The "Today I did something to my car" thread

vectra

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Today I cleaned ever last inch of my car, using Autoglym HD wax and AutoGlym HD Cleanser for the first time.

Looks like you did a damn good job.
Well worth it I say.

challengemaster

I assume you didn't get lost this time either? :pac:

Voodoomelon

Nearly had a fit yesterday, passed through the Drive Thru in McDonalds in Dundalk where they were spray painting the sills of the roof. Only to park up 10 minutes later and spot this:







:mad::mad:

With a combination of turpentine and tar remover, it came off after a few minutes thank the lord. Autoglym resin polish finished it nicely.

challengemaster

You got lucky there (or should I say, Mcdonalds did?) - I'd imagine if it didn't come off you'd be chasing them for fixing it...

Voodoomelon

This is it. Nearly freaked when i started wiping the paint the first time and it wouldn't lift a single bit of it. Just had to saturate the cloth and passing forward and back it started to break down.

The Drive Thru shouldn't have been open if it wasn't fit to handle cars safely. God only knows how many other people were got, and much worse, I was only there for 20 seconds getting coffee.

mondeo

Voodoomelon wrote: »

This is it. Nearly freaked when i started wiping the paint the first time and it wouldn't lift a single bit of it. Just had to saturate the cloth and passing forward and back it started to break down.

The Drive Thru shouldn't have been open if it wasn't fit to handle cars safely. God only knows how many other people were got, and much worse, I was only there for 20 seconds getting coffee.

I'd be p!ssed! I know I would put my b!tch cap on and march in there with an evil face :mad:

Everytime I go through the drive thru's just to get coffee the girls serving always quiz me on why dont i just go in and get it at the counter being such a small thing .

Voodoomelon

Ha ha, the lads in Dundalk are grand, seems to be a common enough thing. Its handy as hell being able to fly in and out with out having to find parking.

L-M

mondeo wrote: »

I'd be p!ssed! I know I would put my b!tch cap on and march in there with an evil face :mad:

Everytime I go through the drive thru's just to get coffee the girls serving always quiz me on why dont i just go in and get it at the counter being such a small thing .

You should tell them the next time you have no legs and the car is driven by buttons. Should shut them up!

bennyx_o

Got up early this morning and washed the car May give it another coat of wax in a few minutes

vectra

bennyx_o wrote: »

Got up early this morning and washed the car May give it another coat of wax in a few minutes

You are not living in Cork obviously..
Drizzling here with 2 days non stop :mad:

Ardennes1944

Pretty sure were the 'special ones' who got all the rain

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Pretty sure were the 'special ones' who got all the rain

Yes you were

With that said, we're having lovely weather here and I'm stuck in work when I'd much prefer to be out at the car with all the new Meguiars stuff I got from detailer.ie

Ardennes1944

It's nice as near as Tipp!? Feck sake. I got a deal so....you stay in work, I'll pop up the motorway with my meguiars stuff and wax your mps, cool?

MetzgerMeister

LOL

Yeah that sounds great!! Cheers!

We are experiencing blue skies and sunshine here at the moment. It's a bit cool but I prefer it that way as it's perfect valeting weather as long as you find a shady area to have the car!

Ardennes1944

I'm experiencing a fan heater next to me (:D) , looking out at my back garden. It looks to have shrunk by about 50 yards though cos I can only see about 5yards of it outside the window, bloody fog :mad:

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I'm experiencing a fan heater next to me (:D) , looking out at my back garden. It looks to have shrunk by about 50 yards though cos I can only see about 5yards of it outside the window, bloody fog :mad:

Don't worry about your garden, get in your Astra and come wax my car!:p

challengemaster

While you're at it, mine needs a clean too...

MetzgerMeister

Feck off, he's calling to Tipp first

Ardennes1944

einheisserschre wrote: »

Don't worry about your garden, get in your Astra and come wax my car!:p

challengemaster wrote: »

While you're at it, mine needs a clean too...

black cars are a bitch aint they ye prob only washed them a few days ago

challengemaster

einheisserschre wrote: »

Feck off, he's calling to Tipp first

I don't mind, sure isn't it on the way to Galway for him like :P

Round trip would be 440km... under half a tank of diesel sure.. (oh wait...) :pac:

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

black cars are a bitch aint they ye prob only washed them a few days ago

I washed and wet-waxed mine on saturday. It was fine until I came to work on monday! :mad:


Anyway, OT - does anyone know about that "paint" you can get that sprays onto whatever you're painting and you can peel it off again whenever you like?

Zubeneschamali

I got 4 winter tyres on today, so it's the warmest day of the year!

vectra

einheisserschre wrote: »

Feck off, he's calling to Tipp first

Hang on..
He could be passing through Fermoy first and mine needs a hoover and a wash as well

kiddums

challengemaster wrote: »

I don't mind, sure isn't it on the way to Galway for him like :P

Round trip would be 440km... under half a tank of diesel sure.. (oh wait...) :pac:

Sure if he's going that far he could take a wee run up the road to donegal and wash mine too.:p

MetzgerMeister

Hmmmm Ardennes is fast becoming the south's answer to Seperate

EPM

He may as well set up shop doing it. Anyway, mines closer again so may as well start with that.

MetzgerMeister

EPM wrote: »

He may as well set up shop doing it. Anyway, mines closer again so may as well start with that.

Just because you're a mod doesn't mean you can bully me out of 1st place on his list! He did offer to do if for me first after all

Ardennes1944

boots loaded up anyway for my trip to donegal, albeit with 5 stops. dont think ill get much business though, my cars too dirty! shaggin' rain

Absurdum

changed the pollen filter and wiper blades and sprayed some of that air conditioner cleaner stuff into the vents

mondeo

Heres somthing I did with my friends civic coupe the past couple days. Rear bumper on this car was pretty nasty and needed to be filled and resprayed badly! I dont have an original before pic unfortunately but the filled spots on this bumper will give you an idea what it was like.

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Here it is complete, spent fooking ages compounding this but it's like glass now! The rear wheel arch needs abit of work also which I am taking on when I get time:). Nice original non molested civic coupe which is going to stay original thank god. The lad that owns this car is moving to Saudi Arabia in December and is taking the car with him
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