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The "Today I did something to my car" thread
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »The problem is, I'm sick of the sight and sound of the D/A and sick of the smell of the polish even though it's lovely but I now want to do my sister's red polo! All I see is the swirl marks on it! I know it's only a Polo but I just want that feeling of satisfaction of a gleaming, defect-free panel!
Sunshine would be great but even if it's rain I don't mind this time, I'm certain I'll have biblical beading
Sounds like the polish is laced with some form of illegal drugs!0 -
Sounds like the polish is laced with some form of illegal drugs!
Could be! The cutting polish smells ok but the finishing polish smells like those candy necklace things and blacklight smells like blackcurrant
It's so much nicer to work with nice smelling products compared to the cheap turtle wax waxes that come with the "chipstick". All you get there is horrible chemical smells that give you a headache :mad: THankfully the last time I used them was 2004!0 -
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Hal, I've been longing for one for so long! Thing is though, rain etc can still get at the sides of the car and the only place around my house that it would be semi-sheltered is on stones and even at that there's feck all room
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »Hal, I've been longing for one for so long! Thing is though, rain etc can still get at the sides of the car and the only place around my house that it would be semi-sheltered is on stones and even at that there's feck all room
Get one with the sides on it.0 -
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »Hal, I've been longing for one for so long! Thing is though, rain etc can still get at the sides of the car and the only place around my house that it would be semi-sheltered is on stones and even at that there's feck all room
Build a garage or buy a house which has one?
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MuppetCheck wrote: »Those exhausts do not look standard. What are they?
Mongoose 4 1/2" slash cut
It's got a full mongoose turbo back system with a high flow sports cat0 -
Hard day at it...paint was in bits as per rest of car..
side by side pic says it all
I made ****e of the small pad...its ripped in places ...we had a good run! Running low of Menzerna as well 
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »Nice one erin! Pics of mine coming later on, in its finished state!
Honestly though, what in the name of all that's holy caused all those scratches on your car?!
Previous owner buffed it with an orbital sander would be my guess
..probably washed with a jcloth or brillopad type thing.:pac:
SRP did a great job on filling them but alas doesn't last and not worth the effort everytime.
You flew through yours...I suspect your paint was in better nick then mine :cool:0 -
My weekends will free right up once this has been done.:cool: There's a few stonechips on the door, I will sort these once the paint correction has been done.
Done today: Top Half Drivers door, 2 x Popup lights and went over the wing again from the first day as my technique has improved since then and was able to shift a fair few scrapes that were left there.
RDS - Clearcoat - 99% Improvment
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Door - more clearcoat scratching FFS
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SIDE By SIDE: Drivers door:
Drivers Wing: (Redo)
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eringobragh wrote: »Previous owner buffed it with an orbital sander would be my guess
..probably washed with a jcloth or brillopad type thing.:pac:
SRP did a great job on filling them but alas doesn't last and not worth the effort everytime.
You flew through yours...I suspect your paint was in better nick then mine :cool:
I was doing as much as possible every evening after work and spent all day any day I could at it along with all day Friday and Saturday but yeah, it was in better nick haha I still have a few deep scratches left but I'm at a stage now where I'm very happy with the condition of it and I can't look at the D/A for another while or I'll vomit 0 -
CONTD.......
Popup light - covers
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Another scrape:
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Tomorrows work (maybe!)
Bonnet:
1 small pad down I might do the bonnet tomorrow if I feel like somemore detailing..........0 -
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As promised, here's a few pics of the MPS after its correction. I've no before pics because I just wanted to get it done
The paint is as smooth as glass in all areas compared to what it was like - fairly rough, hard to apply and buff wax, hard to dry and now water even beads on the doors which makes it easier to wash.
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conzymaher wrote: »It's like glass Dave! The Mazda paint is very smooth, ze German paint is very orange peely in comparison
Really? Too many layers and hardeners in it :P Some say that when hit with a hammer, a panel on a German car distorts underneath the paint which stays perfect 0 -
MetzgerMeister wrote: »
Wheres the plate surround??? ...........too soon? :pac:
Nice work...did I see this in the flesh at midway a few meets back..you could eat your dinner off the engine bay if I remember correctly.0 -
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