The "Today I did something to my car" thread

gollywog

Well here is my beading after the blacklight and hybrid v7.... shame it took me 4 days to take a pic, and the car is feckin' filthy again now lol!

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MCMLXXV wrote: »

I thought it was an attempt at a bit of beading!

LOL:pac: Il get her on the road and then worrie about the beading.

gollywog

Also forgot to mention, got a new oil pump chain, tensioner and hex key put in by george dalton yesterday, now i dont have to worry about impending doom!! George is a sound man btw

vectra

Couple of weeks ago I spent a couple of days with the D.A on the Octavia.

Topped this off over the weeks with 3 coats of Carlack Long Life Sealant.
Managed to get one coat of Collinits 845 on top of it today.. Not looking too shabby now.. Promise I will get pics tomorrow as I am off out on the Pi$$ tonight :pac:

Stealthirl

H&R sport cup kit on and some new rims.
Had to fit 2 new rear bushings in the front arms and there was a wee rip in 1 of the drop links aswell.


Just need to get an alinment done now and maybe some dry weather to give it a clean

BUBBLE WRAP

^ Nice skoda, alloys set it off.

sean1141

Gave the mondeo a polish and a coat of blitz today.






Beading

Hal1

Waiting on Vectra's pics now...probably still nursing his hang over .

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@Sean- Is that beading from real rain or man made rain!?

sean1141

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

@Sean- Is that beading from real rain or man made rain!?

Rain from the tap:D

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sean1141 wrote: »

Rain from the tap:D

I was sorta thinking that, Although I was unsure as there was a bit of cloud cover on the reflection of the car, in your beading pics.

sean1141

Ya it looked like rain at a few times but it never came. Well it was rain water out of the tank at the end of the shed!!

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sean1141 wrote: »

Ya it looked like rain at a few times but it never came. Well it was rain water out of the tank at the end of the shed!!

Oh righty, I suppose the suspense was killing you to see how well it would bead.

sean1141

Na I knew how it would bead. I have used the blitz on a few cars. Just wanted to take a few pics for ye beadophiles!!

dryadssaddle

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sean1141 wrote: »

Na I knew how it would bead. I have used the blitz on a few cars. Just wanted to take a few pics for ye beadophiles!!

Very clever.

Top Dog

dryadssaddle wrote: »

From biblical beading ... to biblical overspray :pac:

dryadssaddle

Tá an tyres ag ****ed agus tá me couldn't give a sheiße manelli about zee overspray gach lá.

MetzgerMeister

Beadophiles - phenomenal Sean

Here's one of my bootlid from during the week for the other BBB's (biblical beading beadophiles):



...and that's just after being properly waxed about a month ago and a wet wax last saturday. Yesterday I gave it a coat of blacklight followed by a coat of Meg's NXT and the beading I got last night would have me in jail :pac:

sean1141

some natural rain!

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@sean- Thanks.

vectra

Hal1 wrote: »

Waiting on Vectra's pics now...probably still nursing his hang over .

Nursing one is right..
By christ when Carlsberg made Hangovers they did some bloody job on them..

Not a hope in hell was I even looking at the cat today.Never mind driving it and taking shaky photos.
Raining now and supposed to be raining tomorrow.. Hopefully get a few bbeading shots of both cars.

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vectra wrote: »

Nursing one is right..
By christ when Carlsberg made Hangovers they did some bloody job on them..

Not a hope in hell was I even looking at the cat today.Never mind driving it and taking shaky photos.
Raining now and supposed to be raining tomorrow.. Hopefully get a few bbeading shots of both cars.

:pac:

166man

vectra wrote: »

Nursing one is right..
By christ when Carlsberg made Hangovers they did some bloody job on them..

Not a hope in hell was I even looking at the cat today.Never mind driving it and taking shaky photos.
Raining now and supposed to be raining tomorrow.. Hopefully get a few bbeading shots of both cats.

fyp

vectra

^^ LOL
Just goes to show..
Time for the bed I think :P

vectra

OK
Got a couple of shots there of a bit of beading.
Very difficult to get a good shot of this on a white car but you get the idea anyhow.

gollywog

vectra wrote: »

OK
Got a couple of shots there of a bit of beading.
Very difficult to get a good shot of this on a white car but you get the idea anyhow.

Very nice vectra!

dryadssaddle

dryadssaddle wrote: »

http://i49.tinypic.com/25sora8.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/6jnbpy.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2cf2wq9.jpg

Nice, you just sanded them down and spray spray spray yeah?

-Corkie-

vectra wrote: »

Nursing one is right..
By christ when Carlsberg made Hangovers they did some bloody job on them..

Not a hope in hell was I even looking at the cat today.

So you are detailing your cat now along with the Octy??? Where is it going to end??..:D

challengemaster

Washed the car with Conzymaher yesterday and my god it's a lot easier when it's properly waxed!

Gave it a coat of EGP on the bonnet as well just as a test, tis sexual sealant.

And then these arrived today



2x Meyle HD Wishbones
2x Meyle HD Droplinks
2x Lemforder top mounts


And should be picking up a CF CSL bootlid during the week

eringobragh

Done Yesterday...finally what annoyed me most about the car has been corrected! Wasn't feeling it too much so it was an 85% improvment...but only some small corrections left.

