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    Prius Roof Refinish

    Its actually a 1997 made in 1996 so close enough! Yes it was and is my dream truck! The inside is as nice as the outside. 93,000 total miles.
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    Prius Roof Refinish

    27 year old GMC Sierra. This Lagoon Green color had a nice clear coat and I've never seen this color fail. Lots of reflections off the hood and roof:
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    Prius Roof Refinish

    Some Honda paints hold up well. This is a 2012 Accord with 150,000 miles that is a daily driver that is outside for 12-16 hours a day and sits in a garage at night. Paint is near perfect with no signs of clear coat failure. Headlights were polished about a year ago:
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    Xpel Fusion PPF

    This is a 2012 Honda Accord with 3M film that was applied new in 2012. It is close to half way up the hood and fenders and entire bumper. It still looks new with zero fade or yellowing. Head lights are original and also have the film on them. Entire car was protected with NuFinish the first 5...
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    Torque specs for front and rear differential fill and drain plugs on 1997 1500 GMC Sierra?

    No problem. Just curious if they were all the same. Appreciate the help!
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    Torque specs for front and rear differential fill and drain plugs on 1997 1500 GMC Sierra?

    Thank you! Is that for all 90's vintage GM half ton trucks?
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    Torque specs for front and rear differential fill and drain plugs on 1997 1500 GMC Sierra?

    24 ft lbs on both the fill and drain plugs on the front? Thank you!
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    Torque specs for front and rear differential fill and drain plugs on 1997 1500 GMC Sierra?

    I have searched and can't find anything on these. Does anyone know the torque specs in ft lbs for the fill and drain plugs on the front diff and the fill plug on the rear diff by chance? 1997 1500 half ton GMC Sierra 4x4. Thank you!!!
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    I keep thinking about this and I just may!
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Sometime I still have to start it up in below zero temps after sitting for a long time.
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Also I have always used 5w30 weight thinking it flows better. Should I consider using something like a 10w30 or even maybe a 0w40? I use Mobil 1 0w40 for our Volvo XC70.
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Thanks gentlemen! Do you think the Castrol GTX which is a semi-syn now will flow as fast on start up as Mobil 1 high mileage in the winter? I'm concerned about that since the truck sits for long periods of time. I guess the film strength and how it clings onto the engine parts while sitting for...
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Thanks! I do believe the Castrol GTX is now semi-synthetic. It does say that on the bottle. What do you mean with conventional and blends you have to watch the shelf?
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Why not bother with the Hight Mileage oil? Thanks!
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Beautiful Ford!!! Did you ever do a UOA to see how the oil protected against wear?
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    27 year old GMC Sierra 93,000 miles. Should I switch to full synthetic(Mobil 1)?

    Hey everyone! I have a nearly 27 year old Sierra with the first gen 5.7 Vortec. It only has 93,000 original miles and has seen mostly Castrol GTX 5w30 through out it's life. Blackstone Labs UOA's have shown good wear results over the years. It currently has no oil leaks and burns no oil. I'm...
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    Some water beading and reflection pictures with Hydro Silex.

    Been playing around with some DYI ceramic sprays for the past 5 years or so trying to find easier and better products. I've have really good results with a product called Hydro Silex. It has good durability lasing a good 6 months before water beading starts to dissipate. Its also extremely easy...
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    Paint protection. It’s all futile.

    No offense but It's because Subaru has lower quality paint. I have a 27 year old Sierra, 20 year old Volvo and 12 year old Honda and all the paint in near perfect. They have been sealed with one product or another their entire lives. It does help if you have decent paint from the start(all of...
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    Paint protection. It’s all futile.

    But a lot of buyers do. I've sold old vehicles with like new factory paint and buyers were happy to pay more for them.
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    Paint protection. It’s all futile.

    No, daily driver closing in on 200,000 miles.
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