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chrisp993 · 07-09-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by karajabola

Agreed. Great event.

Lesson Learned: taping your rockers is a waste of time. Tire boogers wipe off with bug/tar remover products, but I'm sure you all already knew that

Glad everyone enjoyed the event

Everyone has their favorite product for booger removal I know, but watch out for some of the tar remover products on the Starshield, especially e.g. on the hood area - they can leave a matte spot as they slightly melt the plastic, especially if you rub - not THAT much difference between plastic and rubber! Ask me how I know

trfewfe · 07-10-2009, 06:49 AM

Great time Chris, and thank you for organizing the event!

kestrel74 · 07-10-2009, 07:07 AM

Track was working great !! .......... Although I had some kind of suspension problem after the 3rd set....didn't make the 4th. Tom drove it and agreed...something's askew....probably shocks. They'll check it out next week, so hopefully I'll be back on track for the Aug track day.

spectre · 07-10-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisp993

Glad everyone enjoyed the event

Everyone has their favorite product for booger removal I know, but watch out for some of the tar remover products on the Starshield, especially e.g. on the hood area - they can leave a matte spot as they slightly melt the plastic, especially if you rub - not THAT much difference between plastic and rubber! Ask me how I know

Adams has a great product for Starshield. I Love it...no really I love it.
Adam's Clear Polish

kestrel74 · 07-10-2009, 07:40 AM

Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover.

spectre · 07-10-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kestrel74

Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover.

Yeah, that's what I use to use...

karajabola · 07-10-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kestrel74

Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover.

2nd that. Makes for a good touch up spray just after a wash to catch the rubber/bugs the sponge/mitt didn't get. I haven't noticed any surface marring on the starshield yet...Hopefully the "wax finish" aspect of the product isn't covering anything up.

chrisp993 · 07-10-2009, 05:57 PM

No, I'm sure the TW Bug & Tar is fine - I was once stupid enough to try a little bit of Goof Off on a very stubborn mark. Big Mistake

Careful on the Adams Polish though - from the website it says "effectively blocks harmful UV rays" and if this is true, you will get differential fading of the paint i.e. your paint under the bra won't fade at the same rate as the paint exposed directly to UV. Most clear bra material advertises transparency to UV for this reason. Just a thought ..........

BobaFettm · 07-11-2009, 10:25 PM

Here's some photos taken by me or my father. Sorry I didn't take a lot at the event... usually I'm photo happy this time I was more trying not to get burnt in the sun!

^ Beautiful shot.

Full set of pictures here!

karajabola · 07-12-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BobaFettm

Here's some photos taken by me or my father. Sorry I didn't take a lot at the event... usually I'm photo happy this time I was more trying not to get burnt in the sun!

Great pics. It's nice to get pics of yourself driving, since that's pretty difficult to do from the driver's seat.

BobaFettm · 07-12-2009, 07:54 AM

Ha! Very difficult... The good thing about the Canon is I just set it on sports mode and set the lens up for auto stabilize and focus and hand it to my dad. It can make anyone take some solid shots

Just need that damn Mark II + wide angle and mount that bad boy in the car... would get some BEAUTIFUL 1080p wide angle track footage!

Ryephile · 07-12-2009, 02:43 PM

Here are some shots I snapped. It was nice to meet some new people and learn a new track [for me]. Thanks to the great guys at Auto Europe and Jeff for helping me out!

Cheers,
Ryan

karajabola · 07-13-2009, 05:49 AM

All I had was a simple camera so most of my shots are static shots of cars in the lot, however, the first two action shots turned out ok, and the last one deserves an honorable mention...its Yamaha powered :-)

spectre · 07-13-2009, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisp993

No, I'm sure the TW Bug & Tar is fine - I was once stupid enough to try a little bit of Goof Off on a very stubborn mark. Big Mistake

Careful on the Adams Polish though - from the website it says "effectively blocks harmful UV rays" and if this is true, you will get differential fading of the paint i.e. your paint under the bra won't fade at the same rate as the paint exposed directly to UV. Most clear bra material advertises transparency to UV for this reason. Just a thought ..........

