The "Today I did something to my car" thread

eringobragh

HungryJoey wrote: »

Two machine polishes (with DA), alloys repainted and black trim repainted (ok so it took me 3 days) :rolleyes:

Love them coupes. What product did you use for polish?

sean1141

fanadman1 wrote: »

one last question thanks so much for this help btw !!
are the will one backing plate do and just keep changeing pads ?
and do they thread on like a nut ? just to be sure it will fit mine

the one backing plate will do for each size of pad. i think they are astandard fitment for roatory

http://www.cleancar.ie/65-m14softvelcrobackingplate.html

MetzgerMeister

fandaman - I would strongly advise you to use a D/A instead of a rotary especially since you've only been using an Aldi/Lidl buffer up to now. Much more can go wrong with a rotary.

Also, it's often been said that rotary polishers leave buffer trails and the only way to get rid of these is with a D/A so why use the 2 when the D/A on its own will give you the same results?

fanadman1

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

fandaman - I would strongly advise you to use a D/A instead of a rotary especially since you've only been using an Aldi/Lidl buffer up to now. Much more can go wrong with a rotary.

Also, it's often been said that rotary polishers leave buffer trails and the only way to get rid of these is with a D/A so why use the 2 when the D/A on its own will give you the same results?

i've been hand polishing up untill now
i did a little late last night on a scrap car we have lyin around
i find that its very hard to keep the rotary moveing if u keep it flat on the paint work i might just invest in a da

L-M

HungryJoey wrote: »

Two machine polishes (with DA), alloys repainted and black trim repainted (ok so it took me 3 days) :rolleyes:

Dgt might have some blue left over if you want to do some colour matching on your calipers :pac:

Looks sweet as! Fair play.

vectra

OSI wrote: »

These just arrived.
some new number plate LEDs that hopefully won't crap out or give an error message like the last lot.

If you do get the error. Do what I did.
Solder the festoon bulb to the led.
Sorted

vectra

OSI wrote: »

Haha, yeah I was tempted to with the last ones, but then one of them started flickering like a mad yoke. Took it out and there was a load of corrosion on the back of the LEDs despite being bone dry the guys on the MK5 forums say the XTec one's work error free so we'll see.

I am all ears

dgt

fanadman1 wrote: »

the one with some yellow bristles and some gold ones ?
its brilent to be fair i just needed the nail brush to get into the tighter spaces :P
i accly lifted a little dog hair 2 from a day ours ran away and i had to put him in the car

That's the one Worth every cent, I'd be picking those hairs out yet if I didn't have it!

TestTransmission wrote: »

No excuse.

Sure if it looks awful with alloys (which it probably will :pac:) I have black hammerite as a backup But the calipers stay blue

Or maybe big red feck off drums.... Nah :P

BUBBLE WRAP

dgt wrote: »

Sure if it looks awful with alloys (which it probably will :pac:) I have black hammerite as a backup But the calipers stay blue

Or maybe big red feck off drums.... Nah :P

Hammerite, does that need primer and clear aswell or just spray on the hammerite?

conzy

Hammerite is painted on and you could paint it straight onto rust. Just a quick run of a wirebrush and one coat of Hammerite is all thats needed

BUBBLE WRAP

conzymaher wrote: »

Hammerite is painted on and you could paint it straight onto rust. Just a quick run of a wirebrush and one coat of Hammerite is all thats needed

Thats cool, and if you used say halfords high temputer paint, I heard you need serton primer and clear? Is that correct?

Mr Benevolent

Yesterday I did something to my car by buying a bike.

dgt

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Thats cool, and if you used say halfords high temputer paint, I heard you need serton primer and clear? Is that correct?

My dad used red high temp paint from halfords on his engine block, painted it straight on. The blue caliper paint is halfords too, also straight on

BUBBLE WRAP

Cheers, its good to know these things.

HungryJoey

eringobragh wrote: »

Love them coupes. What product did you use for polish?

Cheers mate. First polish I used was 3M cutting compound to remove most imperfections and the second polish was a lighter finishing Menzerna compound.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Not so much doing something to it, but I both hammerite to paint the calipers and some more tyre shine

vectra

HungryJoey wrote: »

Cheers mate. First polish I used was 3M cutting compound to remove most imperfections and the second polish was a lighter finishing Menzerna compound.

Did you not seal it afterwards?

puppetmaster

So after cursing the handprints on the paint work everytime i saw them and thinking up even more inventive insults everytime i tried to get rid of them, I finally did today. I wont double post the pictures so the posts below

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=78967112&postcount=11

HungryJoey

vectra wrote: »

Did you not seal it afterwards?

A Layer of Turtle wax and Dodo

eringobragh

Was reading about a major cause of rust in MR2s...if water gets into the sponge (for sound deadening AFAIK) it causes moisture and serious rust..I've pulled the sponges out for good.

I'm trying to avoid THIS (not mine) and replace the sills:



Whats the verdict on the below....what should I treat it with?

Cheers.



Tbar leak here (Passenger side) - so expected some surface rust here.



