Happy Monday guys.

Yeah kenchan - wettish weekend here too....cars look horrible. They were due for a wash, but the light rain just made them look even worse. With more light rain scheduled I didn't wash them but hate when they look this dirty.

Got some concrete quotes which led me to expand the area I want to get concrete since the amount of concrete didn't really affect the price too much. So back breaking work most the weekend, digging 5-6" down and wheelbarrow it away. Bought lumber, built the frames and started to put them in place. About another 70 square feet total added. So now I'm at roughly 250 sq feet of fire pit area/pathway vs the original 180.


Haven't been to Chicago in ages. I wanna go back. Just so many other places to visit on my list.

 

hey guys sounds like u had a busy fun weekend too! . i’m going to wash my GTI later today. filthy too

ended up yesterday was a super busy day at the office with meetings after meeting.
hoping today will be lighter.

have a good tuesday everyone!

 

Happy Tuesday.

What are everyones plans for the holiday weekend?

Hopefully some beach time, wash cars and finish adjustments in backyard for me. Then relax. Get some gaming in...maybe a full detail on a car or two.

 

sounds like fun shinjari!

yah for me playing with my cars and bicycles. and maybe some bbq with the fam but not sure yet. but will definitely enjoy my time.

i got a bunch of tools coming to me this week for my bikes. making a little service shop almost. need to brush up cause i forgot how i did the service and all.. been a long while.

oh yah got to check on my raise at work. should be getting a bonus too soon.. yes time to get next car. but no room.. maybe get another bicycle in this case. lol

 

Man raise AND bonus? sheesh.

 

yah confirmed the raise. well worth the hard work i put in. the bonus is still coming through the system so don’t know the amount.

last yr this week i bought my Golf-R. think this yr i’m going to do something different and buy a Golf-R. lol jk probably will just settle on bicycle #3 and keep driving my GTI. while the car is not perfect it’s a great dd. all i need to do is let off the throttle and save $43K. lol

 

btw saw a abarth this am. thing drove over speed bumps like nothing there! factory suspension and all but wow. i have to slow down in my GTI yet the guy just plowed right over dem at 25mph and left me on the dust. dogdamn.. didn’t know they rally cars. hell my STI would need to slow down not to toss me in my seat. lol

 

 

impressed.

 

ohhhh the pizza i had last night was good but kicked me in the arse. i feel ill this am.

definitely going to take it easy at work today. more like at office restroom probably. lol

have a good wednesday everyone! half way dere

 

Heading off to do the last checkout of the car tour that is happening Saturday. The sun is out & the rain clouds have moved away. Time to hit those back roads.

Have a good day folks.

 

not a good start to my day today.. as soon as i got to the parking structure gate at the office, BANG! hit my door frame. yah i’m a faking idiot. wat i did was opened the door to swipe my keycard for the gate to prevent smears on the driver side glass cause i washed the car yesterday.. but i didn’t see the thin visor at the top of the gate booth and hit my door on it. lol. got a 4mm scratch on the edge of the B pillar. fak time to sell my car. it is completely ruined!!

then i drove to my parking spot to inspect the damage, which was really nothing, only for the B pillar to be hit again but this time by bird crap. i’m like double wtf. anyway, i had my BCE (bird crap emergency) set in the trunk so used it to wipe off the crap.. only to find the sprayer broke. lol triple wtf.

anyway the car is clean for now. i didn’t get hit by bird crap so i am good. but i don’t need all dis drama mang.

 

Thinking about doing a full detail this weekend. What do you guys use to strip old wax?

I was eyeing Griots Paint Prep since I'm trying to stick to waterless/spray style washing.

Also considering a sealant.

So I need a wax stripper and sealant. Have clay, polish and wax.

Currently plan is:

Wash Car/strip old wax
Clay as needed
Meguiars Ultimate Polish as needed
Optimum Sealant OR Chemical Guys Extreme Wax and Sealant (leaning towards CG)
Meguiars Ultimate Liquid wax for that extra.

 

I just use dish soap to strip old wax.

 

Yeah the Dawn wash seems to be the go-to easy way.

That involves a hose/excessive water unfortunately which I'm trying to avoid.

Think I'm gonna try this Griots Wax Stripper spray.

 

rubbing alcohol and MF towel and do it panel at a time.

dawn wash stained tar/oil onto the finish one time.

 

alright got a couple more hours to go. never a light and easy day at the office. lol

need to stop by the dry cleaner this pm and work on installing a cool CF stand for my bicycle along with new aluminum pedals for my other bike. should be a fun evening.

 

don’t u hate it when stores send u a shipped! notifications with tracking number after the product is delivered? lol wtf.. thought the store made a mistake and sent me another one.

 

and then end up with two. lol. wtf mang. oh well i’ll keep it.

alright got home, did laundry, and worked on my bicycles. had a great time.
need to buy a few more spare parts and a floor rack and should be good to go for now.

i looked at the damage again from this am. who cares. it’s very minor.

 

alright another day at the office. hopefully today it will be smoother than yesterday. lol

doubtful.

have a good thursday everyone!