exceldetail

...........starting to look like old Autopia in here.....

TS_eXpeed

Can we change that....??

Jesstzn

Well I don't post much because of the forum issues . 1/2 the time we can't open threads or post to them. We get 1/2 a page .. been like this for weeks now and no repair progress. Seems like its more north of the border for some reason.

This also happened last fall and they fixed it but this time its been since late Dec.

Here is a thread I started and it got move because it wasn't in the right forum ... christ I couldn't even get the search to work to find the right forum

https://acurazine.com/forums/acurazine-member-help-support-suggestions-area-363/forum-oddities-803128/

It too me 8 refreshes this time to get a complete advanced search page so I could do a user search to find my thread. Then when I did get a coplete page the search result was a terms and conditions page. 5 refreshes got the result.

Just frustrated...........

Post won't work if replying via the quote function ... etc etc etc .

exceldetail

Dale, I just meant its becoming an advertising arena, again.....That was why I left Autopia. but then again, Autopia looks better now then it used to. Maybe I will go back to Autopia.

Jesstzn

I pop in there occasionally but its deas too outside of the off new thread that the "Accummulator" takes care of. The rest are old threads and the same old flavour of the week stuff.

Jesstzn

But your right there .... you would think with all the sponsors they could fix the damn forum.

MD03CL-S

iTrader: (1)

You better NOT leave this forum...or it's going to be me and you

OntheJob

i tried to post new stuff, but no one really responds either.

exceldetail

Yeah thats kind of what I mean. Used to be able to have all kinds of discussions in here.
Maybe I can help you with something?
You can always email me anytime as well. I dont come in here that often anymore.

TS_eXpeed

I love your writeups and tips.

I don't know why all the sudden these other people had to come in here and turn this place into a damn billboard.

Jesstzn

I have to applologize too ... mostly because of the forum issues and condition .. up here in Canada most the time it only opens part pages .. we have to refresh stuff 6 times to get it to open, we hit submit reply and nothing happens ... its been a month now .. and nada.

I'm sure the developers of the forum can fix it .. dunno..

I had to open the New Reply button 5 times even to post this

OntheJob

wow thats a huge offer and yes sir I will most def. email you I just have a few technique/ step questions in relation to time savings and proper process.

v|nsan|ty

I hear you about the forum acting up. A lot of times I'm just trying to look around on threads and it won't even load properly. I hit refresh numerous times but it always displays improperly. My PM's get lost too since sometimes they will send through and other times when I hit send, it just erases everything I typed. I sometimes just get fed up and try acurazine another day..

exceldetail

Seriously, just give me a shout. There a link in my reply suggesting you write me. Goes for anyone in here!!
Dale and v|nsan|ty, i find it weird you guys are having issues in Canada? Anybody here in the states having forum issues?

cjTL

iTrader: (2)

Don't leave us...

TSXHunter05

was wondering where you have been Patrick! wash and wax is pretty much the only reason i come here. love the write ups and info. you could always hope on over to the other side t s x c l u b.

lol

MD03CL-S

iTrader: (1)

^^^nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

CU2MIKE

Nope, I don't have that problem at all
t s x club is pretty dead as far as detailing sub-forum goes, we could use someone like Patrick to stir things up, lol.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

I've got a question for you exceldetail...

I created a thread about getting Gorilla Glue off of my front bumper. It's been there for over 6 months and I've tried a variety of things to get it off. Warm water, mineral spirits, etc. Do you have any suggestions? The bumper is less than a year old and I don't want to resort to getting it resprayed

exceldetail

You guys make it hard to put some distance here!
CLtotheTL32, GG makes a living being a bonding material. Obviously, you're in for some R&R. Consider a plastic razor blade and ice. Get the GG as cold as possible, without chillin the plastic below it, and try to get under and pop it off. Its important that we get one of the two items colder then the other (GG or plastic bumper) and allow shrinkage. This is when its most susceptible to pop off. If its a smear, you may have to resort to acetone. It may take some paint with it though!
Do you have a pic of the bumper?

