Car storage question: Wax on? Wax off? Options

[technicalninja]

Wow, super nice car gets nailed INSIDE its garage.

There's one you could NOT see coming!

So, did the kids parents act in a responsible manner?
If not, homeowners or cars insurance?
That would be a strange insurance claim...

What part of Texas?

Rick

[peteinjp]

Yes - they were super cool and they had insurance so the car is in for paint right now. The window facing my neighbors house now has safety glass….



I grew up in Austin but left in ‘90. I started off working on cars there and got into bmw 2002s and older bmw bikes. Left Texas on an R90… man was life simple when all you own can fit on the back of a bike.

Headed to Round Rock right now to see my Dad.

Pete

[technicalninja]

Nice looking car!

One of the last cars my dad had was a 94 964 Speedster, same red as your car.
This car had the Recaro Carbon Fiber seats. You MUST have a waist below 40" to fit.
For me, it would have been most comfortable NAKED!
I couldn't have ANYTHING in my pockets before I sat down in the car.
19K, pretty much perfect car.
I was always super apprehensive when I drove it...
We were overly cautious with it.

He also had a 95 C4s, 200k when the odometer stopped long before he bought it.
Hard top, beat to death, ugly ass grey, many issues.
The passenger door looked like it had been attacked by a run-away weed eater or a crazed wolverine!
This thing was a roach of the first order. His wife named it "Hobbit".

Hobbit was the single most fun Porsche 911 I've ever driven. You could "drive it like you stole it" because it LOOKED that way!
Beater 964s should never be passed up.
Wish he still had both today.
He had a Convertible D when I was born. That's another I wish had stayed...

One time, when I was leaving the Porsche dealership with a tiny bag of hardware for it, I thought, wow, these parts are MORE expensive than Kay Jewlers by weight!

Back to MSM.

I "fixed" the damage to the point I can now open the door.

Got about 80% of the damage cleared.

My oldest son received a "professional level" airbrush set up for Christmas from his wife.

He says the control is good enough that he can write in cursive with it, and it looks like a ball point pen.

We're going to test that puppy out!

Most of the damage is in an anti-rock chip textured area which should make the repairs far less critical. It's very low on the passenger's side.

If it had to happen it's best it happened where it did.

Would have been much better to AVOID altogether!

Have a Happy New Year!

[r_towle]

While you may think the rodents won't get inside...they will (amazing drive to get inside somehow)

I would suggest you get a single box of bounce fabric softeners for the dryer.

Lay them everywhere inside...include the glove box, which you should leave open.

Don't put moth balls inside the car...you will regret that for many years.

I put mothballs on cookie sheets underneath the car also...build a bit of a fortress around the edge that smells worse than any other option...

Rich

[technicalninja]

I've made sheet metal block off plates for the openings left after drivetrain removal.
Verified recirc door locked in recirc.
Moth balls will be hanging from strut tower brace in the exact center of the engine compartment.

I wasn't planning on putting anything IN the car at all.

One of the nicest things about this car is the interior.

Leonard spent BIG BUCKS on custom perforated red center inserts on MSM leather seat covers. MSMs came black and red cloth or black leather with red stitching only.
This one's black and red leather with red stitching.
I think they were Catskins...

The mods in the interior are mostly transparent and appear "Factory" as best as I could.

I'm freaking paranoid regarding rodent intrusion into this car.
Rats LOVE leather!

Yep, getting a big box of fabric softener sheets now!

Thanks @r_towle

Actually, lots of folks mentioned "don't put mothballs in car."
Many offered suggestions, including dryer sheets.
I had already made the fabric softener decision before r_towle posted.
I once had a customer car in here that had 4 pantyhose bags of mothballs hanging.
Didn't really notice it with the shop OPEN.
Next morning walked into a CLOUD!
OMG! full venting, all doors open, all fans on...
And then I found out why.
He'd had TWO cars totaled due to rats...
His insurance company denied "comprehensive" for his address.
Since stinky ass mothballs, no problems at all. He did not have a garage and has to park outside (carport).

[size=2]THANK YOU ALL!
[size=1]

[rhodyguy]

Take the bumpers off….Wax on.

[Shivers]

Thanks!

It's buffed now and the mothballs are just going in the engine compartment to deter wire nibbling.
I've sealed the interior and I'm not worried about rodents inside.

The mice came up under the tank and chewed through the ventilation tube and got inside. They stripped my sheepskin’s of the fur and made a real nice home for themselves.

[technicalninja]

Thanks!

It's buffed now and the mothballs are just going in the engine compartment to deter wire nibbling.
I've sealed the interior and I'm not worried about rodents inside.

The mice came up under the tank and chewed through the ventilation tube and got inside. They stripped my sheepskin’s of the fur and made a real nice home for themselves.

Oh, I know, rodents are masters at "getting inside"
I think I have it sealed up pretty good. I have the complete drivetrain out and for all the rodent capable holes I made 18 gauge galvanized metal block off plates that are secured with bolts/nuts.

The reason it's getting "mothballed" is to allow room to work on the 75 1.8 914 I have...
The Miata needs an engine (which I have, forged everything), the teener does not. It's going first!
Sadly, the teener will RTS (return to service) with 60-65 RWHP. The Miata will be over 300 the next time it moves under its own power. It weighs about 200 lbs more than the 914.
I will do my best to have the Miata back in closed storage asap.