Wheel well cleaning

Bob, that is looking GOOD!!! Keep it up!!! I LOVE IT!

My plan is to do at least one thing ever single day; I'm finding that there's a domino-effect going-on here. One thing clearly leads to another, and that can overwhelm you. But the one-step at a time journey is a good path.

Here's a few photos of my new luggage cover as made my Sandra in Germany. Absolutely spot-on in appearance, she is using natural materials rather than the synthetic-based materials Porsche used as OE. As much as the synthetic had some elasticity to it (much like a one size fits all baseball cap), the material deteriorated over time. My 24 year old cover would just about fall apart in your hand. The natural fibers in Sandra's cover will endure. Her email (for reference) is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. I am hugely impressed by her craftsmanship.

Bob

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Today's progress was assembling the right rear shock/spring, changing the bearing races in both front hubs using SKF products, and ordering 160 Italian bolts/nut for my 3-piece Speedline Alessio wheels. The previous owner allowed the polished rims to oxidize along with the bolt heads, so I will be taking the wheels apart, polishing and resealing them before mounting new tires.

One foot in front of the other...

Bob

Hey Bob

Are you planning to be at SITM in a few weeks? I would love to see how that luggage cover looks in person.

BTW. Now that is Elbow Grease... Good luck with the process. You are right about the one thing leads to another. It could realistically go on forever. But then they would never get driven.

i used simple green, and A LOT of brake clean to get all the cosmoline (sp) off. soft brush and lots'o scrubbing...

Yep. Simple Green and a soft brush for starters, and then a stiffer brush for the reluctant stuff. Brake Clean is great but it does a number on your head from the fumes.

My first car back when the earth's crust was still cooling was a VW Beetle that was a Euro delivery car that my neighbor toured Germany in, and then brought it back to the States. It was coated in cosmoline and I remember using gasoline to remove it (this was 1971....), and it worked like a charm. I'm supposedly much smarter through the passage of time, but I am tempted!

Bob

Ducman82;15157 wrote: i used simple green, and A LOT of brake clean to get all the cosmoline (sp) off. soft brush and lots'o scrubbing...