What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Daviddear30 said:
no Oatey cleaner was used

I am no pvc expert at all :) Had this on hand from an old project so I used it
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Necessary to soften and clean. The glue doesn't hold and will fail without it.
Sorry to be the bearer.
Then again maybe you will never have a problem. From the looks of your projects you know what you are doing.

If you redo, use Loctite or JBWeld 2 part epoxy. Sand the joints with 50 or 80 grit to score the pieces.
It will never come apart.

The gold can Oatey is my fave PVC glue.
 
spazzz said:
Necessary to soften and clean. The glue doesn't hold and will fail without it.
Sorry to be the bearer.
Then again maybe you will never have a problem. From the looks of your projects you know what you are doing.

If you redo, use Loctite or JBWeld 2 part epoxy. Sand the joints with 50 or 80 grit to score the pieces.
It will never come apart.

The gold can Oatey is my fave PVC glue.
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I sealed up the outside edges with liquid nails and used some hot glue to fill some gaps. I think all leaks are sealed but I will see how it goes :)
 
I since found a cox vacuum hose reel with the correct size fittings but it is like $400 with hose. I plan to stick with this setup if it works well
 
spazzz said:
Necessary to soften and clean. The glue doesn't hold and will fail without it.
Sorry to be the bearer.
Then again maybe you will never have a problem. From the looks of your projects you know what you are doing.

If you redo, use Loctite or JBWeld 2 part epoxy. Sand the joints with 50 or 80 grit to score the pieces.
It will never come apart.

The gold can Oatey is my fave PVC glue.
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Warm enough for a wash and dry today. The hose reel legit but you were right. After about 20 minutes the glues I used got too hot and melted :( Going out of town for a few days. I will look for a high temp epoxy and try that :) and go from there. Will that cleaner you mentioned help the pvc cement handle the heat?
 
Daviddear30 said:
Warm enough for a wash and dry today. The hose reel legit but you were right. After about 20 minutes the glues I used got too hot and melted :( Going out of town for a few days. I will look for a high temp epoxy and try that :) and go from there. Will that cleaner you mentioned help the pvc cement handle the heat?
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It does for furnace and water heater exhaust.
From the way it looks you are using unlike polyvinyl compositions.
Black PVC has a certain glue, schedule 40 another and cpvc yet another.
I honestly wouldn't trust the PVC glue.

Go with the epoxy. JBweld is some pretty impressive adhesive. A slower setting time might be the best.
Make sure you scour the mating surfaces.
 
spazzz said:
It does for furnace and water heater exhaust.
From the way it looks you are using unlike polyvinyl compositions.
Black PVC has a certain glue, schedule 40 another and cpvc yet another.
I honestly wouldn't trust the PVC glue.

Go with the epoxy. JBweld is some pretty impressive adhesive. A slower setting time might be the best.
Make sure you scour the mating surfaces.
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Thanks for the tips. I do think ot is 2 or 3 different materials for sure :( Wish they had a plug and play option. It is designed for vacuum I suppose if air was sucking in it would work way easier than so much air going out the other direction :)
 
Started working on the mustang today. Washed it back in early December and kept it covered. Today I waterless washed it. Then I clayed it & used rupes ultra fine polish. Then I hit it with McKee’s hi def sealant and finished with bead maker. Got to say that bead maker is easy on & off. Still need to finish the car.
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hmardown said:
Started working on the mustang today. Washed it back in early December and kept it covered. Today I waterless washed it. Then I clayed it & used rupes ultra fine polish. Then I hit it with McKee’s hi def sealant and finished with bead maker. Got to say that bead maker is easy on & off. Still need to finish the car.
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It looks perfect.
 
thanks Eldorado. yeah now I got the bug to go down the road. still need to finish the car if the weather will cooperate. I wan't to take the wheels off and treat them. I did the hood and trunk lid so far. I'm wearing a boot because of a foot & ankle injury & it's hard to work the quarters & doors. I'm going to try & jack it up to remove the tires. this should give me better access to the lower part of the car. meanwhile here in the northeast I've still got a few weeks to get it done.
hmrdown
 
Breese147 said:
Klasse Act said:
I think he’s referring to the AF wheel cleaner that was projected to sell out and I guess it did


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Sold out already....doesn't surprise me as 80% of the amount made was sold during pre-order, that 20% went fast, WOW! IIRC its not going to be till summer time when the next allotment of it is made again as because AF is a small company its hard to get the major companies he was working with to make such a small batch (small to them anyways)

Luckily I'm subscribed to his YouTube channel so I'll be able to get any updates on mfg of more of the foaming wheels cleaner. His channel is really good, very thorough, latest one had him talking about how he got involved with Griot's about improving their foam cannon and based on the review...THEY did!
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Not even a weeks worth...is it bad enough to REALLY test AF foaming wheel cleaner, LOL
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fou4thought said:
Hi all,

Long time reader, first time poster.

Today I worked on my brothers interior plastic trim only. Please ignore the rest of the interior in the photos.

The plastic trim is riddled with deep scratches and gauges from carrying tools and materials.

Went over all interior trim with diluted APC and a brush followed by PERL at 1:5. Not the best looking finish, but the best that I could do with the time allowance. If I had a heat gun handy I would have considered heating the plastic to get rid of some of the more shallow scratches.

How would you have handled this? Any tips would be appreciated.

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Your idea about the heat gun is the only thing I have heard of that may/might make scratched plastic look better. I’ve seen it done on black plastic bumpers with success.
 
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