What did you do today to your 3/S?

[J_Parker]

Chassis saver? I hadn't heard of it, wonder how well it will hold up. I'm considering powdercoat for my subframe but it's expensive.

It only cost me $50 CAD for a pint of it. Here's a couple videos of how it holds up.


This one really speaks for itself...


I actually just did myself the hammer test on the k-member with only a couple of little scuffs to show for it, I'm more than happy with it as it is. It can also be painted over too so I've been told.

I did a little looking and found POR-15 and Chassis saver to be pretty well the same thing in a different package.

[J. Fast]

Best metal protective coating I've seen is Sherwin Williams Macropoxy. We use that crap on bridges and what not. That's good stuff man, you have to reduce it though, the pot life is pretty small. I have a buddy who owns Checkpoint Racing. I went down there one day to scope some Sparco and OMG seats and they were painting an undercarriage for a "Group N" rally car. I asked what they were using for undercoating and he pointed the label at me. I started laughing and was like "seriously?" He said hell yeah, it works great. Ironically, at the same time I was managing a bridge renovation in Downtown Denver called Millenium Bridge. That thing was covered in rust. Looks gorgeous now.

The macropoxy can also be custom tinted. It's heavy as shit though because like anything thats marine based and waterproof it has a crapload of solids.

[J_Parker]

Best metal protective coating I've seen is Sherwin Williams Macropoxy. We use that crap on bridges and what not. That's good stuff man, you have to reduce it though, the pot life is pretty small. I have a buddy who owns Checkpoint Racing. I went down there one day to scope some Sparco and OMG seats and they were painting an undercarriage for a "Group N" rally car. I asked what they were using for undercoating and he pointed the label at me. I started laughing and was like "seriously?" He said hell yeah, it works great. Ironically, at the same time I was managing a bridge renovation in Downtown Denver called Millenium Bridge. That thing was covered in rust. Looks gorgeous now.

The macropoxy can also be custom tinted. It's heavy as shit though because like anything thats marine based and waterproof it has a crapload of solids.

I heard about that stuff while searching for something good to do it with, but when I looked into it it was expensive as hell! and had to order it.

[J. Fast]

Yeah, it's really expensive, and you have to prep all the way to uniform solid metal or the anode cathode relationship may lead to failure. It's the right shit for pro paint work tho. Sure Prep V works good as hell too. You could take a piece of rebar that's been outside for years. Paint a strip on it, and in 10 minutes it will look like black chrome.

Some of the performance coatings that have emerged in the last couple of years that my employer utilizes are friggin sick. We used to tear down old structures riddled with rust and corrosion at critical penetrations. Now we treat them with structural rust converters, stabalization binders, weld reinforcement back into it and then coat it.

Structural repairs and performance coatings is where it's at right now. Get this, there's literally products out there that you fluid apply to concrete that travel thru the micropores and seek out rust and metal up to 6" below the concrete surface. It's crazy man!

[Gearheadvr4]

Wow, learned something new. I'm still used to just rattle can rustolium.

[R/T93]

Replaced brake pads. My carbotechs only lasted like 12k miles

[Polygon]

Installed the new wheels and tires.

[92 Stealth TT]

attempted an alignment in my driveway. horrible idea. going to a shop on saturday so i can put my new wheels on

[Gearheadvr4]

Black rims on a white car is a very nice look!

[J-Groove]

On Sunday I removed the rear turbo and installed a new to me window regulator on the red car.

Today I attempted to wrap the '99 garnish in the Di-Noc 3M carbon fiber vinyl and failed. The grooves are just too freaking deep, I couldn't get it to look perfect.

Thankfully it comes off cleanly.

-John