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> On Nov 20, 2016, at 1:47 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Wipe down the finish with 50/50 dilute isopropyl alcohol, otherwise known in > detailing circles as IPA. This gets any remaining dirt and wax off the > finish that might interfere with the polishing or finishing. > > All of the trim has been scrubbed clean in hot soapy water and rinsed. All > of the “red berries” were removed successfully. The bumpers were cleaned as > well, and the metal support pieces used to hold the front bumper ends were > washed, dried, and painted with black Rustoleum and are now drying. > > I have to make a Costco run to get some pantry items before the week starts, > so I’ll use that time for everything to dry well, then when I return the car > will come into the garage and I’ll begin the finish recovery. > > And now back to your regular OkieBenz programming… > > Dan/Martha > > > > > > > >> On Nov 20, 2016, at 1:51 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> You mean wipe it, like with a cloth? >> >> --FT >> >> >>> On 11/20/16 1:49 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: >>> Wipe down with India Pale Ale (IPA)? Better to drink the IPA and wipe >>> the car with a cloth! >>> >>> Kinda like boiling brats in beer. I prefer to drink the beer and grill the >>> brats. >>> >>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> November 20, 2016 at 11:44 AM >>>> I did. Only problem I ran into was removal of the rear bumper cap that >>>> runs across the back of the car. Small sheet metal screws hold this into >>>> place and the heads were corroded enough that there was no way any of them >>>> were going to come off without a fight, so I left it. >>>> >>>> Lousy pictures because it was half in/out of the sun, but here’s some >>>> before and after: >>>> >>>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hdc7u46wlq5l987/AAAltLDK-AkYXkRX_izNQT3Oa?dl=0 >>>> <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hdc7u46wlq5l987/AAAltLDK-AkYXkRX_izNQT3Oa?dl=0> >>>> >>>> >>>> I’ll let it dry thoroughly while I take a break for lunch, then I’ll start >>>> in on cleaning all the pieces. By the time I’m done with that it will be >>>> plenty dry and read for a wipe down with IPA and the start of polishing. >>>> Polishing should go quickly, since everything is out of the way. Makes it >>>> so, so much easier. >>>> >>>> Dan/Martha >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> -- >> --FT >> Winston Churchill: >> “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large >> or petty, >> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. >> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of >> the enemy.” >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