Took foam out passenger side:

Uh-oh



Checked - not too bad seems surface mainly...a bit up the side where you cant see in the photo





Drivers side clean! Could get a proper look or photo but looked OK.

dgt

It's back to life once more :cool:

Spotless inside (except for the windowlene on the seat and grass in the footwell)


Go my lights fixed


Just for shíts and giggles

Daniel S

dgt wrote: »

It's back to life once more :cool:

Spotless inside (except for the windowlene on the seat and grass in the footwell)

What Punto is that? Do all Punto's have that interior? I like it

colm_mcm

That's a punto sporting

Main differences inside is the other models don't have the silver bits, or the nice steering wheel, or the integrated stereo, the seats are a bit nicer, but not drastically different

dgt

Daniel S wrote: »

What Punto is that? Do all Punto's have that interior? I like it

Punto Sporting, has a slightly different interior to most Puntos eg centre console, cd changer, sports seats, aircon etc

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Today I hoovered the interior and washed and clayed the exterior.
Hoping to polish and seal the paintwork in the morning, along with cleaning the windows and using a bit of back to black on some of the trim

Jimdagym

Treated the car to an aircon service this morning. Bit nippy in her now

omb0wyn5ehpij9

BDJW wrote: »

Today I hoovered the interior and washed and clayed the exterior.
Hoping to polish and seal the paintwork in the morning, along with cleaning the windows and using a bit of back to black on some of the trim

And my plan went perfectly this morning. And of course, after about 5 and a half hours cleaning over last night and this morning, it decides to start lashing rain this afternoon :mad::(

dr.fuzzenstein

BDJW wrote: »

And my plan went perfectly this morning. And of course, after about 5 and a half hours cleaning over last night and this morning, it decides to start lashing rain this afternoon :mad::(

I feel your pain and it happens
Every. Single. Fcuking. Time.
Usually the first drops start to fall when I'm just finishing off polishing the last panel.
You just can't have nice things in this country.
I'm glad my CMax is covered in dents and scrapes.

Considering starting a thread on the benefits of owning a car that is technically in great nick, but the paintwork is totally fcuked.
The feeling of not caring whether it gets dirty, scraped, wet, dinged in the car park or scraped of bushes on a narrow country lane is indescribable.
Get sandpaper and gravel, wreck the paintwork on your car and sit back and relax while others spend hours shining and polishing.
Sure I wash it and even wax it, but I don't really care what happens then and only spend an hour max.
Or just go to the car wash, who cares if it doesn't come out mint looking? it's clean enough and that's all that matters. Bliss.

BUBBLE WRAP

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I feel your pain and it happens
Every. Single. Fcuking. Time.
Usually the first drops start to fall when I'm just finishing off polishing the last panel.
You just can't have nice things in this country.
I'm glad my CMax is covered in dents and scrapes.

BDJW wrote: »

And my plan went perfectly this morning. And of course, after about 5 and a half hours cleaning over last night and this morning, it decides to start lashing rain this afternoon :mad::(

Im not trying to be cheeky or anything like that, but ye not have a shed or garage?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Im not trying to be cheeky or anything like that, but ye not have a shed or garage?

I park in an underground carpark. However, that makes sweet feck all difference when I want to drive anywhere!!!!

dr.fuzzenstein

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Im not trying to be cheeky or anything like that, but ye not have a shed or garage?

I have a garage where the MX5 is kept, so that is relatively safe, but alse see quote below.
And, as I said already, the CMax is a workhorse and I don't care about it's appearance, so peace of mind there.

BDJW wrote: »

I park in an underground carpark. However, that makes sweet feck all difference when I want to drive anywhere!!!!

Indeed and it doesn't. And I live in the country, so you can add cowsh*t and tar into the equation.

Jimdagym

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Im not trying to be cheeky or anything like that, but ye not have a shed or garage?

I know you live in the countryside, but do you think everyone has a garage or shed big enough for a car?

rebel.ranter

Dedided to give a bit of attention to the e36 again this morning. I tackled the rear trailing arm bushes & fitted a few bits & pieces that I d brought (aerial grommet, various clips & a new air duct. The tool for the RTABs I had bought made that job easy. It worked really well at removing the bush, other tools I have seen don't do such a good job at removing the bushes. Here's the story in pictures:


I changed this aerial grommet (& aerial mast) about 4-5 years ago, can you believe it ended up like this?







The old bush, a sorry state:


Squeezing the old bush out:


Pressing the new bush in:


One new bush alongside the old one:


Parting shot:


It definitely drives much better, the rattle going over bumps is now gone. I plan on getting the rear wheel alignment checked as soon as I can to be sure all is in order. I cannot believe I left this job so long.
Thanks for looking.

BUBBLE WRAP

Jimdagym wrote: »

I know you live in the countryside, but do you think everyone has a garage or shed big enough for a car?

No, But I was in dublin afew times and seen houses with a garage.

But I wasnt trying to be a pr1ck or anything, so dont get me wrong....

eringobragh

eringobragh wrote: »

Was reading about a major cause of rust in MR2s...if water gets into the sponge (for sound deadening AFAIK) it causes moisture and serious rust..I've pulled the sponges out for good.



