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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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When Boredom, Autosol, Sandpaper and a diverter valve come together

U get this:





Did this as well to an OEM Roll stopper and had a guy ask me if it was a new aftermarket mount I bought
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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that came out amazing!! you just gave me something to do over winter while i just sit and stare at the evo in the garage haha
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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Nice! This is an innovative idea!
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 06:03 AM
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Whole new meaning to BLING lol.. did a great job
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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Looks great, did you sand and then use autosol or vice versa?
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Gsst98
Looks great, did you sand and then use autosol or vice versa?
Sanded first. Using 600 wet, then 1500 -2500 wet and then autosol.

Takes some time considering the metal has a sort of rough texture to it...


BUUUUT boredom is a hell of a thing.


Plan to do my DME rear strut brace sometime soon... will post pics before and after

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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Looks good. Autosol is great stuff.
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Yeah, that does look nice. You could probably sell some of those beauties..
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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So I got around to doing the DME bar... All I have to say is thank god it wasn't a front Strut brace...

The black they used on that thing was a ***** to remove: either the thinner I had was no good or that paint was well put on. Anyway, original




Started with 180 grit wet sanding (it was that hard to remove) and worked up to 320, then 800, then 1500 and finally 2500...



Still haven't been able to remove all the black from it but it's good enough for now. When I have more time I'll try to get em off.

Finally Autosol. And this is the moment I thought the 2500 made the thing shine.



just have to get my pal to cut a DME sticker and replace it in the middle.
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