What did you do to your car today?

[Stanglover]

Chris and Geoff, make sure you go real slow to get a thick coat on each pass, and try not to go backwards. With the 4mm pen I had to go over twice, one on each side of the top part of raised trim as the tip is not thick enough to get full coverage. Getting a thick coat will prevent the black paint from showing through thinner chrome tint. Ask me how I know.....

Thanks for the tips. I just received my set of three, BUT they are not the ZOET brand name I ordered. They are Flysea!! There's a good chance they're all from the same Chinese factory, just sold under different names. Anyway, I open one up before realizing and tried it out on a dash gauge console. If it looks ok, it'll be fine for what I need. I am going to query it with Amazon though.

 

[Stanglover]

@tashakes - Well guess what. I contacted Amazon.ca and explained I had opened the pack before realizing they were a different brand name, so couldn't return them and besides I don't want to wait a week or more. They told me I could keep the pens and still get a full refund. So I said okay. So then when I was looking at the packaging, a small card fell out. On it it said ZOET, thank you. On the back it explained they are a small, minority owned business and asked for an honest review. Hmm, If you want to sell someone else's product, say so up front.
Anyway, while I have not really done a good test of the product, I think it will give an acceptable result.
I'll add to this later after I do the necessary prep work, shave the tip to a wedge and try it again.

 

[tashakes]

Lol. That’s odd. But not unheard of. Hopefully you get good results. If not maybe you can find the Molotow brand at a local crafts or paint (art) supply store.

 

[Stanglover]

Lol. That’s odd. But not unheard of. Hopefully you get good results. If not maybe you can find the Molotow brand at a local crafts or paint (art) supply store.

From the quick try-out I did last night with no prep at all, the result looks promising. I think it would stand up to the 10 foot trial.
As for the Molotow brand, I looked, but as we have a very limited supply of hobby shops, I've not found it locally. As I only have the one console I'd like to refresh, I don't need a stock of these pens. It is what it is.

 

[droptop73]

I drove mine to work again today!

 

[Stanglover]

I drove mine to work again today!

Fortunately, no rain in the forecast in Mi.

 

[Hemikiller]

Learned how to re-key a lock cylinder. Went to go get the wagon out of storage and forgot my keys...

 

[Cleveland Crush]

What??? No secret hiding place for a spare???

 

[Hemikiller]

What??? No secret hiding place for a spare???

Oh, it'll be getting one now. I realized as we were pulling off the highway I forgot to grab the keys. I had given a key to my FIL when I parked it there last fall, but he couldn't find it. Surgically removed the tumbler and pins with a screwdriver. He said it sure took a lot less time in the movies.

Did find a little something up under the dash this evening...

 

[tashakes]

Today I installed the front 1” sway bar to match the new 3/4” rear. BIG difference. Now to get an alignment and start with all the other stuff needing attention (leaking roof cylinder, leaking p/s pump/hoses, etc etc etc.). Below 11/16” vs 1”.

 

[Ron Tanzi]

All I did was drive it to the hardware store twice. I bought the wrong replacement outside water valve the first time. I was a bit pissed at myself. In the end I got it done. There was a guy in the parking lot staring at my car on second trip. He said " Hey a Mach 1, you don't see too many of these and cool car" I said thanks and I split. No time to chat.

 

[Stanglover]

Learned how to re-key a lock cylinder. Went to go get the wagon out of storage and forgot my keys...

A "senior moment" no doubt!

 

[Ron Tanzi]

A "senior moment" no doubt!

Yep.

 

[Hemikiller]

A "senior moment" no doubt!

Totally

 

[giantpune]

Learned how to re-key a lock cylinder. Went to go get the wagon out of storage and forgot my keys...

How much of a pain in the butt is this? On one of my cars, it came with a whole ring of keys. The doors and the ignition each use different square keys, which are different from the circular one that goes to the trunk. I was thinking about pulling the ignition cylinder and making it match the doors at least.

 

[Stanglover]

Totally

Yes indeed, Worst is, "Senior Moments" seem to come more often these days. Oh the joys of old(er) age, but way better than the alternative and that, I hope, is many years away.

 

[Hemikiller]

How much of a pain in the butt is this? On one of my cars, it came with a whole ring of keys. The doors and the ignition each use different square keys, which are different from the circular one that goes to the trunk. I was thinking about pulling the ignition cylinder and making it match the doors at least.

Not hard, just takes some patience. I watched a couple really poorly done videos on YouTube and kinda winged it after that.

This one was good, but I checked out because his camera wouldn't focus. I was watching on my phone, probably should have gone inside to my PC.



Jeff Ford did a video on it in two parts. He didn't get very technical about it.



The only issue I had was being able to remove the key, I had to trial and error the upper pin lengths to get it to come out. If they were too long, they bottomed on the cover.

 

[giantpune]

I welded a chain to my distributor and use a cherry picker to get a seized distributor out of my block. Grunting like Tim the toolman Taylor the whole time. https://7173mustangs.com/threads/the-snot-rocket-green-73-fastback.43098/post-433301

 

[mrgmhale]

How much of a pain in the butt is this? On one of my cars, it came with a whole ring of keys. The doors and the ignition each use different square keys, which are different from the circular one that goes to the trunk. I was thinking about pulling the ignition cylinder and making it match the doors at least.

We have a 1969 GT500 Shelby and 2 1973 Mustangs. Having three sets of keys is no less than a serious PITA. I did the following to get down to one set of keys for all three pony cars:

• Had new ignition and trunk keys cut so one side of the key blade was cut to match the 69 Shelby, the other side was cut for the 1973 Mustang Convertible,
• I had to replace the door glass on the Mach 1 (scratched too deeply to polish out, ECS etched the correct CarLite logo, item, and date codes for me), so while the glass has to come out and doors taken apart I ordered new door and trunk lock cylinders and keys.
• I took the new Mach 1 lock cylinders to a local locksmith and had the cylinders "reprogrammed" (their term, not mine) to match the lock cylinders and keys for the 1973 vert.

Now, the worst that will heppen is when I go to one of the cars the key I use may be "the wrong blade cut" for the car I am trying to open or start. All I need to do is flip to the other kay blade 180 degrees and away I go. One key, three cars. I could have matched all keys to the Shelby (keeping the Shelby as original as I can), but I did not feel like popping off the door panels on the vert. Different key blade cuts on one set of keys is fine with me,

 

[mrgmhale]

I welded a chain to my distributor and use a cherry picker to get a seized distributor out of my block. Grunting like Tim the toolman Taylor the whole time. https://7173mustangs.com/threads/the-snot-rocket-green-73-fastback.43098/post-433301

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Wow! Whatever it takes, eh? I am glad you got it out. I hope to never have one of our distributors stick like that.