Here is a picture of it (Before I sone the side panels)

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Close up of scrapes:

BEFORE:



AFTER:

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Other side:

BEFORE:





AFTER:

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Worst Part:

BEFORE:



AFTER:

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Engine Cover closeup

BEFORE:





AFTER:

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End Result:

Top Dog

eringobragh wrote: »

Done Yesterday...finally what annoyed me most about the car has been corrected! Wasn't feeling it too much so it was an 85% improvment...but only some small corrections left.

It may have been asked before, but I'll ask anyway ...

Did one of the previous owners wash it using a brillo pad or what? Just stunned at the amount of fine scratches you've had to buff out, and the directions of them would suggest it wasn't a brush wash thats to blame.

eringobragh

Top Dog wrote: »

It may have been asked before, but I'll ask anyway ...

Did one of the previous owners wash it using a brillo pad or what? Just stunned at the amount of fine scratches you've had to buff out, and the directions of them would suggest it wasn't a brush wash thats to blame.

I'm guessing a sponge with some sharp grit??? Who knows

All was revealed when I washed the car after getting it...car was priced to sell due to the condition it was in thankfully nothing major as off yet.

MetzgerMeister

It's a great feeling to be finished a job like that

Do you have the problem of water dripping through the vents and onto the altenator?

eringobragh

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's a great feeling to be finished a job like that

Do you have the problem of water dripping through the vents and onto the altenator?

Not finished...close though

Not yet although I was looking into this a while ago and making up ... a plastic container under the cover with a drainage tube seems to be the bodge fix that works well..must get around to doing this now that you mention it.:P

Top Dog

Replaced the fan-belt on the Shed after the engine decided to snack on it on Saturday. €12 & 10 mins = job done.

Still somewhat baffled that someone would fit a brand new alternator, yet leave the (presumably original) tired & frayed belt fitted.

gollywog

Got some beading shots,

Light rain on the bonnet.....



And some windscreen beading!



God dammit I mixed up the photos!
Ah well you get the idea....

Hal1

I was looking at the first pic before I scrolled and taught, wow that's impressive look at the reflection on that bonnet. Fk me I have to get a DA I taught. It's still a good effort though.

gollywog

Hal1 wrote: »

I was looking at the first pic before I scrolled and taught, wow that's impressive look at the reflection on that bonnet. Fk me I have to get a DA I taught. It's still a good effort though.

Ha ha i can see how that happened alright sorry!!
Ya I ordered my DA today actually
Going to pick it up from larry in cleancar.ie on thursday I think,
watch this space......

vectra

gollywog wrote: »

Ha ha i can see how that happened alright sorry!!
Ya I ordered my DA today actually
Going to pick it up from larry in cleancar.ie on thursday I think,
watch this space......

What are you going to seal in the finish with?

gollywog

vectra wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

Ha ha i can see how that happened alright sorry!!
Ya I ordered my DA today actually
Going to pick it up from larry in cleancar.ie on thursday I think,
watch this space......

What are you going to seal in the finish with?

I have blacklight and v7 vectra.
Any other recommendations??
Have a bit of money to spare!

gollywog

vectra wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

Ha ha i can see how that happened alright sorry!!
Ya I ordered my DA today actually
Going to pick it up from larry in cleancar.ie on thursday I think,
watch this space......

What are you going to seal in the finish with?

I have blacklight and v7 vectra.
Any other recommendations??
Have a bit of money to spare!

dgt

Put a clock in the 406


A pig to manoeuvre the plug up here! :mad:


Also, my passenger window wasn't working, again :rolleyes:

In the process, found more shíte under a lump of trim :mad::mad::mad:


French electrics:


Ever one of them corroded!


Even the fuses and relays!!!


All shouted at/cleaned/replaced with German components

And the result

CianRyan

I couldn't buy a French car after my Mam's Megane, everything electrical that could go wrong just kept going wrong!
For some reason, my Dad bought it after she traded it in, only now it's going fine.

christmas2012

today one of my tyres burst and there all baldy..

challengemaster

gollywog wrote: »

I have blacklight and v7 vectra.
Any other recommendations??
Have a bit of money to spare!

Jetseal 109 is meant to be powerful stuff

barura

Put the car back on normal springs and shocks that work. Now my Polo is stock again! Yay.

gollywog

challengemaster wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

I have blacklight and v7 vectra.
Any other recommendations??
Have a bit of money to spare!

Jetseal 109 is meant to be powerful stuff

Ya was looking that up just last night, it's meant to last for ages... Must try some. Do you guys know if certain waxes suit certain colours better?

challengemaster

Yeah they do.

I'm going to quote Curran's post from BMW-Driver to save me writing the same thing a different way

Curran wrote:

Waxes tend to add a deep, warm shine. Some waxes are charged with additives to make certain colours "pop" even more. For example Dodo Juice Orange Crush (on red, orange) or Purple Haze (on deep blues and purples) give the paintwork an added boost.

Sealants tend to offer a sharp, glossy, shiney look, but lack depth. Its impossible to get the depth in white or silver, that you can with a polished up red or black for example, so the sharp look suits them better!

Clicky - this link gives a bit more info and explains it better than I could!

As always, prepartation is the key....so if prep'd well, HD Wax or EGP will look great too....as would white with a wax, but sealants just give it that little bit extra.

TestTransmission

christmas2012 wrote: »

today one of my tyres burst and there all baldy..

What speed were you doing at time?
All 4 are bald? Time to change them then perhaps?