The "Today I did something to my car" thread

challengemaster · 08-05-2012 09:59PM

baldshin wrote: »

Cheers! One of the previous owners had a sports exhaust on it and cut the plastic to fit it, last owner removed it and put in a standard exhaust! Any tips on a cheap way to make it look less crap or fill in the hole!?

It looks very bare without the rear MG badge on it...

Limerick man wrote: »

Edit: Tried using AG intensive tar remover on the alloys, not very good. Could really do with a spray top on it rather than that crappy squeeze bottle.

It doesn't work, you may as well be using a pack of doritos on the wheel. AG "intensive" tar remover is quite possibly the worst tar remover I've ever come across. The only thing intensive about it is you'll end up in intensive care with the amount of work needed to make it do anything.

As for me... got around to washing the car too, left it a bit late so didn't get to wax the whole car yet, got the car washed, 1 coat of SRP and bonnet and boot waxed so that's something I guess... Had to use TurtleWax Nanotech paste as I'm out of wet wax and Conzymaher stole my autoglym HD... It's a right fecker to buff off

As it's too dark to take a pic of the car, here's a pic of the rinse 'bucket'.....

vectra · 08-05-2012 10:03PM

Looking very nice LM
:cool:

L-M · 08-05-2012 10:04PM

Looks like the Mammys "rinse" pot to me hahah

E39MSport · 08-05-2012 10:05PM

Megs boly solvent is good on tar imo

challengemaster · 08-05-2012 10:06PM

Limerick man wrote: »

Looks like the Mammys "rinse" pot to me hahah

Was a little stuck for a second bucket :pac:

Also, FYI, Holts tar remover is the bizness. Can't beat it

L-M · 08-05-2012 10:09PM

Trafalgar tar remover i promise all you lads and ladies you will not beat, i've tried them all.

eringobragh · 08-05-2012 10:10PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Also, FYI, Holts tar remover is the bizness. Can't beat it

Its harsh stuff though..it takes loads of water to remove the film of grease it leaves behind...

Im gonna give this tardis stuff a go.

dgt · 08-05-2012 11:16PM

The 406 got more interior fitted, new airbag module, centre console, rear seats and side cushions etc. Much nicer place to sit into

stench is gone from it too :eek:

Alfa got washed

What are peoples opinions on the front numberplate, leave it legal or a small one Italian style?

Currently

Or...

Expect to see more of that yellow Punto in this thread!

L-M · 08-05-2012 11:17PM

Why do you buy so many cars for little money and spend money and lots of time on them?

MetzgerMeister · 08-05-2012 11:18PM

challengemaster wrote: »

When I scrolled down and saw this pic, I was sure you did an oil change :eek:

dgt · 08-05-2012 11:20PM

Limerick man wrote: »

Why do you buy so many cars for little money and spend money and lots of time on them?

Some people drink, others play sports....

This is how I get my kicks :pac:

It feels so fulfilling knowing you put new life into a car that was destined for the crusher/parts. The more involved the more personal it gets (hence why I refuse to stop working on my van

)

Technically I got paid to take that interior away

superstoner90 · 08-05-2012 11:26PM

@dgt- I like the plates that are on the alfa, atm.

What does your parents say about all these cars around the house?

dgt · 08-05-2012 11:30PM

superstoner90 wrote: »

@dtg- I like the plates that are on the alfa, atm.

What does your parents say about all these cars around the house?

Were all as bad as each other... My dad has 12 vehicles (8 cars, 2 panel vans, Land Rover FFR and an IH 574) and my mam used to have 4, now down to 2. I'm on 7 cars myself (but were doing a clearout at the moment, make way for more stuff!)

MetzgerMeister · 08-05-2012 11:34PM

dgt wrote: »

It feels so fulfilling knowing you put new life into a car

This is the feeling I now have after the paint correction

challengemaster · 08-05-2012 11:35PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

When I scrolled down and saw this pic, I was sure you did an oil change :eek:

I know... was slightly worried looking at it after lol...

superstoner90 · 08-05-2012 11:36PM

dgt wrote: »

Were all as bad as each other... My dad has 12 vehicles (8 cars, 2 panel vans, Land Rover FFR and an IH 574) and my mam used to have 4, now down to 2. I'm on 7 cars myself (but were doing a clearout at the moment, make way for more stuff!)

:eek:, Im not going to embarres myself by listing out the autos at my house.

MetzgerMeister · 08-05-2012 11:47PM

challengemaster wrote: »

I know... was slightly worried looking at it after lol...

I was right about the soot from the diesel attaching itself to the car so :P

dgt · 09-05-2012 12:10AM

superstoner90 wrote: »

:eek:, Im not going to embarres myself by listing out the autos at my house.

Well I don't have them all pictured but...

Most stuff we get here gets stripped and chopped up. Then the process starts again

L-M · 09-05-2012 12:15AM

dgt wrote: »

It feels so fulfilling knowing you put new life into a car that was destined for the crusher/parts. The more involved the more personal it gets (hence why I refuse to stop working on my van )

dgt wrote: »

Most stuff we get here gets stripped and chopped up. Then the process starts again

Ardennes1944 · 09-05-2012 12:18AM

I think what he means LM is rather than all the old cars he gets going to the scrappy, he can combine the good parts to save some of them

superstoner90 · 09-05-2012 12:26AM

@dgt - So it a "Built not bought" kinda thing.

dgt · 09-05-2012 12:51AM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I think what he means LM is rather than all the old cars he gets going to the scrappy, he can combine the good parts to save some of them

Spot on

Cars we like get saved and others that have gone too far get stripped, good bits used in the fleet throw the rest away. Hence why we had 6 Bravos at one stage... Surprisingly a headlight and wheels are all that were changed on that light blue one :eek:

Perfect example are the Mercs, the "500SE" (actually a 280SE) is my dads, its being restored using bits from a donor 500SE (a real one :pac:) stuff like interior, lights, wiring, wheels, brakes etc all transferred over

superstoner90 wrote: »

@dgt - So it a "Built not bought" kinda thing.

Exactly but without the obvious crap sticker on the back of my cars :pac:

challengemaster · 09-05-2012 03:34PM

Went back waxing the car today after running into light issues lastnight after it's wash. Got most of the car with a coat of wax, boot and bonnet have 2 coats, just front/rear bumpers need doing but it's started to drizzle a little.. hopefully it clears.

Here's some pics of the bits that weren't covered in droplets

side light is making it look hazy - it's not

BrianCohen · 09-05-2012 03:46PM

dgt, is that a Fiat X1/9 in the pic with the Merc? Having all that space for cars must be class.

vectra · 09-05-2012 04:06PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Went back waxing the car today

Sleeping on the job

Looking good :cool:

challengemaster · 09-05-2012 04:40PM

vectra wrote: »

Sleeping on the job

Looking good :cool:

Just about got the bumpers done while it started fecking drizzling again. I don't care if it's going to rain, just do it already! So at least the whole car has a full coat of wax on it now

Been gathering supplies to do a wheel refurb shortly too, there's one wheel that's in dire need, the rest can wait (and I want to see how it goes on 1 first)