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Old 08-28-2011, 11:22 PM
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After 8 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, I'll be peeking in my trunk in the AM. I'd put money on water there.....
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Old 08-29-2011, 09:41 AM
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Just got back from getting the work done on the car. I never realized what it was like to have good brakes in that car lol I also had the fuel filter replaced.. it looks like it was the first time it was changed
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Old 08-29-2011, 06:12 PM
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Car is at body shop, will be done either tomm afternoon or early Wednesday. No more fuel door rust yay!
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Old 08-29-2011, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by yutzybrian
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Just did the same. I spent an hour going through all of the sanding and buffing on the left one, then found I can get the same results in about 5 minutes with the cleaner and a power buffer when I did the right one. Both look MUCH better now.
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Old 08-29-2011, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ymmot04
Just did the same. I spent an hour going through all of the sanding and buffing on the left one, then found I can get the same results in about 5 minutes with the cleaner and a power buffer when I did the right one. Both look MUCH better now.
Hmmm not a bad idea. I have a 10" orbital buffer afterall...

Only question I have is does anyone know a way to UV protect them? Obviously all the sanding would remove what'* left of the factory UV protectant. Would automotive clear coat do the trick?
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Old 08-29-2011, 10:05 PM
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I got a $5 turtle wax kit from O'Reillys which has a sealing wipe that put a protective coating on. It takes 24 hours to dry though.. so don't put it on if you need to drive anywhere or you will end up with bugs stuck in it. I ended up having to wipe it off.

This also came with the little sanding pads which I think work better than the power sanding kits for your drill.
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Old 08-31-2011, 05:46 PM
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got the truck and trailer ready to go for this weekend. I moved the air bag control from the engine compartment to the dash, i initially thought i wouldnt be playing with it that much.

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Old 08-31-2011, 05:50 PM
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Nice! The Yukon looks right at home pulling a trailer.




I painted some parts of my interior with plasti dip today. Might do the window switches tomorrow if I have enough left.

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Gotta love a bow tie that camper barley affects that truck..I bet that yukon makes it nice to pull that camper sense the yukon has sway bars and full size silverados dont.
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So far, not much. I have the day off, so I might go clean up the shop a little bit.
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