Steve-O

15K miles on a FWD diesel, that's good going mate You sure? I've had them before and they were like butter, the tyre wall cracked and yes they were on the right pressure! Yeah i think they were ZZ3's? They took a right beating!!

Getting some good mileage then mate Makes me glad mine only cost £50 a corner these days! Perhaps try a harder compound? Falkens are quite soft i cant see those lasting any longer. Sidewalls are softish also. What about Kuhmos? Heard some good things ? I know Avons have stiff sidewalls and quite hard...

Sorry about that chap - i didnt see your addition the the quotes

Holy ****! The cutter must have died in that !

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Nice writeup Rich bit more comprehensive than mine I like the no rinse product might need to try that at some point! My dad keeps going on about this miracle spray that lifts dry mud off the car. I cringed when he told me and told him he wasn't ever to try it. Most likely snake oil ! What's a gilmour btw?

Yeah i use WW every time as i dont wash that frequently and th egreen stuff does tend to leave a lot of dust on. The AG wheel Wax reduces the amount that stsicks on and less WW is used the next timne round. Been using it for absolutrely ages and its fine as long as its not left on long and plenty of clean water is used to rise the wheel off! I learned very on (whilst using MER of all things) that laying it on thick is a waste of time. The AG SRP is applied 1 panel at a time and left on a few mins to just about dry and no longer... it comes off a treat. I dont spend that much time with it - its a fast job as far as i am concerned ! I have to admit i have never followed up with a wax afterwards which is probably a bit of silly thing as the wax probably helps subsequent 'pristining' sessions. I may try and squeeze that in my next one - but i usually spend 3/4 hours cleaning at the moment already! I am sure some people will look at my routine and be aghast in some respects but its served me well for 13 years odd. Willing to try new products etc though

Just started a new thread so we dont ruin this one - can be as OCD as we want in there lol

Ok let me start this off and see if i am mildly anal compared to the rest of you 1) Wonder wheels all 4 corners, immediately rinsed off with fresh water 2) Vacuum soft top 3) AG Hood Cleaner dabbed on with sponge panel by panel 4) Hose with low pressure run over roof to lift foam/first from roof, thoroughly rinsed off. 5) Whilst roof is damp apply AG hood protector - allow to dry whilst working on rest of car 6) Hose down entire bodywork couple of times to allow water to loosen any dirt 7) Hot soapy bucket of water with regular/meshed sponge, work each panel 1 at a time, rinse off. Special attention is paid to rear arches where low pressure fresh water is rinsed for a few minutes around the arch lips and dirt is manually cleared using my hand until the surface is totally clean and no dirt is coming from the arches. *whilst doing this constantly making sure the rest of the car is remaining wet!* 8) Once all panels cleaned, run round body with 2 MF cloths, 1 to shift standing water, 1 to finish drying the car 9) Apply AG super resin polish, 1 cloth to apply, 1 to buff off once dried briefly to a haze. If left too long or too much is applied its hard work getting it off. 10) AG Fast Glass on front/side windows, 1 cloth to apply, 1 to dry 11) AG wheel wax sprayed on and buffed off when dry 12) Halfords tyre dressing applied to sidewalls 13) Damp MF cloth run around door sills/shuts 14) Hoover interior (if I can be arsed lol) 14) AG interior spray with MF towel all inside Think that’s it to be honest... takes me ages but the car does look the absolute nuts... not good a good pic of the MX5 yet but here is a couple off good ones from previously owned cars just after my pristining sessions ! 106GTi: Nissan 200SX:

You've obviously never felt a plush MF then, now they are smoooooth I use these on the paint They look good enough to sleep in lol I'd be really suprised if a regular MF (of a good quality) would be considered no good though. I've nothing bad to say about them personally and i have the luxury of changing to a fresh one as many times as i want...

Really you think they are too harsh !? (The luminous yellow ones?) They are as smooth as a babies backside The main thing i make a point of is i always have an applicator cloth for each product (glass/paint/black trim) and always a clean cloth to remove. Works perfectly, but does create a bit of washing I can see these cloths lasting donkeys years though.. well worth the money IMO

Another thumbs up for Auto Glym. I dont have any other products other than AG with the rare exception of a Meguiars Claybar and QD spray. The glass polish is great gear but the downsides is the white reside that can drop onto the paint and get caught in the trim. Fast glass is better IMO with no residue, but you got to watch the overspray thats all. Microfibre cloths are also a godsend for this and regular polishing. I got a s***load from costco for about 14 notes

The Three Horseshoes looks good, dunno why but I love sitting by the water when I'm having a drink Will Lou be coming? I have to say that something in the vicinity of hemel would be condusive to a bloody good drink

So what pub shall we go to, any ideas? Obviously needs a big beer garden! If its gonna be in the chesham quarter i aint got a clue mate

I'll put in a request for a green card and see

w/out vaseline........... Na with vaseline - just with plenty of sand and chilli sauce..... Whoever that belongs to should be reported - thats disgusting!!!

Definitely- looks like the road could do with a bloody good sweep - looks dry and dusty as hell. I can understand why they got so out of shape in some respects - but on the other hand if they drove properly it wouldn't be an issue... That bus is properly wagging its tail! - sick bag at the back please!!

That Renault is superb!

Spot on tone - nice weather is coming in now so you should be able to enjoy her for a while !

Correct.The entire outer braking surface has been consumed and revealed the vents inside and worked into that also leaving the inner braking surface remaining. It also looks on this particular car the disc/caliper is mounted behind the hub (nice spot ER).. unusual for me anyway as i have never seen a setup like that on any of the cars i have owned or worked on. I would place bets on the pads being non existant on the outer surface also when you consider the abrasion the vents will cause... i wont say friction since i doubt entirely they were up to braking a pushbike let alone a 1200kg+ car

Not sure on the make - will try and find out. Either way for a driver to allow their car to get this bad deserves a temporary ban at the very least IMO !

I can honestly say two things about the following image recieved from a mechanic friend of mine: 1) I have never seen a brake disc so bad 2) How the hell are they still alive!

Top videos there ! I like the a10 one in particular as it looked so slow but its only when it got nearer you realised the mass and speed it was carrying You could read the tyre pressures

Lol looks like shes was in danger of giving herself a black eye at times :laughingsmiley:

Cheered my evening up :laughingsmiley: The dancing from the man on the keyboard is awesome. Best. Dancer. EVER.... Oh and the rack is rather impressive :nowink: