Cleaning up the Talon... - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

endlessmyk · 09-16-2006, 10:12 PM

So I've got a weekend off and thought I'd bring the Talon back to a respectable appearance.

I went from this:

...to this!

And this...

...to this!

but I couldn't have done it without my homies....

Part 2 come tomorrow...

SUB2.5RS · 09-16-2006, 10:18 PM

Looks real nice, and its in good shape too.

Bsaint · 09-16-2006, 11:28 PM

id worry about all that rust first.. but good improvments

Omar_MSP · 09-17-2006, 02:02 AM

clean, a fmic would look sick...

turbo4g63 · 09-17-2006, 08:22 AM

simple and CHEAP things like that up the value of the car so much

Renegade_ · 09-17-2006, 09:30 AM

i had the exact same idea as you did so I basically deep-cleaned my car inside and ended up re-wiring the drivers side door console because for some reason the wires were out of the connector...

That's why the power locks and window didn't work

Looks good!

D Money · 09-17-2006, 09:56 AM

That's sick bro. Did you replace the headlights or just clean them up?

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 10:47 AM

Cleaned the headlights using Mother's Mag polish.

Already have the fmic, it's sitting on my liviing room floor, waiting for me to get some piping made for it!

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bsaint

id worry about all that rust first.. but good improvments

It's a 12 year old PA car....

D Money · 09-17-2006, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by endlessmyk

Cleaned the headlights using Mother's Mag polish.

Already have the fmic, it's sitting on my liviing room floor, waiting for me to get some piping made for it!

so they came that clean? I need to clean one passenger side Hyundai headlight because it's kinda dull lol. It's called mothers mag polish?

Bsaint · 09-17-2006, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by endlessmyk

It's a 12 year old PA car....

mines 11.... ? whats your point

revenant · 09-17-2006, 02:49 PM

nice, i'll have to try the mothers on my talon...i used a fine steel wool before and it helped a little, but yours looks really clean.

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bsaint

mines 11.... ? whats your point

My point is shuddafxup... damn bimmer owners.... lol

But I did take care of it today... sanded that **** down and coated it.

Part 2; Stage 1

Well, now it's time to get the engine bay looking good and all the **** and grime off the rest of the car (I don't even wanna get into my mess of wheels...) This is phase 1. A week or two from now the complete cleaning/buffing/scrubbing/detailing will be done and it should hopefully be looking good as new!

From this:

To this:

Yeah, it didn't get completely done, but we got a good start on it...

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 03:26 PM

Got rid of mad tyte JDM red wipers...

And took off SOME of the wheel grime...

Again, phase 2 of the exterior restoration is coming

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 03:31 PM

And just some pics of the "finished" product...

Definitely a weekend well spent...

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bsaint

mines 11.... ? whats your point

A real point of mine would be that it's a 12 year old PA DSM. Whomever had your car before you probably took decent care of it since it's a BMW. Mine on the other hand... well, it's a DSM.

But yeah, I'm at the point of doing exterior restoration to catch up with motor restoration. Like I said, today I even got in and sanded it to get the rust off and then hit with with some Krylon "Rust-Tough" or something like that spray.

BTW, I like your car and your vids are pretty damn good.

ej20wrx123 · 09-17-2006, 08:55 PM

Nice pics. Try using very fine steel wool and acid to get the rest of that crap off the wheels

endlessmyk · 09-17-2006, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ej20wrx123

Nice pics. Try using very fine steel wool and acid to get the rest of that crap off the wheels

First round was Brillo pad. Before jumping to acid I'm gonna try wetsanding

endlessmyk · 09-18-2006, 06:21 PM

buh-bye rust...

hello fmic...

GLHWCU · 09-18-2006, 06:32 PM

lookin good, keep up the good job bro

09-16-2006, 11:28 PM	#3
Bsaint Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: West Chester, PA \| Palm Beach, FL Member #2543 My Ride: LSx M3, 2013 VW, 2014 CX-5, Slow Audi iTrader: (0)	id worry about all that rust first.. but good improvments __________________ Smoking Cigars and Tires - @BsaintMedia LS1 Swapped E36 M3, EPS 234/246 Cam, LS6 Manifold, 416 whp 389ft lbs tq

09-17-2006, 02:02 AM	#4
Omar_MSP Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ionno Member #2201 My Ride: MSP iTrader: (0)	clean, a fmic would look sick... __________________ Canon Rebel XTI I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.

09-17-2006, 08:22 AM	#5
turbo4g63 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: near west chester Member #1057 My Ride: 98' 4runner iTrader: (0)	simple and CHEAP things like that up the value of the car so much __________________ Bill If you guys see a possum...try to kill it, it's not a pet!

09-17-2006, 09:30 AM	#6
Renegade_ Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: NNJ/NYC Member #1912 My Ride: 1J Swaggon iTrader: (2)	i had the exact same idea as you did so I basically deep-cleaned my car inside and ended up re-wiring the drivers side door console because for some reason the wires were out of the connector... That's why the power locks and window didn't work Looks good! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-17-2006, 08:55 PM	#17
ej20wrx123 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South south NJ Member #523 My Ride: 2000 RSTI ej207 TS 2.5XTR iTrader: (0)	Nice pics. Try using very fine steel wool and acid to get the rest of that crap off the wheels __________________ 00 RS w/ EJ207 & Dom2.5XTR twin scroll 91 MR-2 Gen3 swap w/ SC61 SOLD 06 STI 320whp/375wtq SOLD GVR4 381/2000 SOLD 02 330whp wrx SOLD

09-16-2006, 10:18 PM	#2
SUB2.5RS Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadephia Member #697 My Ride: 2.5RS , 89 Supra turbo , 93 240SX coupe (SOLD), 96 Legacy iTrader: (3)	Looks real nice, and its in good shape too.

09-17-2006, 02:49 PM	#12
revenant Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berks County Member #1969 My Ride: 91 3000gt SL iTrader: (0)	nice, i'll have to try the mothers on my talon...i used a fine steel wool before and it helped a little, but yours looks really clean.

09-18-2006, 06:32 PM	#20
GLHWCU Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Havertown/West Chester/Conshohocken Member #1641 My Ride: 04 civic iTrader: (1)	lookin good, keep up the good job bro __________________ TST'S Very Own RICE

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