Checked - not too bad seems surface mainly...a bit up the side where you cant see in the photo

I grabbed some underseal as I heard it was better for what I'm trying to achieve here...any ideas?

Picked up in Halfords earlier..



Done the weekly shop in aldi and spotted a ,woodcare brush set' for €3



The angled brush is ideal for this job and makes it simples .. ..tried the straight brush and it was tough to use in the small space especially with my Mars bar fingers


First Coat dry (Kurust)



Second coat on (Kurust)



Will seal with the waxoyl tomorrow if I've time. Haven't checked the drivers side yet I jammed my hand in and it was all clear but may as well stick the waxoyl in there as well.

L-M

LOL! Thought the second picture of the bent brush was you showing the crap quality of said brushes :P

eringobragh

Limerick man wrote: »

LOL! Thought the second picture of the bent brush was you showing the crap quality of said brushes :P

:pac: They seem solid..well for the money paid anyway :cool:

A god send that brush was is all I'll say!

shanec1928

and a bit of beading from some liquid wax.

BUBBLE WRAP

^ It seems to me that Sligo people have the best beeds.. :P

vectra

Weather permitted so attacked the vRS.

DA & Hex Loxic Medium ( orange ) Pad & Medium cut Menz.
Gave it a good few passes as the sun was shining nicely and showing up any light swirling that was on the paint.

Finished this with Hex Loxic Polishing ( Black ) Pad & Menz finishing polish.


Gave it a coat of Car lack Long Life Sealant with damp applicator.
> 15 minutes later wiped off ( and I mean wiped off.. Nice to use )

15 minutes later applied second coat and allowed 15 minutes drying and buffed off again.
Now to leave it for 48 hours ( or 72 when the rain decides to stop )
Will top it off with another coat of LL ( Possibly allow longer drying time?? )

To sum it up, it is now Raining with the past 13 hours and I am liking what I am seeing.

I may put a coat per week over the next few weeks and top it off then with a coat of Collinite 845,
Will try to get a couple of pics tomorrow

Hal1

I'd say the beading is biblical with all this rain .

Pic just for illustration. I wish that was mine heh.

BUBBLE WRAP

Hal1 wrote: »

I'd say the beading is biblical with all this rain .
http://www.southernsoot.com/Collinite845.jpg
Pic just for illustration. I wish that was mine heh.

Oh, I must admit them beeds are biblical alright...

Voodoomelon

vectra wrote: »

Weather permitted so attacked the vRS.

DA & Hex Loxic Medium ( orange ) Pad & Medium cut Menz.
Gave it a good few passes as the sun was shining nicely and showing up any light swirling that was on the paint.

Finished this with Hex Loxic Polishing ( Black ) Pad & Menz finishing polish.


Gave it a coat of Car lack Long Life Sealant with damp applicator.
> 15 minutes later wiped off ( and I mean wiped off.. Nice to use )

15 minutes later applied second coat and allowed 15 minutes drying and buffed off again.
Now to leave it for 48 hours ( or 72 when the rain decides to stop )
Will top it off with another coat of LL ( Possibly allow longer drying time?? )

To sum it up, it is now Raining with the past 13 hours and I am liking what I am seeing.

I may put a coat per week over the next few weeks and top it off then with a coat of Collinite 845,
Will try to get a couple of pics tomorrow

Whilst I cannot fault your effort and unsurpassed dedication to detailing, surely a layer of quality wax is plenty for a nearly new car?

Personally, the mental anguish and effort that I went through trying to restore mine is not something I want to repeat even to a small extent, even every 6 months!

vectra

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Whilst I cannot fault your effort and unsurpassed dedication to detailing, surely a layer of quality wax is plenty for a nearly new car?

Personally, the mental anguish and effort that I went through trying to restore mine is not something I want to repeat even to a small extent, even every 6 months!

I am not sure if I would call it perfection or dedictation.


Or stupidity.

Just not sure if I am a lover of wax so going down the sealer route for a couple of weeks first..

colm_mcm

Thought you had it sold?

vectra

colm_mcm wrote: »

Thought you had it sold?

I have, But why would that stop me from looking after it until I hand it over?
I will most likely fully detail it the day before I hand it over. That's just the way i am with my cars. :cool:

OH,
BTW,
It is not being handed over until end September, It is only "Sale Agreed" for now.

-Corkie-

vectra wrote: »

I have, But why would that stop me from looking after it until I hand it over?
I will most likely fully detail it the day before I hand it over. That's just the way i am with my cars. :cool:

OH,
BTW,
It is not being handed over until end September, It is only "Sale Agreed" for now.

What dis you buy to replace it???

vectra

-Corkie- wrote: »

What dis you buy to replace it???

Nothing yet. Decisions are being made.
Most likely another vRS :P

Thinking of flying to the UK to view a Rally Green one

L-M

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Oh, I must admit them beeds are biblical alright...

When you're quoting photo's please remove the

166man

vectra wrote: »

Most likely another vRS :P

Thinking of flying to the UK to view a Rally Green one

Knew it...










:pac: