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Well for the anal, I have just spent 5.5 hours getting my car into this state:
http://www.sxoc.com/modpages/rand/misc/200sx%20shiney.jpg
Stage one of shiney, i.e. this isnt yet finished shiney, after cleaing the engine bay with a damp cloth (previous silicone treatment holds all the dirt and it just wipes off) then detailing. Remove "HKS exhaust power" sticker from carbon panel as I dont have an HKS exhaust anymore.
After hand washing, the rest of the time was spent getting rid of the water marks, and runing a clay bar over the top and running a cloth over to remove resedue. The clean wheens and shine the tyres, oh and hoover the boot.
To do:
- Wash again
- Clear coat cleanser
- paint decontaminstion to get rid of the previous treatments
- Wax
- Polish
- Clear coat polish
- Clean windows inside and out
- Polish inside with Audi interior cleaner (as it matt)
- Hoover inside
- Fit bits on there way over from japan, if they arrive (unlikely)
- metal polish the exhaust
- Detail all the black bits
I also decided to do a time line, with a photo taken every ten minutes, which was kind of cool, im bloody nackered now!!
mines going as it is. no time, dented it last wednesday drifting an oval with metal walls so it's going to look naff no matter what.
might stick it through a car wash. :D
Gary@APT
17-07-2005, 18:03
as long as the gearbox is still silver!! :nod: ;)
Good grief...all a pointless waste of time if you ask me..
any way, get in the house, your tea's ready...
I might rinse mine :rolleyes:
Even put in my clean boot carpet instead of the mucky one :D
Looks good Vez :thumbs:
any way, get in the house, your tea's ready...
Okay :rolleyes:
Cosy car clean job Vez, always nice to see a tidy Motor
MeLLoN Stu
17-07-2005, 18:25
mine's clean, well as clean as its getting :D might get the polish out for JAE but as its a land rover theres not a great deal of point :wack:
especially as only 9"+ people can clean the roof LOL
9"+ people
9 inch tall people? :confused:
MattyGee
17-07-2005, 18:52
:thumbs: looking good Vez, i think those wheels look crap on a damson 14a tho :wack:
how come you swapped your hks zorst for a gt spec ?
voodoo_melon
17-07-2005, 19:11
Better clean mine, it's covered in spider webs at the moment :wack:
MattyGee
17-07-2005, 19:12
Better clean mine, it's covered in spider webs at the moment :wack:
i know exactly what you mean Loz :nod: mines the same, all covered in dust and spiders webs too
Car sort of lost it refinement somewhat :wack: So thought what the hell and got a new zorst which cost me nowt after sorting the sale of the HKS one :) New gearbox is back in and the refinement has sort of well, returned :wack: I prefer the GT spec though, but I still love the HKS one ;)
--Lorien--
17-07-2005, 19:14
lol! Mine has bright white wings, a mashed splitter still and its covered in dust.
If its lucky, it may get a quick wash :D
Once its all sprayed, it will be back to the usual rigorous cleaning routine!
MattyGee
17-07-2005, 19:15
Car sort of lost it refinement somewhat :wack: So thought what the hell and got a new zorst which cost me nowt after sorting the sale of the HKS one :) New gearbox is back in and the refinement has sort of well, returned :wack: I prefer the GT spec though, but I still love the HKS one ;)
hehe, yeah i guess thats a good point :)
yeah the suspensions so stiff it hurts, its so fast it puts you back into the seat but at least its still quiet enough not to scare old ladies :wack: :D
and be honest, you just wanted to copy me ;) :p
cant wait to see it at JAE :thumbs:
Good grief...all a pointless waste of time if you ask me..
any way, get in the house, your tea's ready...
Oh dear, that really made me laugh. Well done Mrs Vez :)
MeLLoN Stu
17-07-2005, 19:38
9 inch tall people? :confused:
brilliant :thumbs: i'll let steve carter and Barry C do it when i get there :D
Oh dear, that really made me laugh. Well done Mrs Vez
Shut it Captain Pinko :p
Meant 9 foot. oooppps
Had your tea yet sonny?
alanjuggler
17-07-2005, 22:30
mine is going to look like a bag of nails. every day i find new rust to poke through.
all my arches need work, there's bad colour coding, inept bodyshop work (ooh, dont get me started) so it'll look like shite, basically :D
i have shiny blue cam covers though :wack:
mine is going to look like a bag of nails. every day i find new rust to poke through.
all my arches need work, there's bad colour coding, inept bodyshop work (ooh, dont get me started) so it'll look like shite, basically :D
i have shiny blue cam covers though :wack:
are you going to get out of it this year? :wack:
No point cleaning mine as i aint got it! Its over 200 miles away but im hoping they may run a wet rag over it! I will then have 2 days to frantically clean it ready, engine bay is going to be the bugger, whats everyone use, i have engine degrreasers, paint on stuff, looking at cillit bang as i have heard that gets results.
