New Member from Kansas

[RX8_MD]

Hello everyone!!!
I sure am happy I found your forum. You guys rock!
I just ordered my PC 7424 on eBay.
I appreciate all the threads concerning detailing.
Ain't the internet great!
Only a few years ago we had to stumble through
books and magazines to learn things that can be
found here in only moments!

Now if I can figure out all your acronyms and abbreviations... ugh!

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***My Ride***

MS Wing and RB Side Aero's Ordered...
...and yes, the dealer badge is history


^^^ 3rd Brake Light "ZOOM-ZOOM" Mod / PhotoChopped Tag :Eyecrazy: ^^^


^^^ Polished Wheels ^^^


^^^ Clear Corners, Strakes and Satin Door ^^^


^^^ Foglight Mod Completed, Front Rotary Accent Installed ^^^

[Sludge]

Welcome to Autopia.
Nice looking car. How do you like it?
What part of Kansas?, I was stationed at Ft. Riley with the Big Red One. Kansas has nice people.

Sludge

[Ben Kenobi]

Welcome and that's a great looking RX-8. Have fun with the PC, it does take your details to the next level. What did you do to mod your foglights by the way? Yes the internet sure does make it a lot easier to find info. Have fun!

[Totoland Mach]

Good to see another Totoland member on the boards!

I live in Overland Park (when I'm not traveling on airplanes) and detail customer cars as a paid hobby.

There's tons to learn here. Autopia is by far the premium site for knowledge and variety.

Have fun and jump in with questions.

Great looking black paint you have there. Over 75% of my detail customers have black cars and don't know how to keep them scratch-free.

Totoland Mach

[blkZ28Conv]

"Now if I can figure out all your acronyms and abbreviations... ugh!"

Look on Home page upper right corner. "Secret Decoder Ring".

http://autopia.org/forum/faq.php?faq...t_decoder_ring

Welcome to Autopia.

Beautiful black RX8.

[RX8_MD]

Thanks for the warm welcome!
I live and work in Hutchinson, KS.

Originally Posted by Sludge

How do you like it?

It's my 3rd RX "Rotary Vehicle" so I guess I'm hooked... I only have minor complaints with Mazda,
nothing I didn't know prior to it's purchase... The paint or clear-coat have orange peel (Mazda is famous
for this). Rotary engines are thirsty and are designed to use (not burn) oil that is injected into the engine
since they don't have rings like conventional piston engines.

Originally Posted by Ben Kenobi

What did you do to mod your fog-lights by the way?

The fog-lights (OEM) don't turn on unless the headlights are on. I wired them to the
ignition "on" position so they can be used as daytime running lights and will turn off
when the ignition is in the off or acc position (no dead battery that way).
Thanks for asking!

Originally Posted by blkZ28Conv

Look on Home page upper right corner. "Secret Decoder Ring".
http://autopia.org/forum/faq.php?faq...t_decoder_ring

Thanks for the link!

[BlackSunshine]

Hey, not many people here from Kansas. I'm out in Garden City. Welcome to Autopia. Hope you've got deep pockets. How's the Senior Open affecting the town?

[RX8_MD]

Originally Posted by BlackSunshine

Hey, not many people here from Kansas. I'm out in Garden City. Welcome to Autopia. Hope you've got deep pockets. How's the Senior Open affecting the town?

Ahh....! The smell of Depends and I keep tripping over walkers...
Senior Open Members pretty much stay to themselves...
I haven't seen anyone "famous" in town.
Deep Pockets??? Why???



Thanks for the welcome...
Hope my humor isn't too stiff for the members here...

[W8liftr]

Welcome! You've got a sweet ride there. I'm from Western KS. Don't live there anymore and don't miss the dust at all. It was hell keeping my Camaro clean. Lots of fond memories of playing in state high school b-ball tourneys at the Hutch JuCo.

Lots of great info here. Enjoy!

[BlackSunshine]

Deep pockets because this can become a very expensive hobby.

[BlackPT]

TotoLand Mach -

Where in OP do you live? I live in Lenexa. I joined Autopia a few weeks back. A just got a black PT Cruiser the first part of June and love it. First black car I've had in a while and now I remember how hard it is to keep clean!!! Any tips/tricks for getting swirl marks out? May want to meet with you to see what you think and what can be done if that's possible.

Thanks!

[Totoland Mach]

Originally Posted by BlackPT

TotoLand Mach -

Where in OP do you live? I live in Lenexa. I joined Autopia a few weeks back. A just got a black PT Cruiser the first part of June and love it. First black car I've had in a while and now I remember how hard it is to keep clean!!! Any tips/tricks for getting swirl marks out? May want to meet with you to see what you think and what can be done if that's possible.

Thanks!

Hiya BlackPT! Good to hear you got a new PT Cruiser and black to boot! I'm located just north of I-435 and the Roe Ave exit in an older part of O.P. Most of my customers are fairly local (except for 2 that come from Topeka...both black cars).

Getting swirl marks out: Here is a Porsche 996 Twin Turbo I did not too long ago. The car only has 1,500 miles on it since 2001 and the new owner (my customer) decided to "wash" it. The results are as follows:



After taping and polishing the car (about a 6 hour project to get the swirls out), here's what he ended up with:



And, finally, the finished product:



If there is any ritual, it's get the swirls out, use a good sealant (I like Wolfgang) or carnuba (there's tons of good stuff out there), and WASH THE VEHICLE PROPERLY!

Holler back some time. I'm going to be doing a 1972 Ferrari Dino pretty soon and it's all original paint. That will be time consuming and extra care will be taken, but it should be fun.

Totoland Mach