liner33 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Rotary machines are heavy , i have two but wouldnt consider doing a whole car with one in a day , a DA is light and you can use it one -handed , its the right tool for the job why make the job harder than it needs to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 True but I didn't really get on with my DA, vibrations and bad back afterwards put me right off them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Gosh July 2012 till April 2013 , long time to wait for a good clean The brand new wheels were looking very out of place on a very dirty car , its had quick washes but nothing else since July Horrendous amount of tar on it , mainly due to the road being dressed in the village and all the gravel falling off within a week !! So two washes with a wipedown with tardis inbetween then a polish with poorboys SSR2 , then a polish with Blackfire extra gloss polish Waxed with a very disappointing wax I got as a free sample and then coated with red mist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Looking shiny. I gave the Civic it's first ever clay and decontamination session before we went away and I couldn't believe the amount of crap it pulled off and there's still more to do. What was the wax you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 It was a sample of one of the "home brewers" on DW , it went on well but wouldnt come off , wouldnt be nice to mention it on a public forum when it was a freebie to try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Ah get ya, always been wary of these home brews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Looking good! Probably just me but I actually prefer your old wheels to your new ones bizarrely, the old ones look really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Me too but at £180 each it didnt make sense to replace them when they buckle so readily . They were a no cost option which I went for as they looked easier to clean and a little nicer than the standard wheel, but owners havent reported the standard ones buckling I will probably see if Tony can do anything with them if its economically viable These are the standard wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ahh sorry didn't realise they were damaged (or more likely I did and forgot). In that case that makes sense, and yes yours looked a lot nicer than the standard wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Looking nice matey. Good to see you putting in the time to take care of it The joys of keeping black cars clean eh lol I've had loads of black cars in the past but the last few have been different until recently getting the bm. Can get very dusty in only hours where i live. Very much looking forward to getting a few day spare to give it some tlc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Washed the Superb this weekend , remember those brand new wheels i fitted in April ..........? Two of them badly kerbed , not happy , think im going to give up . Bloody car parks itself and she still managed to kerb it , twice !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Ouch! That was my big worry when the missus drove the Mondeo for abit as I kept those rims more or less spotless. Thankfully so did she! Are you going to refurb them or not bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 No point it can wait until we change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Oh dear...... I know how you feel though. When i "miss" parking and hit the wheel it's kick the cat time because a simple misjudgement is going to cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Superb Detail Our daily hack is 5 years old next month and it was well overdue a good clean, it spends its winter driving down muddy potholed back roads on my wife's daily commute and is much unloved. Since my wife is away this week so I took the opportunity to give it a good detail and as it’s just about to hit 75,000 miles I thought I would treat it to a new set of brake discs and pads as last time I drove it they didn’t feel that great. Was pretty stunned to see the condition of the original brake pads after all these miles , I reckon we could have got another 30k out of them easily! Also treated it to a new set of number plates the old ones were a bit scuffed up So that’s that job done then Right onto cleaning, this is what I started with Rather than stopping to take pics of a car covered with snow foam I thought I would just list the stages I did First off Snow Foamed with Envy Bubbly Jubbly left to dwell for 15 mins whilst the wheels are treated with iron X, then rinsed Then washed with Megs shampoo and the wheels cleaned with Espuma Revolution, then rinsed Then de-tarred with Tardis, then rinsed Then I tried a Clay Cloth rather than my usual Bilt Hamber clay, very impressed , car rinsed Then final wash with megs again, rinsed and dried Loads of RDS, holograms and swirls Into the garage for correction with my Rupes Big Foot and yellow pad and polish Polished again with the Big Foot and CPS Liquid gold to add a depth of gloss Waxed with FK1000p and topped with Zaino Z8 Same polish and wax on the wheels and tyres treated with Swissvax Pneu Interior cleaned with APC and then Envy Interior detailer used (Great smell) , seats treated with Zaino leather cleaner. Windows cleaned with 3M glass cleaner Engine covers wiped down with APC Onto the “Afters†And yes I remembered to do the tailpipes when I put it back in the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesV70R Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Looks good! How do you find the FK1000p? I'm just about to "stock up" for a detail at the end of April, and am thinking of a change - I used Poorboys Natty Blue last year which I liked, but keep hearing good things about 1000p ... ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Its a very flexible long lasting sealant , when I say flexible you can use it on wheels, brightwork, paint and even glass , its easy on and easy off . I dont use it loads but wouldnt be without it and for the price it cant be beaten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Nice work, looks good I've not used FK1000 but I think it's similar to collinite from what I've read about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Bloody hell it looks brilliant...... Do you want to sell it And i'll say this your a brave man doing all that in this cold weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 That looks amazing! Nice work, don't think I have the discipline to work for those results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Bloody hell it looks brilliant...... Do you want to sell it And i'll say this your a brave man doing all that in this cold weather. I'd imagine there is a heater in the garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Garage..... I remember having one of those..... Didn't have a heater in it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Bloody hell it looks brilliant...... Do you want to sell it And i'll say this your a brave man doing all that in this cold weather. I'd imagine there is a heater in the garage! and a water feature FK1000p is a sealant not a wax though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Doh ! Wife's done a proper job , managed to reverse into a fire escape . Going to be insurance job , complete new rear 1/4 needed so going to impact my insurance on this and my 370 . However I'm the bad guy for being annoyed and insisting she take it to the bodyshop for inspection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Bugger Would it not be cheaper in the long run to repair yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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