liquidsmoke
17-07-2005, 23:13
ROFL Vez! Your a dedicated man! Your cleaning stages list is longer than my weekly shopping list.
marty_t3
17-07-2005, 23:58
I'm not washing mine. If i did you'd be able to see the dodgy paintwork under the dirt.
we spent pretty much alllll day yesterday washing, waxing, polishing, hoovering, treating etc the car
then went and touched up the chips, scratches and big gouges in the paintwork so it mostly needs doing again now lol
its killer work doing that, my legs and hands are killing me still
used car wax on the wheels this time, damn they do look good
mine looked as shiny as that yesterday when we were done, covered in dust and cack by today god knows what it will look like after the drive down there
oh, will there be anyone selling poorboys or whatever is the current fave there? stands or what-have-you? or would that be beyond the trade rules?
I washed mine today, but I'm not going over the top by polishing it because I'm doing something else, a bit special and top secret, to it this week ;)
... a bit special and top secret, to it this week ;)
I thought you said the Tomei engine and buddy club body kit wouldnt arrive in time :wack: Mod addict :wave:
Cleaned mine today and it "was" looking really good, went out tonite and a bloody Renault 5 Turbo decided to blow his engine in front me, my bumper and bonnet is now covered in oil :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:
I thought you said the Tomei engine and buddy club body kit wouldnt arrive in time :wack: Mod addict :wave:
:no:
There may be a splodge of carbon fibre though ;)
alanjuggler
18-07-2005, 00:18
stoof, maybe :wack:
i've planned it a lot better this year, so might not be absolutely knackered throughout the entire weekend :D
should be there friday evening for high jinks.
Looks good Vez.
Whats this Audi interior cleaner you use?... I have been using SONAX Matt cleaner for my interior and it does the job but is nothing special...
No idea really, it audi interior cleaner, and leaves everything more matt than it starts with so it excellent in my book :)
Will have to gander and compare :) - I hate shiny dashboards!
mattpayne
18-07-2005, 12:07
must wash mine before the weekend... :)
luckily its usually shiny under all the sticky crap :D
cant belive youve already spent that much time doing your car, id love to be able to clean in advance, mines covered in crap as soon as i get back from work :(
I expected it torain today and it has done, so cleaning again then next application on, hopefully get to the wax stage today ;)
Mine isnt coming out of my garage until Friday now once finished cleaning it... cant be bothered with doing it again if gets dirty :D
Mine was well cleaned on friday... for Hickstead yesterday.... now covered in dust from the :censored: 's who decided a drifting demostration was in order at the end of the field :rolleyes: well done lads :rolleyes: (wasnt anyone from here i dont think)
Anyway, will be getting cleaned again friday morning, as i have the day off. Washed.... dried... layer of wax..possibly another layer of wax...... layer of autoglym extra gloss protection, gntle polish to mirror like perfection (apart from the stone chips..light scratches from the w4nker who broke in to it showering glass everywhere. and pink front wing :rolleyes: )
barryjdart
18-07-2005, 12:51
Hope to clean mine on Thursday. I don't see the point of waxing it at the moment due to the fact it is going in Wednesday morning for the Aircon compressor to be changed. So, no doubt will have sh*tty marks all over the front bodywork.
Hope to clean mine on Thursday. I don't see the point of waxing it at the moment due to the fact it is going in Wednesday morning for the Aircon compressor to be changed. So, no doubt will have sh*tty marks all over the front bodywork.
Wax it first... makes it easier to clean the crap off after then :nod:
Just got home and there is a huge lump of bird shit slap bang in the middle of the bonnet :rolleyes:
Sods law eh... best get that washed off before it etches the lacquer :)
Just got home and there is a huge lump of bird shit slap bang in the middle of the bonnet :rolleyes:
would any one like to buy a copy of "How to Train Common Garden Birds"
Almost new copy, good condition. Very useful and informative...
:nod:
Cant clean mine yet and i have a car cover for when i do, £25 well invested
would any one like to buy a copy of "How to Train Common Garden Birds"
Almost new copy, good condition. Very useful and informative...
:nod:
10 posts, Mrs V?
Well, if you can't beat 'em... ;)
Mrs V should be cleaning the 200 as well :p
I have got my other half doing the stonechips on my bumper tonight :D
You lot are all nuts, I'm not cleaning mine until the very last minute so it doesn't have time to get dirty :D
Will still be covered in cr@p by the time I arrive no doubt though :(
Mine will be clean but when it gets on to the stand it will be washed and waxed again then left for the weekend :)
5.5 hours :eek: I can't even remember having 5.5 hrs spare time, let alone being able use it to clean the car :( very shiny Vez, I'm just a little jealous :)
5.5hrs isnt bad going to be honest... :)
I wont tell you how long I have spent doing mine :o :o :o
Still need to do following:
Polish Exhaust
Polish and wax wheels
Clean glass (again)
Final Wax coat for bodywork (when get to JAE)
:thumbs:
FullMetalGasket
21-07-2005, 20:00
Mines brown at the moment there's so much dust on it :wack:
May wash it v briefly to get rid, but other than that the washing can wait till JAE :nod:
Actual_Ben_Taylor
21-07-2005, 20:55
Fcuk me, I just cleaned and polished the car!! I think this is the first time its seen polish this year!
