Its taken me 2-3 weeks to track this car down after I saw it. Feersty do you have cousin or something in arlington?

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spoiler alert - there's a lot of license plate shots

CPT is having their annual Spring Meet, this time at the Bowie Baysox Stadium in MD. This has been an awesome show in the past, though last year they actually didn't have it due to shitty bumbling officership (reading THAT thread was epic).

I'm thinking of letting my inner ricer out and attending the GMU show and then this show. Anyone else? I know this is the same weekend as Summit but if this gets enough interest, I loved this show in the past and would consider going again.

Hey MM!!!!

As many of you know/ seen, we had the fortunate opportunity of having our good friend Scott Powell from B. Wade Subaru hook us up with a BRZ model at the show this past weekend!
Mid way through the week I had contacted him and asked to be able to contact the representative about being able (Premier Shine) to become the first detailer in the U.S. to prep/ work on this car! I received a call back two days later from the rep and Scott telling me the go to work my magic on it in a short window of a little over two hours!

What I did-
Basic decon wash
Full Clay
Paint Sealant application
Basic Interior- vac, trim and degrease all plastics, wipe down suede.

The car was at the Richmond auto show, then made its appearance at the NY auto show last week at the Javitz center. After this the car was put into storage and driven down on a covered trailer to Richmond where the rep then picked it up and left shortly before 5 a.m. the day of the show. I then received the car that morning at around 7:45 a.m.

Products:
- CG citrus wash and clear/ Dawn wash
- Megs WB- 15:1
- Megs APC
- CG JetSeal 109
- 303 aerospace protectant
- Adams VRT
- Sonax Glass cleaner

Tools:
- Flex DA
- Uber spoke brush
- Various Swissvax brushes
- Wool mitts
- Pinnacle bug and tar block

Onto the pics

- Car arrived early a.m. pretty covered in bug guts on the front end, minimal brake dust and tons of pollen

Early a.m. the BRZ in the wash bay:




Getting to work on the wheels



Chatting it up with the rep







Pinaccle block sitting in its own bucket (spongebob)


Wash process- stripping off the copious amounts of spray wax/ QD from the show nuts








Designated LA mitt (lower area)


Rinsed, blown dry with the blower then-
After the car was pulled from the wash bay- driven over across the lot :wink: to the bay area in front of the dealership to begin claying

The car was clayed with a fine grade clay- not much was picked up- apologies for no pics

Here I am applying JetSeal 109 via my Flex and a black applicator pad







People starting to gather....



Random shot


While waiting for the JetSeal to gas out and cure a little I began work on the interior




Awesome design here IMO


Vac'ing




The motor was spotless and a quick wipedown with some 303 made it perfect




Sealant removed, glass cleaned in and out and the tires dressed with VRT

afters....































The Rep and his lovely wife







My good friend the manager of the dealership and also my client


Rep and I




So far, I believe I am the first detailer to work on the BRZ as well as post a write-up! Big milestone for me and my company!

Thanks for looking!
- Dan

Here are all of my pics from the show - enjoy 8)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64363855@N0...462502872/

I figured RJ would probably be the most help here.

I have two older bikes that I was going to look into getting running again. Where do I start? I have never worked on motorcycles before, much less trying to restore/repair one thats been sitting a logn time.

a 198(something) Yamaha MX100. This was my dirtbike I had as a kid, and last I knew it ran, but it smoked like a MFer (even though some smoke is normal for these).

I started googling for this bike, and I find a few different forums related to dirtbike stuff, and a bunch of youtubes and generic ebay auction links. Know of any specific good resource for dirtbikes, or yamaha dirtbikes? Also, I value the dirtbike probably at around 450-550 dollars. Can you get a bike up and running for less than that? This one has some gunk in the gastank for sure, and turns over, but thats all I know for right now.

Second bike - slightly more interesting. It is my 1973 Aermacchi Harley Davidson Sprint. I have only briefly had it running like 15 years ago, but its actually in pretty good shape, and mostly complete as far as I know. I'd like to restore this one to original, but not sure where to start, again.

Looking to buy a DS2 front (17x7.5) to switch to a square DS2 set up. I'm not sure if you of you E36ers have any, but if you come across someone wiling to part with just one, it be awesome if you let me know!

Need it asap!

Thanks!

Hey MM, I need a ride to DC. I need to get there to I can catch a bus to NYC. I'm active with the National Police Explorer post back home and they're going to the 9/11 Memorial.
I'd really like to get to DC Friday afternoon/evening. The tricky part is that I'd get back to DC sometime really late Sunday/ 1 or 2 am Monday morning.
I understand if nobody can help me out on this. It is a lot to ask for.
But I someone can give me a ride, I will gladly pay.

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Hey all! My name is Jesse and im from roanoke va. I drive a 93' 318is (110,000 miles) with s50(109,000 miles) swap and multiple mods. I know Joey thru another forum (Dakar M3). first pic is my car 2 years ago at purchase.