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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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    #3002
    bmstuff
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    tossy wrote: »
    DO BMW use pleather or leather? Don't like the look/feel of the leather in a lot of them.

    They use different types of leather finishes and even animal's skin and also leatherette.
    Buffalo, nappa etc leather have been available for years on BMW cars.


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    #3003
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    bmstuff wrote: »
    They use different types of leather finishes and even animal's skin and also leatherette.
    Buffalo, nappa etc leather have been available for years on BMW cars.

    I would imagine there are a few types alright, i've some that look good but others that look awful. Probably not just treated well.


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    #3004
    bmstuff
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    tossy wrote: »
    I would imagine there are a few types alright, i've some that look good but others that look awful. Probably not just treated well.

    Many have leatherette which looks good still years after years with minimum cleaning and protection as this is vinyl but it looks flat and lifeless.
    Real leather looks better but an expensive option usually. And a lot more care necessary.


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    #3005
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


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    #3006
    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Lowered? looks well but finish the trim restorer and get new plates. It's in perfect condition then.


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    #3007
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Hal1 wrote: »
    Lowered? looks well but finish the trim restorer and get new plates. It's in perfect condition then.

    It's not lowered yet, although it looks kinda low in the pictures. :P

    I'll save up some moneys and get coilovers eventually. Yep, I need to restore the front trim as well.


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    #3008
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    GvidoR wrote: »
    It's not lowered yet, although it looks kinda low in the pictures. :P

    I'll save up some moneys and get coilovers eventually. Yep, I need to restore the front trim as well.

    What did you use to clean the head lights?


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    #3009
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    What did you use to clean the head lights?

    Water, sandpaper and wax.


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    #3010
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Water, sandpaper and wax.

    Would sand paper not scratch it up?


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    #3011
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    Would sand paper not scratch it up?

    2500grit, wet, be grand.


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    #3012
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    2500 will just polish it up and make it look better if they're already in a fairly good condition. I started with wet 600 and then finished with 2000 grit. After sanding, waxed them and buffed with a microfibre cloth and boom.


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    #3013
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    I've used 2000 grit followed by Meguiars ultimate compound :)


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    #3014
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    No sandpaper will polish anything other than metal without requiring refinishing (compounding). Reason being, you're physically removing parts of whatever it is you're sanding. In terms of things usually wet sanded on a car (paint, headlight plastic) this is very much true, you're removing material leaving essentially gouges due to the grit.

    Using rubbing compound after you can remove these by levelling the surface (like finer better controlled sandpaper).


    If you look closely at this picture you can clearly see scratch marks from the sanding.

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    #3015
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Should have tried the old Tesco Everyday Value toothpaste first, that worked a treat for me in the past


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    #3016
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Sure the headlights didn't turn out perfect but they're much better than before.

    Also, today gave the car a clean using the good old 2 bucket method. :P

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    #3017
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Keep up the good work :)


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    #3018
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Why didn't you get one of the headlight restoration kits. Done it on a load of badly fogged lights which came out as new also seal it.


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    #3019
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Why didn't you get one of the headlight restoration kits. Done it on a load of badly fogged lights which came out as new also seal it.

    Maybe in the future, they look good the way they are now.

    Now it's dry and I moved up the licence plate up a bit higher so it's flush with the indent, and also re-blacked the front trim. The bottom pieces may need to be resprayed.

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    #3020
    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    I agree with using the toothpaste on the headlights I've done it myself. The other tip is use a bit of wd40 on the reg plates. They come up a treat.


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    #3021
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Maybe in the future, they look good the way they are now.

    Now it's dry and I moved up the licence plate up a bit higher so it's flush with the indent, and also re-blacked the front trim. The bottom pieces may need to be resprayed.

    image here

    That car is really coming up a treat so clean for its age. Is it much harder on petrol than the colt what engine size was that 1.4 ?


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    #3022
    Spike Witwicky
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭Spike Witwicky


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Sure the headlights didn't turn out perfect but they're much better than before.

    Also, today gave the car a clean using the good old 2 bucket method. :P

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    Is that a sponge i see in your bucket???? :eek:


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    #3023
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Hal1 wrote: »
    The other tip is use a bit of wd40 on the reg plates. They come up a treat.

    Thanks for the suggestion, I tried it and it did seem to help. Not mind-blowingly well, but then again they are old plates.
    Bpmull wrote: »
    That car is really coming up a treat so clean for its age. Is it much harder on petrol than the colt what engine size was that 1.4 ?

    Colt was 1.3

    The Bora is 1.6 and it seems fairly similar on petrol so far, perhaps a little more 'thirsty' though. I will get new oil and filters for it in the next few days so that might help it a bit.
    Spike Witwicky wrote: »
    Is that a sponge i see in your bucket???? :eek:

    Umm, yea. What else was I supposed to wash the car with? :eek:


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    #3024
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Umm, yea. What else was I supposed to wash the car with? :eek:

    IF you're going to bother using the 2 bucket method, then you should use a mitt of some sort.

    Something like this:

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    #3025
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Thanks for the suggestion, I tried it and it did seem to help. Not mind-blowingly well, but then again they are old plates.



    Colt was 1.3

    The Bora is 1.6 and it seems fairly similar on petrol so far, perhaps a little more 'thirsty' though. I will get new oil and filters for it in the next few days so that might help it a bit.



    Umm, yea. What else was I supposed to wash the car with? :eek:


    Nobody on here is mad enough to use a sponge it is all micro fibre mitts and micro fibre this.
    Remember said to you before look up detailing section.


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    #3026
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    I do have a pair of those mitts but they I don't really like them so much. :D


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    #3027
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    You can get a sponge type but it is microfibre material on it.

    much better then sponge as sponge isn't good on the paint.


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    #3028
    Spike Witwicky
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭Spike Witwicky


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Umm, yea. What else was I supposed to wash the car with? :eek:
    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    IF you're going to bother using the 2 bucket method, then you should use a mitt of some sort.

    Something like this:

    microfiber-madness-incrimitt.jpg
    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Nobody on here is mad enough to use a sponge it is all micro fibre mitts and micro fibre this.
    Remember said to you before look up detailing section.
    GvidoR wrote: »
    I do have a pair of those mitts but they I don't really like them so much. :D

    Like the guys said, we're all microfibre mad! Sponges can grab dirt and drag it across your paint.
    If you dont like mitts try a microfibre wash noodle?


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    #3029
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    From my not yet extensive research I think that a lot of wash and dry swirls are caused by improper technique rather than the wash equipment. I think that people start using washmitts around the same time as they start using the 2BM. I think that it's a lot more to do with the 2BM than the sponge.

    I say that my research is not extensive yet but my plan is to fully correct the Primera and then on one panel only wash it with a sponge, on another a brush only and a wash mitt on the rest all with a 2BM. I'm only going to wash in an up and down motion and dry everywhere in the same way with a MF towel. Then after a number of washes I'll see if there is a noticeable difference in the amount of swirls. :)


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    #3030
    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    Having left cork yesterday at 0700, today I arrived in Cologne.
    105mph in a 1.6 avensis with five adults and a boot full of stuff. One of my travelling companions said he took a pic of the speedo. Will post it tomorrow.


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    #3031
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    toyotaavensis wrote: »
    Having left cork yesterday at 0700, today I arrived in Cologne.
    105mph in a 1.6 avensis with five adults and a boot full of stuff. One of my travelling companions said he took a pic of the speedo. Will post it tomorrow.


    If thats true I would suggest keep it off the net anything 100 or over is licence gone.


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