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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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    #332
    [Deleted User]
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    It's abrasive enough, you can get a very "impressive" amount of scratches with it.

    .... ps is your bike white ?


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    #333
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    RoverJames wrote: »
    It's abrasive enough, you can get a very "impressive" amount of scratches with it.

    .... ps is your bike white ?

    Whos bike?


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    #334
    [Deleted User]
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    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    Whos bike?

    Your's :pac:


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    #335
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    I thought you were on about someone's motorbike! Yes it is man why?


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    #336
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Was outside the Harp bar yesterday evening and a chap cycled past on a white racer, for whatever reason I was wondering was it yourself, you must have posted pics of yourself on boards sometime.


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    #337
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Not me man, I cycled from the airport to crosshaven and back but no detour through togher. That's cute though :pac:










    I kid


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    #338
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


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    Gettin there!


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    #339
    franksm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭franksm


    Limerick man wrote: »

    Gettin there!


    Nice ! Love the way the wheels fill the arches. Looks "sorted"


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    #340
    dharn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    sorry to say much preferred the blue


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    #341
    W.Shakes-Beer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭W.Shakes-Beer


    Limerick Man, what way are you painting it? Coming out fairly well!

    Are you just taking 1 panel off at a time and just going at it?


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    #342
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »
    Limerick Man, what way are you painting it? Coming out fairly well!

    Yeah Limerick Man,what way are you painting it?I'd love to see some close up pics!


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    #343
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    franksm wrote: »
    Nice ! Love the way the wheels fill the arches. Looks "sorted"

    They aren't my wheels! My wheels are at home in the shed far away from paint :P
    dharn wrote: »
    sorry to say much preferred the blue

    The white is only a primer!
    W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »
    Limerick Man, what way are you painting it? Coming out fairly well!

    Are you just taking 1 panel off at a time and just going at it?

    Pretty much yeah! It's not going to be a perfect job seeing as we're spraying it in a tent and the back windows aren't coming out but I'm very happy with the results so far. Total cost of respray in the primer is about 75-80 euro so far.


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    #344
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


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    That's how it's being sprayed (not me in the pic)


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    #345
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    and what's the final colour gonna be?


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    #346
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    The rainbow is my oyster! Haven't decided yet, kindadrawn to blues/greys.


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    #347
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Limerick man wrote: »
    The rainbow is my oyster! Haven't decided yet, kindadrawn to blues/greys.

    A nice Opel Moonland Grey Colour would look very nice :D


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    #348
    moikey
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭moikey


    Lots of cleaning going on in this thread so I'll ask here:)

    Bought a car yesterday and there is a little bit of mold on the roof inside, whats the best way to clean it and not spread it?


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    #349
    Mr Benevolent
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    The Opel Copper colour is lovely. Makes me want one every time I see it.


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    #350
    Owen
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    Some sort of blue with a pearl in it would set that off nicely Limerick Man!

    Nearly done with the racking for the back of the Smart. Got the removable structure done anyway, just have to put in drawers and section bits off for chemicals, etc. Did my first call out in it last night, 2011 Renault Flatulence, she got a surprise when she saw all the gear in the little tardis!


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    #351
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,864 ✭✭✭langdang


    Owen wrote: »
    Did my first call out in it last night, 2011 Renault Flatulence, she got a surprise when she saw all the gear in the little tardis!
    If those fluences had a forward gear she might not have needed the PaintDoctor. Bound to pick up a few dings reversing everywhere...


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    #352
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    Limerick man wrote: »
    That's how it's being sprayed (not me in the pic)

    I presume all the internals are going to remain blue when the car is finished?

    Somehow I am not convinced by a DIY spraying job like this.


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    #353
    franksm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭franksm


    Timing belt snapped on my MX5 at the weekend.

    New belt, tensioner, pulleys and water pump installed tonight. All working and happy !

    th_IMG_0245.jpg th_IMG_0190.jpg th_IMG_0253.jpg th_IMG_0254.jpg


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    #354
    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    Not today, but on Monday I said id give the car a good going over. Wash, de-bug/tar, wax, clean the wheels of breakdust etc and polish up those tires.

    Wasnt hugely dirty to begin with but heres the before and afters:
    The attached files are the originals (very big), but heres some nice resized ones for ye.

    Before:
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    After: Most notable difference is the door and wheels.
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    Before:
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    After:
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    Auto Glym clean wheels and a wheel brush did the right job, then some Turtle wax tire polisher to give em a nice black shine. Thought I had some good wax to do the whole car, but ended up throwing out 2 crappy ones, and using some Turtle wax one you squirt on. Did an ok job, but hardly a haze off the wax when it dried.

    Any recommendations for wax next time I give it go?

    dsc0074oy.jpg


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    #355
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Black Knight - Meguiars Gold Class Wax always brings red and black up an unreal amount ;)


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    #356
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Today I collected a new car :D


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    #357
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Boxy Starlet?


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    #358
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,506 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    BDJW wrote: »
    Today I collected a new car :D

    Civic :P


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    #359
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Fiddled with the suspension a bit... ;)

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    #360
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    vectra wrote: »
    BDJW wrote: »
    Today I collected a new car :D

    Civic :P

    Yep! How did you know that?!


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    #361
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    BDJW wrote: »
    Today I collected a new car :D

    Ahem...if you would...:D


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