SILVERSAUSAGE
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he made a right balls up of that
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yes agreed, i though that sounded a bit optimistic, i reckon 400 tops and i think that is a very good effort by the fella to get there
A good effort!
And you get let loose on peoples cars.
:thumbdwn:
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Ask the seat surgeons for the special "no need for a receipt" price.
im not saying that they entertain such offers but;)
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ive used this recomended breaker by johnny50 before, well packaged and quick delivery:thumbup:
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Hi mate.
I really like the bilberry wheel cleaner as well. it doesnt remove poorboys sealant or collonite, great stuff. it can be diluted 10.1 or 20.1 with water so, 1 ltr for 8 quid goes a long way. bilberry is non acidic as well.
EZ detail brush is a must, well worth the cash. that and a swissvax soft brush. job done
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I apply sealant by machine on speed 3 on the pc. as it doesnt need to break down and significantly reduces the effort needed.
I find if you dont use the pc, the product dries too quick and the finish is lessened.
Just my own experience.
Keep up the good work, remember to load your pics:thumbup:
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Good job mate, cracking finish.
Look at the state of his rear discs
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thought you were stalking me there johny :-)
just noticed the pic of it in front of the fabia.
lol
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Sure am, but the professionals don't like us wee guys. so why bother posting there.
Imagine other people being able to detail a car. l:D
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Pics of the finished scud and mr2. 2 sheds if you ask me :-)
Thats all folks!
All comments welcome, especially at BIgw's doo.
Cheers
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My turn for the write up(s) this time:rolleyes:
Me and Fonzie:rofl: had the pleasure of 3 cars this week. My pre sale scoob, the brother in laws to be MR2.
and a manky shed vrs (BIGw's).Never took too much pics as it usually me thats doing all the work and bigw doing the photos.
Anyway, on to the process. No big story. just a quick process, then on to the afters.
Wash
- Foamed with Meguiars hyperwash, arches / engine with meguiars safe degreaser
- No need for clay as this was done during the week with meguiars mild clay, (by my not so little helper)
- All checks cleaned with p21s auto wash and a swissvax detail brush.
- Needed to be careful with the wheels as they are mirror polished comps and very fragile, so a weak apc mix and the old EEEEEZY brush to remove the road grime and a test of the new cherry (non acidic) cleaner from autobrite.
- Dried with a miracle dryer and wiped over with menzerna final inspection.
Correction
- Had a look at the paint thickness and showing healthy readings of around 117 down to a low of 90 arround the bottoms of the rear quarters. The Fabia has been corrected before, so not much work to be done.
- Polished with Ultrafina on a Black 3m high gloss pad at 900 and refined at 600 on the rotary. i find that the work time on these speeds give good correction on the VAG.
- We then used carlack Nano System Care 68 on a damp 3m blue pad. This product provides uv protectant as well as pre clensing the paint ready for wax.
- And again used menzerna final inspection for remaining residue.
Wax
- After a bit of consideration we decided to stay away from the ZYM*L as it doesnt seem to offer a long term protection and conssidering its coming up to winter, a hard wax was preferred. Poorboys Nattys Paste Blue. 2 coats.
- This was applied a panel at a time with a german applicator. This is a fast curing product and an on and off method works the best if applying 2 coats.
- Buffed off any remaining residue with menzerna final inspection.
Odds And Sods
- Interior with 303 protectant and leather done with ZYM*L leather cleaner / conditioner.
- Trims / arches finished with meguiars all season dressing
- Tyres with meguiars long last gel
- Wheels sealed with poorboys wheel sealant. 3 coats
- Engine finished with 303 aerospace
- Exhaust pipes polished with meguiars nxt with tinfoil and finished with microfibre.
- glass cleaned with autoglym fast glass
some pics. sorry there is no big write up. PS Bigw's been growing his hair, all comments welcome:rofl:
(MMMMMM NATTYS TASTES NICE!!!!)
