant anyway!
and these at less than a tenner a side it's more like it!
the door moulding rubber saga is detailed here
http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.php?11148-Door-moulding-rubber-refresh
the upshot is it's possible to stretch the rubber back into length/position with a couple of dots of super-glue!
normal service will resume!
obviously this does go against my 'if it works tell the world, if it doesn't, bury the evidence and don't tell anybody' ethos, but it did come good in the end!
Big update, been busy!!!!
Post japfest play! Yup, I’ve been fiddling with the car again, sorting a couple of niggles that have been bugging me.
The bottom screen trim has always been iffy, an unfortunate consequence of the car living outside all year! So, knowing the clips for the screen trim will more than likely be broken, a new set was ordered from Lings, and duly delivered…
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4309/...8a73b303_o.jpg2013-05-17-2697 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
along with 4 new bumpers for the headlights to open against, to replace the 3(!) that had turned to black concrete…
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4313/...6e466a4b_o.jpg2013-05-17-2711 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
ok, lings weren’t the cheapest (obviously as they are UK based) but delivery was quick!
So with the screen clips in hand I could begin! This is what was bugging me….
Crusty corners
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4314/...fc12565e_o.jpg2013-05-17-2692 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
and blotchy/stained/icky in the middle!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4327/...43317c83_o.jpg2013-05-17-2700 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
So once the trim had been treated to a good scrub with some panel wipe cleaner stuff, I armed myself with an aerosol can of plastidip and set to!!! A couple of coats and I was done. Some of the application was a little splattery, but I think that was because the can was getting a bit low, but the plastidip did smooth out, so all good! I’ll probably use plastidip from a pot with a proper spray gun when I find more stuff to coat!
Anyway… a before….
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4317/...3f8d934f_o.jpg2013-05-17-2698 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
and after….
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4323/...bc69652a_o.jpg2013-05-17-2717 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
and just to complete it, the same fitted….
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4321/...cb7aec2b_o.jpg2013-05-17-2693 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4324/...f5d58c5f_o.jpg2013-05-17-2725-1 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
a vast improvement!!!!
***handy hint alert***
Whilst at Japfest, I noticed some stuff, as you do!... does this look familiar?
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4322/...7e9c7e19_o.jpg2013-05-17-2695 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
the famous missing strut top cover grommet!
Now while the car was all apart I thought I’d take pics and share my solution…
You need an old piece of rubber hose (you’ll have plenty after servicing you NSX hoses!!!) Find one with the hose inside diameter just bigger than the hole in the scuttle trim..
Cut the hose so that it’s an angled wedge sorta thing, about 14mm on one side, and 25mm on the other….
A bit like this..
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4297/...dcf6c084_o.jpg2013-05-17-2702 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
and fits on the top of the strut…
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/...723f8ed4_o.jpg2013-05-17-2703 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
so the top is flat to the scuttle trim…
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4314/...81a6706f_o.jpg2013-05-17-2705 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
excuse the dirt, I did clean it…..
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4312/...eec27908_o.jpg2013-05-17-2708 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
now the scuttle can’t ‘bounce’ as you drive, which is what allowed the strut top to push the grommet out!
Quick aside…. **handy hint 2!***
in the above pic you can see that the filter for the heater intake is working fine!!! Another shot…
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4319/...7f9e7155_o.jpg2013-05-17-2707 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
Mentioned first on NSXPrime, and on here at http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.php?7122-cured-the-typical-screen-misting-i-hope!
Anyway back to the plot…
It’s now shiny behind the trim!!!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4306/...cc788179_o.jpg2013-05-17-2709 by jon sutherland, on Flickr