Never buy a black car :wack:
I'll probably run mine through the car wash if I see one on the way to EOES - that's it though :wack:
washed and did a quick wax and polish after work
will no doubt be filthy by the time we reach mascrat, but will hopefully be buying some decent cleaning stuff there and give it a good going over
Car Wash!!! :eek: :no:
I could introduce you to Poorboys products :p ;)
I spent an hour on mine, 10 mins to drive to the valeters, 40 mins while 3 people ran round with cloths, hoovers, polish and wax, and 10 mins to drive home.
£15 Bargin :D
Then did 150miles at 100mph (test track officer ;) ) and covered it with flies and muckied the inside as I had 8 tyres and 4 wheels crammed into it for the return journey.
Kev:
:whip: :whip: :whip:
Car Wash!!! :eek: :no:
I could introduce you to Poorboys products :p ;)
I would say hi to the products and ask you for a full demonstration - on my car of course. If I could shave in the reflection at the end of the demonstration then I would buy the products and take them home to put on the shelf next to all the other car cleaning products I don't use ;)
Actually I only have the basic shampoo + wax, and a couple of different polishes...
It's time that I have lacked since finding out I am coming to JAE...
LOL - I'll give you a demo using 'a' part of your car so you can see the difference ;)
Car Wash!!! :eek: :no:
I could introduce you to Poorboys products :p ;)
Heh, I have plenty of high quality car cleaning products but I'm seriously lacking time - oh, and I really couldn't care less about my paintwork, it's in such poor condition it's unreal. Mind you, I'll change my tune when/if I get a respray done :D
I was going to wash mine again tonite aftrer the Renny 5 incident :mad: , looked at it. thought "its 3 hours driving, its not gonna be worth it" so ive left it for now until I get there, I will do mine on site. Whats the betting the tap is miles from the stand? :annoyed:
Fcuk me, I just cleaned and polished the car!! I think this is the first time its seen polish this year!
Never buy a black car :wack:
Seconded :)
And seconded :wack:
Mine's covered in shite. No point in cleaning it until I'm somewhere near Peterborough. It'll just get plastered in bugs and shite again driving up. All the cleaning gear is in the boot...
LOL - I'll give you a demo using 'a' part of your car so you can see the difference ;)
I'm very slow to learn so you may have to do a few parts before I can see the technique and be confident of replicating it :p
Jonny Wilkinson
28-07-2005, 14:43
A couple of things I’ve discovered....
If you rinse your car using water from a waterbutt you don't get watermarks even if you don't chamie it afterwards
If you clean your wheels with wheel cleaner then use Mer wheel wax the brake dust won't stick to your wheels for a good 2 months. It'll wash off dead easy.
Autoglym extra protection gloss every 3 months means you don't have to polish it (except every 3 months before applying the EPG :wack: )
Running glass polish along your wiper blades stops them scraping along your window and making that hideous noise.
For the last 7 years I've spent 1 weekend every 3 months cleaning it properly outside and a day every 6 months valeting the inside.
For JAE, I ran a hoover round it and spent 15 minutes washing it when I got there.
I think it looked alright for original paintwork and Steve liked it enough for it to get 'Chairman's choice'.
Thanks for that BTW, I was well chuffed :thumbs:
Anyone making the effort for this year?
Obviously I am EXPECTED to make an effort... ;)
No pictures this year - can all see it at JAE :)
Its raining, god is making the effort for me :D
anyway, your doing my bonnet on Sat ;)
Its raining, god is making the effort for me :D
anyway, your doing my bonnet on Sat ;)
It wont matter for me as applied so much wax to the car the rain will just fall off anyway ... :wack:
You forget... I detail cars with the 'potential' to look good - yours lost that potential the moment you bought it :p :D
;)
Anyway the wife has to decide... :p
Anyway the wife has to decide... :p
She'll pick me, as I love her dogs :smitten:
There will be no cleaning of my car, car show or not. :smash:
Its raining, god is making the effort for me :D
anyway, your doing my bonnet on Sat ;)
But only if Scott's got time after doing mine :p
:sxoc:
pmsl ....handbags anyone?
:D
MeLLoN Stu
21-07-2006, 02:11
well i'm about to attempt a clean polish and wax now, i'm half cut and it's pitch black, so this should be interesting when i wake up in a few hours :wack:
John Bennett
21-07-2006, 07:26
Ah, I knew there was something I'd forgotten :o . Haven't cleaned the thing in months :o
Carwash it is then, or find a hosepipe at JAE :wack:
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