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Author Its amazing what a small cleanup can do
Siberia22
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its amazing what a clean up can do



DC
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   7th Nov 03 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It really is. Looks 100% better
SLSXi
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well done! yeah looks much better. not so pink now
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because of this post i decided to go and clean my car, lookes better now, thanx for the insperation
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god damn, look like different cars, what did you do?
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respray!
Rocky
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meguiras probs does wounders to ya car trust me guys this is the best gear around well no1
Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by uprated
god damn, look like different cars, what did you do?


Easy peasey to do.

i'd say

T-Cut
Polish
Wheel trims added
Back to black/bumper treatment
Also added in vast quantities to the arches

This is why i keep my car highly polished and clean as a clean well looked after car looks soooo much better!!
NeilRocks
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Looks good. Top job. Mine looked as clean as that a few days ago before a bird shite on it. It's a black fukkin' car too.
Rocky
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yeh mate u rite there daimo after a clean me car was stinkin looks duns better now like as i used to b a pro valater so i know how to clean me car the rite way, only megurias touchs me car nothing else best stuff around giving it full treatment 2moro
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He also added the L plate inside the windscreen lol
M4tt
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That really does look a million times better- what did you use? i've got a falme red and ma roof could do with brightening up a bit....
jaffa
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quote:
Originally posted by DJ Rocky
meguiras probs does wounders to ya car trust me guys this is the best gear around well no1




their three stage polish is the bollocks
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mine looked like that when i bought it, excpet not as faded and it took me about maybe 10 or 12 hours in total to get it looking like it does now, involved some serious Tcut work, 4 hours on the boot alone i think cos that was the worst area.

Good work mate
Paul H
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i would say it's been buffed with a buffer.takes about an hour when you know what your doing.used to have cars like that all the time when i was valating
paul_spurrell
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that must of been done with a buffer.
jono22
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You missed the bit at the bottom off the front bumper mate !! no seriously what a diffence !! would also add a good few quid to the final selling price doing a car to this condition I suppose ??!!
jjcymru
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like ur avatar chewbaccaman, its my mates car
Siberia22
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Wash the car first obviously let it dry

used rubbing compound first u can get this in any car shop for £4 a tinn and that will last for ages

the wax is called Mirror Glaze its used in the boat industry mostly the help a new fibre glass boat to realise from the mound it is made in

apply it with a cloth take it off with a towely type cloth and shine it with an old teeshirt no buffer needed at all.

as u can see in the first picture the wheel arches are nearly white

firstly get some white spirit and rub all the plastic parts to get and crap off them

then back to black £4 an tin works perfect

and then a set of hoodcaps £15 in the market.

as for the bit i missed down the bottom of the bumper i knocked that off when reversing away from a high kirb

and the L plate....... in ireland your aloud drive on your own in the car when iff your on your second provisional dont ask me why but i wont complain.

[Edited on 10-11-2003 by Siberia22]
Siberia22
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should have mentioned stay away from them carwash places with the the power washers i dont know what chemicals they use but i went to one of them about 3 weeks after i done the wax job and when i got it home the car had white streaks all over it had to re wax it again came up great again


Car only cost me €900 to buy thatss about £700

[Edited on 10-11-2003 by Siberia22]

 
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