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

^Thanks for the tip! The problem is that it's a thin spread out layer, not like a huge blob of it. Here's a picture:



And here's a picture from further away. Look at the last A in the front bumper:

exceldetail

Did a little research for you, not that its going to help though, dangit.....I was hoping it wasnt smeared....
"There are no solvents or cleaning agents to remove Gorilla Glue once it is dry. Sanding, scraping, scratching, or chipping it off is the only way to remove cured Gorilla Glue. If there is a larger amount of glue, you can try taking a pair of pliers and crushing and cracking the glue and then try to flake it off. If it a smaller amount, or if you tried to wipe it off when wet and there is now a thin film of Gorilla Glue on the seat, again lightly sanding with a fine sandpaper may be the only answer; but you will need to be really careful not to damage and scratch the vinyl seat. "

Bearcat94

What about putting an "ACURA" decal in there, then using touch-up paint on what remains?

TS_eXpeed

Would paint adhere to the glue?

cjTL

iTrader: (2)

The glue sure as hell adhered to the paint pretty well. +1 on what Bearcat said. Might not look perfect, but it won't stand out at least.

How about a front plate instead?

stogie1020

Pat, you got me started in the right direction MANY moons ago... I still have a few empty boxes from orders you sent laying around here somewhere...

Bearcat94

He (Patrick) refused to sell me some stuff. He said I didn't need it, that it'd just be a waste of my money for what I wanted to do/accomplish. I could either get OTC or generic cleaners cheaper that'd do just as good.



I'm not interested in buying car care products from any other on-line vendor (not that I'm making him rich or anything). But that's just me.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Dammit

I appreciate you looking into it for me! I guess I'll have to sand it off and have it painted.

Alright, I guess I've gotta get into how the shit on my bumper in the first place. So embarrassing.

Over the summer I was washing my car before attending a VA meet. I washed over black vinyl letters and the last A fell off. I put a LIGHT coat of Gorilla Glue on the back of the letter and put it on my bumper. I walk into the garage the next morning and see that the GG had seeped all around the letter and onto the bumper. It had been 6-8 hours since it was applied so it was already rock hard (no homo). I tried scraping it and applied some mineral spirits with a Q-tip but that didn't do much.

It's not as bad as it was originally, but then again it's been ~6 months since it happened. I'm so dumb.

I like the look without the vinyl letters therefore I'm not willing to put them back on. Even if I wanted to, the glue is clumped on the last A so the vinyl letter won't sit properly in the groove/stamp in the bumper.

Most likely. GG is pretty porous. It's sorta like sandpaper right now.



Front plate ftl.



I've been considering getting a rattle can of WDP and clear from paintscratch.com, sanding the glue off, and spraying just that one area. What do yall think? I can't leave it the way it is, I get pissed just looking at the front of my car.

phee

iTrader: (5)

dont do it

stogie1020

GG says on the bottle that it expands A LOT during drying.

Having said that, I have done similar on less important finishes.

I think you should suck it up and take it to a body shop.

Otherwise, you will probably make it worse, and therefore even more expensive to fix.

exceldetail

Im with the last two replies......And yes, GG expands quite a bit. I found that out repairing a wooden coffee cup tree.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

It's been on there for so long that I've gotten used to it. My birthday is in March so maybe I'll see how much moola I get and get an estimate on getting it fixed.

Live and learn

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Patrick, you talked and we listened, we have created a new sub-forum to address these concerns

LoveMyTL-S

Yes, Patrick. I hope you post up in there as well:

https://acurazine.com/forums/wash-wax-vendors-corner-367/

cjTL

iTrader: (2)

Jesstzn

X2

exceldetail

Hey great idea!

FirePR2002

thanks guys - hopefully this will clean up the wash and wax section of all the ads...

Bearcat94

That's half the plan.

Now we need the membership back at the plate posting good info, asking questions, sharing information and experiences and doing all that other helpful stuff that the site is known for. That's the other half of the plan.

Jesstzn

Hopefully the forum issues will be solved too so we can post .