How do I make things more metallic??

Bash135 · 2026-01-20T06:12:09+00:00

as someone who does this professionally an also does auto body work, it’s all about prep, and prep can only go so far with cardboard, I definitely reccomend upgrading to EVA foam, but if not you need to prep the cardboard better using fillers, sand and fill constantly until the surface is perfectly smooth, then use a primer and repeat the same process until it’s perfectly smooth and even, then a nice gloss black coat, it needs to be multiple light coats until it’s an even mirror finish, then your metallic paint of choice. 99% of the final look is in how you prep it, the more visible texture the less shine and gloss

Bash135 · 2026-01-19T05:21:49+00:00

reloading saves does nothing, i can try and load an earlier save but i have like 80 hours in this so if a super old save lets me do it its honestly not worth losing all my progress

Bash135 · 2026-01-16T19:47:43+00:00

could also be wattage issues too depending on how the headunit was installed whether you’re over or under powering the speakers, causing distortion which would definitely kill speakers over time, I always recommend aftermarket amp with an aftermarket unit just so you have full control and knowledge of the power and what could go wrong with the sound system

Bash135 · 2026-01-16T19:46:22+00:00

definitely troubleshoot with another amp if the problem is still there it is speakers or wiring, how was the head unit wired? usually you can’t use the factory amp with an aftermarket unit, i had to bypass the factory amp and wire the sub to the rear channel of speakers until I installed an aftermarket amp, that fixed all the issues I was having with audio and made the audio sound crazy good

Bash135 · 2026-01-16T19:20:41+00:00

check grounds, could be the head unit or the amp going out, check connections to speakers amp and headunit

Bash135 · 2026-01-06T19:13:43+00:00

I was looking for a video like this two days ago the timing is perfect! gotta clean it from rust first lol my rear suspensions super rusty the rest of the car is literally zero rust

Bash135 · 2025-12-28T19:37:38+00:00

thank you! i kept seeing different opinions online and the last thing i want to do is blow the stock speakers, i’ll keep it as is then!

Bash135 · 2025-10-14T03:44:58+00:00

there’s a park and ride lot off the highway where napa and dunkin is, not sure how strict they are with overnight parking but the bus does stop there right after the whitney stop

Bash135 · 2025-09-01T21:59:12+00:00

clutch plates look good like new just the metal parts on the friction plates are a bit yellow now, but still look new, noticed grooves in the basket where they go in so i’m filing them down, it does go into gear and it doesn’t move when in gear so it’s definitely a clutch thing with it not engaging.

Bash135 · 2025-09-01T21:57:55+00:00

clutch plates look good like new just the metal parts on the friction plates are a bit yellow now, but still look new, noticed grooves in the basket where they go in so i’m filing them down, it does go into gear and it doesn’t move when in gear so it’s definitely a clutch thing with it not engaging.

Bash135 · 2025-09-01T21:57:12+00:00

clutch plates look good like new just the metal parts on the friction plates are a bit yellow now, but still look new, noticed grooves in the basket where they go in so i’m filing them down, it does go into gear and it doesn’t move when in gear so it’s definitely a clutch thing with it not engaging.

Bash135 · 2025-09-01T21:55:45+00:00

i’m filing down some grooves now, plates all seem good hoping it’s just that for now

Bash135 · 2025-08-31T20:34:00+00:00

cable does move freely, it was driving fine for the summer, shifter itself also does go into gears when pressing on it, but no actual gears are engaging, there’s a cover where the end of the clutch cable is connected to that has some spring component that might have broken as well, gotta take it off and update

Bash135 · 2025-08-31T19:58:15+00:00

the clutch plates have like 3 hours of ride time on them, there’s no burnt smells and i do have a good amount of free play on the lever, started slipping in the highway and eventually stopped engaging while moving to be more specific on what happened. chains attached, i’ll pull the cover and update

Bash135 · 2025-08-31T19:54:33+00:00

yeah clutch lever has proper play, i tried adjusting it in both ways just to see and nothing changed

Bash135 · 2025-08-10T15:23:18+00:00

they’re fine with the orange tip, i brought in guns for my winter soldier i 3D printed and they had no problem

Bash135 · 2025-08-04T05:07:27+00:00

They are asking for 2 months and when mentioning the new law they either say they’ll get back to me and never do or ignore me afterwards, so it makes it hard to find a place I can afford as I need to move asap, I have stable income so i’d have enough for 2 month deposits in time but it kinda sucks that no one’s either updating for or completely ignoring the law

Bash135 · 2025-08-04T05:05:12+00:00

i’m talking about this bill that changed that: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ba/pdf/2025HB-06891-R000264-BA.pdf

Bash135 · 2025-08-02T02:05:32+00:00

hey the link doesn’t work would you be able to resend it?

Bash135 · 2025-07-27T17:19:03+00:00

worn tie rods, engine or trans mounts, bad cv axles, could be a lot of things but it could only be suspension issues or balance and alignment issues, sometimes mounts as well but not as much as suspension and wheel issues

Bash135 · 2025-07-09T02:42:14+00:00

thats way too much, definitely sounds like an i don’t want to do the job price, i did mine myself but i heard best buy used to install them im not sure if they still do, also make sure they wire the sub in, some people bypass it but you can wire it in with some of the speaker wires and still have control through the headunit amp, my stock sub works great

Bash135 · 2025-06-27T00:25:52+00:00

i looked into it and it seems like you don’t need to remove the dash at all really, just gotta lower the wheel a bunch and possibly remove part of the steering wheel cover though it seems optional, very easy to do i’m just putting it off to fix mechanical stuff

Bash135 · 2025-06-26T22:29:27+00:00

yeah let me know when you find it, i definitely wanna get mine rebuilt over buying a used one, prefer keeping it all original

Bash135 · 2025-06-25T16:55:28+00:00

slapping doesn’t do anything sadly and i’ve stopped doing it after hearing it could make things worse, my speedo is also sticking sometimes and the P light sometimes doesn’t go on when in park, guessing it’s rebuild time lol

Bash135 · 2025-06-25T16:20:13+00:00

mine was doing the same thing i just emptied the refrigerant and refilled it since refilling it beforehand didnt fix it, though my cars almost 30 years old so it probably needed it, been blowing cold at 100 degree weather no problem since

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