I had a similar idea but thought I would put this out there since I have gone through this on my 05 elise. My elise had yellowing starshield for a few reasons. I had used TW Bug & Tar, clay bar, carnauba wax, etc. plus apparently they had a bad batch of product.

I started the process to get it fixed under warranty. I talked with star shield as I wanted to know how this works and what is best to use on it. The 3m film and your paints clear coat contain UV inhibitors to prevent harmful rays that cause yellowing so that is already built in to maintain the original color of our paint.

Anyway, I ended up trading in the elise on an s240 so I didn't actually get the film replaced but when I spoke with them they recommended the Adams polish as it’s not abrasive, gets off the grime and helps protect against UV rays and also recommend a good carnauba wax. Before applying on the s240, I contacted Adams to make sure this would not cause any yellowing or paint discolor and was told it will not from years of testing.

Here are a few links for you to check out:
(about half way down Jason and SweetDaddyD discuss)
[Adam's] Own a Clear Bra? Have Vinyl Stripes?

FAQs | Star Shield Armor | The Leader in Paint Protection Film

Hope this helps. By the way...looks like you guys had a great time out there!!!

07-10-2009, 07:07 AM	#43 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,503	Track was working great !! .......... Although I had some kind of suspension problem after the 3rd set....didn't make the 4th. Tom drove it and agreed...something's askew....probably shocks. They'll check it out next week, so hopefully I'll be back on track for the Aug track day. __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S / G-Pan / Rota-Hoosier R6 / "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

07-10-2009, 07:40 AM	#45 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,503	Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover. __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S / G-Pan / Rota-Hoosier R6 / "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

07-10-2009, 05:57 PM	#48 (permalink)
chrisp993 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI Posts: 334	No, I'm sure the TW Bug & Tar is fine - I was once stupid enough to try a little bit of Goof Off on a very stubborn mark. Big Mistake Careful on the Adams Polish though - from the website it says "effectively blocks harmful UV rays" and if this is true, you will get differential fading of the paint i.e. your paint under the bra won't fade at the same rate as the paint exposed directly to UV. Most clear bra material advertises transparency to UV for this reason. Just a thought .......... __________________ 2007 Exige S Ardent Red w/Track Pack & Traction Control Mods: Ohlins/Plans Motorsport 46mm DA, Machined Steering Arms, Polyflex Bushings, Stock LSS w/R888 or Stella Corse w/Hoosiers, Lotus Motorsport Engine Mounts, Accusump, Kaaz Close Ratio Gearset w/Quaife LSD, Lotus Motorsport Clutch, Pagid Blacks, Larini Sport 8 inch Exhaust, Schroth 6 Point, Data Acquisition by Race Technology DL-1, Video by VIO-POV

07-11-2009, 10:25 PM	#49 (permalink)
BobaFettm Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Adrian, MI Posts: 346	Here's some photos taken by me or my father. Sorry I didn't take a lot at the event... usually I'm photo happy this time I was more trying not to get burnt in the sun! ^ Beautiful shot. Full set of pictures here! __________________ bobafettm.com 2006 Lotus Exige

07-12-2009, 07:54 AM	#51 (permalink)
BobaFettm Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Adrian, MI Posts: 346	Ha! Very difficult... The good thing about the Canon is I just set it on sports mode and set the lens up for auto stabilize and focus and hand it to my dad. It can make anyone take some solid shots Just need that damn Mark II + wide angle and mount that bad boy in the car... would get some BEAUTIFUL 1080p wide angle track footage! __________________ bobafettm.com 2006 Lotus Exige

07-10-2009, 06:49 AM	#42 (permalink)
trfewfe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochester Hills Michigan Posts: 74	Great time Chris, and thank you for organizing the event!

07-12-2009, 02:43 PM	#52 (permalink)
Ryephile Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 71 Images: 29	Here are some shots I snapped. It was nice to meet some new people and learn a new track [for me]. Thanks to the great guys at Auto Europe and Jeff for helping me out! Cheers, Ryan __________________ \| \| "Wisdom is not a function of age, it is a function of experience."

07-13-2009, 05:49 AM	#53 (permalink)
karajabola Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 326	All I had was a simple camera so most of my shots are static shots of cars in the lot, however, the first two action shots turned out ok, and the last one deserves an honorable mention...its Yamaha powered :-) Attached Images

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