We find a good indicator of the clarity of the finnish can be found by inverting the colours. we like to call is a je nais pa de bla de bleeeee:rofl:
baker will probably know what im getting at here.
and the obligatory, i live in a nice place pic
One last one of the new sat nav on start up. veeeeery nice!
- Foamed with Meguiars hyperwash, arches / engine with meguiars safe degreaser
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just be patient mate. it will be ok, strip the whole car again with neat apc or strong fairy liquid wash. Then dry it all up.
Run the pc over the car with a sealant on speed 3/4.
make sure the finnish is refined and nice and clean to the touch.
then wax away. nice big long straight drags on an applicator pad. (no swirly movements) . with collonite, dont do it in the sun and do one panel and whilst that panel cures do another and buff off (with a microfibre). if its to hot or dry, you will get hollogramming.
hope thats ok.
p.s. i found some dog SH*&^*&^ in the boot of the honda, so i removed the whole interior. angry wasnt the word:rofl:
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if youre loosing the will with it mate, ill have a look at it if you want.
not this weekend though , as we have a couple of cars booked in.
Cheers
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on the rotary i use the ultrafina as a lubricant to the cutting compound it keeps the cutting action going by helping the mix not dry out. if you use fast cut or fine cut on there own, gets a bit dry.
and you only get 1 pass or 2 topps before its too dry. i also try to only run the rotary with 3m products at 900 , maybe 1200 topps as the 3m pads generate alot of heat. i like the 3m products though
Jonny. The DC5 is great, dont miss my fabia or subaru at all.
although the police can hear 9000 revs from dalgety bay in Alloa. lol
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remember to strip the wax mate when you are re-machining the car. neat apc works for me. if you machine over the wax , the pad will get clagged up. Aggressive approach is not always the best.
Ive just got a dc5 integra and it was quite oxidised and 83 and 80 megs wasnt playing ball , either was 3m fast cut, fine cut or ultrafina. I finally removed the oxidisation with carlack 68 nano care cleaner fluid on a 3m blue finishing pad. which is almost non abrasive.
Are you trying to remove defects? pop up a pic of what you are trying to correct and it will be easier to offer a reccomendation.
Good luck.
p.s, you cleaned the seats yet ;-):P
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sorry mate couldnt resist it
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You have PM.
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ant , remember mate.
That was a rolling road graph on the stage 1 turbo.
when the stage 2 garrett was fitted and the decat miltec downpipe, jim mapped it again.
its more like running 225 bhp at the mo.
give jim a call
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the team dynamics that was on it before were ok, i then put audi tt wheels on it and that looked good. then hankered after the rotas after seeing them on an evo.
edited to say, i had custom spiggotts machined for these wheels as they are celica gt4 fitment.
looking good mate.
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told you my car was a sleeper ;-)
these brakes are tarox 308 with caliper extensions.
they were 485+ vat for the discs, 100+ vat per caliper. clipers are from audi s3, although you can get cupra r's as well. same caliper.l remember for this conversion you also need the larger hub bracket as well.
pagid fast road pads.
i think the bill was 1100 if i can remember.
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Sorry lewis. i just couldnt part with it th 1st time. fact or 2nd or 3rd . lol.
be sorry to se it go. fabas are underrated cars and il miss 40 to the gallon.
Catch u next wek ant. ps better bring me some tissues.
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Aye. after i harassed them to death.
you think after spending over a grand on wheels you'd get some good service.
:(
Meant to ask..Did they replace the wheel/tyre that was flat ?
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seems like years since my car looked like that.
whoever did the bumper needs shot. whole lot got binned and replaced.
finally getting the custom spiggotts machined for my new wheels.
the ones that apparrently will never fit in a milloon years:P
so BIGW is due 4hrs design labour.
nnissssssssssssssssssse
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LOL. overnight parts from japan.
that was my car LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLong time ago.
and a manky shed vrs (BIGw's).
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