today, i fixed up quite a couple of things with my car.
- i applied another coat some 3m adhesive on my bubbling left a-pillar, but that only seems to reduce the appearance of the bubbles in the mornings. oh well, ill live with the small, minor bubble and forget about it for now.
- i got upset on my commute to work yesterday (orlando unsychronized stoplights) and hit my drivers armrest and loosened the edge next to the leather hide on the door panel. thank god i had the 3m adhesive handy when i got home. a little careful spraying and removal of excess glue brought the armrest back to a secure state. (i know, i could have probably lied and told my dealer it loosened up somehow and get the pillars fixed at the same time under warranty, but i really do not want to take the chance of a stupid service advisor laughing in my face or showing me the door. plus, the new pillars they install could bubble again, unless they install the plastic ones from an lx or se model, or they could cause rattles ripping apart my door panel. i never really have the time to stop there between working full-time and going to school full-time)
- i also finally got around to cleaning my car tonight thoroughly and tried out a new wax called nxt 2.0 from meguiar's. i was out in the dark buffing the wax off the surface so ill see how well the water beads off the car with the morning condensation. supposedly, the wax allows the water to roll off of the car according to the bottle, but i guess ill find out for myself in the morning.
i hope that the pillars will not get any worse with the bubbling or else i just may take it and leave the car with the dealership and be adamant about getting it fixed. well anyways, the car is cleaned up now inside and out so no more cleaning, at least not for another 2 weeks.
