What to do before 1200 miles?

[jeeperkate]

I'm on it - Thanks V!

The VX seems to be idling much better and I haven't had it stall out yet. That really doesn't mean anything though since I put 1500 miles on and it only stalled twice.

I did a little testing on the passenger window today and it appears the motor is in good shape as once the window is on track it has NO problem picking it up and putting it into its place. I taped it up again, but this time with BLACK duct tape......maybe it won't be quite as noticeable. Hopefully once I get the new window bracket thing it will fix my problems! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

I also have the Mother's headlight restoration kit in my possession, but that is going to have to wait until I get back from my Colorado snowboarding trip this week.

WOO HOO! Lovin the VX! SO happy I bought it!

[jeeperkate]

I got my window brackets in the mail today and my Showroom New yesterday!! Woo hoo! I still haven't decided if I want to go straight BLACK with the SN or if I want to go with a dark charcoal. A friend of mine put some Mother's Back to Black on the cladding, which FREAKED me out because I didn't know what it was and I didn't know how it would affect the cladding or if it would come off or change how the SN went on (he put it on when I wasn't around), and it looked pretty nice in that area. I just haven't quite decided yet if I want to go with the whole blacked out look


Now, to just find the time to fix / play Off to Vail in the morning

[VX KAT]

I got my window brackets in the mail today and my Showroom New yesterday!! Woo hoo! I still haven't decided if I want to go straight BLACK with the SN or if I want to go with a dark charcoal. A friend of mine put some Mother's Back to Black on the cladding, which FREAKED me out because I didn't know what it was and I didn't know how it would affect the cladding or if it would come off or change how the SN went on (he put it on when I wasn't around), and it looked pretty nice in that area. I just haven't quite decided yet if I want to go with the whole blacked out look

Just an FYI, another forum member (gergmon) came up to my house last year for us to apply the SN on his Ironman. He used only black but I recall him saying when it was all dry that it wasn't a true black, it was a bit more deep charcoal. I know most of the other VXers that used SN did just black, maybe some will chime in here and give you an opinion on the final color.

[jeeperkate]

Just an FYI, another forum member (gergmon) came up to my house last year for us to apply the SN on his Ironman. He used only black but I recall him saying when it was all dry that it wasn't a true black, it was a bit more deep charcoal. I know most of the other VXers that used SN did just black, maybe some will chime in here and give you an opinion on the final color.

Hmmm...thanks for the info Kat. Definitely makes me think about going full black on the cladding. Hopefully someone chimes in with their experience!

[Ldub]

A friend of mine put some Mother's Back to Black on the cladding, which FREAKED me out because I didn't know what it was and I didn't know how it would affect the cladding or if it would come off or change how the SN went on (he put it on when I wasn't around), and it looked pretty nice in that area.

Hmmm...thanks for the info Kat. Definitely makes me think about going full black on the cladding. Hopefully someone chimes in with their experience!

Be sure to clean & clean & clean & clean where the B2B was applied. IIRC, it's a silicone based product.

[tom4bren]

IIRC B2B is a water based product. That's why it doesn't last very long. 1 washing with Dawn dishwashing liquid should remove it all (but will probably remove wax from painted areas too - so rewax after washing).

Meguires has out a similar product to B2B that probably is silicon based. It leaves a residue on paint & B2B does not.

[Ldub]

IIRC B2B is a water based product. That's why it doesn't last very long. 1 washing with Dawn dishwashing liquid should remove it all (but will probably remove wax from painted areas too - so rewax after washing).

Meguires has out a similar product to B2B that probably is silicon based. It leaves a residue on paint & B2B does not.

Good catch...I shouldn't post before my second cup...