my corona virus lockdown thread.....

[britlude]

Today’s tasks started with flatting back the bumper with 2000 grit wet and dry paper (always use it wet, and with soap if it’s really fine paper!) and then polishing it back up to a glossy finish…

IMG_20200409_122045 by jon sutherland, on Flickr


Yup, that’s shiny…

IMG_20200409_121247 by jon sutherland, on Flickr


Now..... inside the arch/bumper area, it’s very open…..

2020-04-09_06-23-00 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

That’s my shiny new bumper beam….

IMG_20200409_145640 by jon sutherland, on Flickr


And the open ends of the beam… quite why they kept this open, to scoop in any mud and debris spat up from the wheels, I’ll never know….

IMG_20200409_145627 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

So a little addition was cut out of thick rubber matting…..

IMG_20200409_151700 by jon sutherland, on Flickr


And the void given an extra bit of protection, mounted on the existing threads of the bumper mounts....

IMG_20200409_153119 by jon sutherland, on Flickr


There is a plastic shield to stop debris/mud going up into the wing void (sort of), but nothing in the bumper area….. I’m sure the NSX engineers missed a trick, even adding to the wing liner could have closed this area neatly….. I mean, look in the front wheel arch, it’s obvious they like making complicated mouldings!!!!

oh, of course, the pitch of the 2 mounting holes for the number plate are different on the new bumper beam, and the old non-hingeing hinged JDM original... so a modified mounting plate had to be made up!!!

Anyhoo, another job jobbed!!! Might have a rest tomorrow!!!

[PeterW]

Nice job Jonathan 👏

[britlude]

instead of my usual bank holiday friday of a car show at Wheelsday (the traditional season opener for me) i spent it polishing..... and had the car battery on charge, 2 weeks of just sitting there doesn't do it any good!

so a machine polish with farecla G10, stronger G3 on any scratches i found, then a machine glaze, followed by 3 rounds of 'finish first' polishy stuff....

some pix, pretty much as good as it's going to look with the current paint!!!

IMG_20200410_141649 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

IMG_20200410_195302 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

IMG_20200410_195353 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

IMG_20200411_104336 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

and an arty shot with morning dew.....

IMG_20200411_092745 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

[NSXGB]

Super shiny Jon!
Had a heart attack when I saw the first pic, I thought you'd pranged the OSF....should really have my glasses on!