The "Today I did something to my car" thread

Nissan doctor

eringobragh wrote: »

You'll need to get that sticking brake caliper seen to next:)

eringobragh

Nissan doctor wrote: »

You'll need to get that sticking brake caliper seen to next:)

Cheers I'll check them but don't think they are sticking...I haven't driven it this week other then go out the drive and turn it around to polish it in the shade...there was abit of rust on the discs due to all the rain during the week.

They seem clear now since I took it for a spin earlier...but sticky calipers are notorious on MR2s alright.

Gary ITR

Gave mine an oil service yesterday then set about giving it a good clean. I bounced off the launch control and while doing that the distributor died... gah!

Going to have to pinch the dizzy from the race car tomorrow and sort it

So she's tucked away in a mates garage until tomorrow

challengemaster

Owen wrote: »

None of them work, take it from someone who spent 3 years and nearly 2k trying every form of pop up gazebo, roll out awning, carport - one gust of 10mph wind and you're fighting to keep it all under control.

Not quite a gazebo but we used to have a huge tent that you could fit 2 cars into, never tried it though. Stayed in it plenty of nights where it was plenty windy too, would have easily worked for the above.

carbon nanotube

any idea lads how i can remove a keyed door on my accord?

some Muppet done this i think recently as i don't remember it like that when i bought it.

i got several t cuts, scratch removers etc but can never seem to use them right.

any advise on how to polish this car also would be nice as i was told it would cost me £200 over here ! :eek:

pics of scratch to follow.

h3000

carbon nanotube wrote: »

any idea lads how i can remove a keyed door on my accord?

some Muppet done this i think recently as i don't remember it like that when i bought it.

i got several t cuts, scratch removers etc but can never seem to use them right.

any advise on how to polish this car also would be nice as i was told it would cost me £200 over here ! :eek:

pics of scratch to follow.

Unfortunately it very unlikely you could polish a keyed scratch out. General rule of thumb is if you can catch your nail in the scratch it won't polish out.

MetzgerMeister

h3000 wrote: »

Unfortunately it very unlikely you could polish a keyed scratch out. General rule of thumb is if you can catch your nail in the scratch it won't polish out.

+1 - What you can do is D/A it a bit, this will make it less obvious by smoothing off the edges and taking away the chalk-effect in the lacquer coat.

CPG

Nissan doctor wrote: »

You'll need to get that sticking brake caliper seen to next:)

Great work Dave, my OCD is workin its way towards your alloys ... Are they next?
C

MetzgerMeister

CPG wrote: »

Great work Dave, my OCD is workin its way towards your alloys ... Are they next?
C

That's erin, I'm Dave

eringobragh

CPG wrote: »

Great work Dave, my OCD is workin its way towards your alloys ... Are they next?
C

Yep they are next on the list, they are in bad nick alright..

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Feckin Irish weather...clayed, taped and as soon as the pad hit the car the rain appears

carbon nanotube

here is the damage, don't think it was like this when i bought it, bloody scum bags.

carbon nanotube

this is what i have..

L-M

That's polish out.

Saying that as i can barely see anything.

carbon nanotube

Limerick man wrote: »

That's polish out.

Saying that as i can barely see anything.

its there alright..silver is a good color to get keyed by scumbags.

i'm useless with polishing..

is there something i am not doing right?

challengemaster

carbon nanotube wrote: »

its there alright..silver is a good color to get keyed by scumbags.

i'm useless with polishing..

is there something i am not doing right?

You're using T-cut for a start. Useless stuff.

Hit 139,000 miles earlier

Compton

Machine polisher would be ideal, you only need to go over one small part if you could get a lend of one.

Use something like AG SRP.

bennyx_o

Compton wrote: »

Machine polisher would be ideal, you only need to go over one small part if you could get a lend of one.

Use something like AG SRP.

AG SRP will only fill the scratch and not correct it, you'd need to use something like Menzerna Final Finish/Power Finish/Intensive Polish (Start off with the one with least cut and work your way up IMO)

carbon nanotube

no idea what that means

getting my alloys refurbed for 300quid Wednesday, a guy there will 'fix' the scratch for 30 quid but he said not guaranteed.

doesn't look too bad, its a smart repair, alloy wheel place.

they should be able to sort it out.

http://www.valet-tech.biz/

Compton

Did you check wheel wizards? they do some great work and reasonable priced too.

carbon nanotube

challengemaster wrote: »

You're using T-cut for a start. Useless stuff.

Hit 139,000 miles earlier

what is t cut used for so... seems to be everywhere in motor factors.

carbon nanotube

Compton wrote: »

Did you check wheel wizards? they do some great work and reasonable priced too.

im in Scotland man.

dgt

Meanwhile on Saturday...

iguy

Gave mine (Volkswagen bora) a cleaning out and put in new floor mats for the new owner, I'm getting rid of it two weeks and currently looking for a new car!

challengemaster

carbon nanotube wrote: »

what is t cut used for so... seems to be everywhere in motor factors.

If the question is what SHOULD it be used for, answer is nothing. It's everywhere because people buy it thinking it actually does something to fix scratches, it only fills them in temporarily.

L-M

Accidentally clicked on the first page of this thread.

@Tallon for the smart arse petrol post,

4,500 posts later :pac:

eringobragh

Feckin disaster - rained twice in between buffing, i'm nearly out of Menzerna, my small medium cut pad is proper fucked now

...overall I'd say an 85% improvement...a few bits to go over but happy with the difference in colour...its starting to look

well.

Scratch

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Clearcoat scraping

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Small Pad out of action...I used some rope each side to prop up the bonnet as the scratching on the edge was bad..worked very well

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Side by Side - Before/After

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More clearcoar scratching..eres not a piece of this car unscratched

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Another Side by Side - Before/After

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This was the worst part of the bonnet...it was very noticeable without the halogen light...and bugged the shi out of me!

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eringobragh

CONTD...............


AFTER (Yes it's still there...but only if you look closely):

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Side by Side:

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RDS - Reduced by 50%

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END RESULTS:

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Side by Side - Bonnet -vs- Bumper ...the difference says it all.





BEADING - Not quite biblical yet!!!




Enough done for one weekend.

Ardennes1944

it must be ball breaking to upload all those pictures!

eringobragh

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

it must be ball breaking to upload all those pictures!

Not too man...upload to imageshack - get code for forums - open notepad

replace '.th' with 'blank'... Viola:pac:

MetzgerMeister

eringobragh wrote: »

Not too man...upload to imageshack - get code for forums - open notepad

replace '.th' with 'blank'... Viola:pac:

You can just copy the "Direct Link" into an image insert on here