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negusm Site Admin
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5183 Location: Charlotte, NC
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svt1996cobra
Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 360 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: Cleaning! |
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Good information Mike! Thanks _________________ David passed Thanksgiving 2015. He will be deeply missed. |
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mustang marty
Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 274 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Good write up Mike....
I just received my eBay panels on thursday. Took nearly 2 months to get here between the sellers and my own traveling schedules, but well worth the wait:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4516467044&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT
They cost me a bit more with shipping, but good blue panels are getting hard to find. Since most people want gray or black, the blue stuff gets tossed. Anyway, these were pretty clean right out of the box. I spent a couple of hours cleaning with the MrClean pads (they rock!) and STP Son of a Gun. They now look too good to cut up for the ASC armrests!
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negusm Site Admin
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5183 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure about STP but I think its basically the same stuff as amorall and armorall destroys vinyl and plastic over time. The silicone in it sucks the oils right out of the material.
I recommend to only use Meguiars or Mother's stuff.
-Mike _________________ 1985 ascMcLaren Coupe - Midnight Blue
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negusm Site Admin
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5183 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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BTW, those are very nice door panels.
You're right in that anything other than black or grey gets tossed. They could be off a 500 Mile car and still would not get more than $20 pers side.
-Mike _________________ 1985 ascMcLaren Coupe - Midnight Blue
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Sandy
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 6205 Location: Northern New Jersey GSP Exit 148
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negusm Site Admin
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5183 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Mustang Marty (or Sandy or anyone else), do the asc Capri verts have the hatch door panels or the vert door panels with the higher carpet area? I haven't been paying attention.
-Mike _________________ 1985 ascMcLaren Coupe - Midnight Blue
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Sandy
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 6205 Location: Northern New Jersey GSP Exit 148
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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I have not a clue. My guess would be the stock hatch door panels, since there was no convertible capri from dearborn.
EDIT: Just went & looked at Tom's Fotki Album of like 500 ascMcLaren Pics. They all used the lower carpet, stock Capri Hatchback Door Panel, with & without the Recaros. _________________ Sandy passed away in 2012. He will be forever missed.
1990 Final Car prior to the 12 Silver Anny Editions
1990 Silver Pearl Anny Edition
1986 Coupe Full Pkg #109 of 114.
http://public.fotki.com/ascmclaren/ascmclaren_capris/sandys_mclarens/ |
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Foxfleet
Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 76
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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delete...I started another thread as to not take away from this thread on cleaning door panels.
http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=2200#2200 _________________ 86 Mercury Capri 5.0-201k stock
86 Mercury Capri 5.0-142k stock
86 asc/McLaren Capri Coupe-57k
85 asc/McLaren Capri 5.0 SC Vert-lots of miles
68 Cougar 5.0/C4 Tubbed, Caged, Project Pumpkin
55 Ford F 100-Full 5.0, 5 speed, wiring, S-trim
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mustang marty
Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 274 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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negusm wrote: | I'm not sure about STP but I think its basically the same stuff as amorall and armorall destroys vinyl and plastic over time. The silicone in it sucks the oils right out of the material.
I recommend to only use Meguiars or Mother's stuff.
-Mike |
My mistake... it wasn't Son of a Gun. I've banned all of that ArmorAll type stuff from my garage! I forget what it is right now, but I will check later. |
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negusm Site Admin
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5183 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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The guy that put the vinyl top on my old 67 Cougar (back in 91) told me to put nothing on it but lemon scented pledge. I used that stuff on my top and interior and never had a problem....plus the car smelled GREAT!
The next door neighbor to my parents has it and I saw the car last year when I was up in NY and it looked exactly like I left it all those years ago. Perfect original door panels, dashpad, etc. So I figure it probably didn't hurt it any....maybe that guy was right
I love the Meguiars stuff. It works great and does clean a bit too.
-Mike _________________ 1985 ascMcLaren Coupe - Midnight Blue
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