Current car project (pic heavy)

pits · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Karma :

arry · Super Spammer Joined: 03 Jan 2009 Karma :

bejeebus - how filthy 'orrible has that been allowed to get?!

Redoko · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Karma :

I like these kind of threads.

Look forward to more pics. Thumbs Up

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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Please stop posting blurry photos, it makes my eyes go funny. Laughing

Have you got a macro mode on your camera? try that or moving further out!
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.Chris. · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Karma :

Looking much better!

IIRC there was quite a well-known issue with those leaking like a sieve. I quite like them, although a bit put off by the silly gearbox and usual modern electronic nonsense.
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At a loss why you are posting your adventures cleaning a shit box car . . . on a bike forum show an tell ???
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sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

Excellent job so far..What do you mean by diamond cut?
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Valentino Mossy · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Karma :

...so you gave it a wash Wink

I was going to let you clean the mini for me, but i'll get the kids down the road to do it for me Smile

lol !

Nah, srsly though, lot of work to do to it... re spraying the one wing ?
Who's white honda on the other side of the road is that....very nice !

Refurb the wheels ?
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pits · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Karma :

Which ones, theres frigging millions of the bastard things, the DC5 was one of next doors customers, I don't really bother with them, wrong wheels are driven and have the torque of a sewing machine.

Wheels are currently been diamond cut and painted, hence why I didn't bother cleaning them, let someone else do it.

Wings I am unsure, the scuff could be taken out, but the nearside wing is a different colour, though I found a company that supply the wings prepainted for £205 each so that may be an option.

Your Mini, same as this thing really, just pour a kettle over it and it is washed Thumbs Up

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Pits you a detailer?
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pits · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Karma :

Not as a trade per se but yes I am.
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russeleoin · Nova Slayer Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Karma :

Ok Pits in all seriousness, is the clay worth the money? I have read about it but no one I know actually uses it. I normally use a shedload of elbow grease and t-cut but may well be convinved to try the clay if it works.
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plugger147 · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Karma :

Yes clay is worth the money, it takes all the shit off before you start polishing t-cunt takes layers off the paint around the crud your trying to get rid of. I did my sis in laws civic last year, clayed, mopped and waxed although I'm having trouble finding the all the pics and it looked the dogs danglies when it was done...
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plugger147 · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Karma :

Clay will not make it shine it removes fall out, tree sap, tar and any shit on the surface of the paint, after claying your car will look like this....
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pits · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Karma :

Yes claying is worth it, it removes all the shit attached to paintwork, helps give a deeper shine as you're not polishing shit attached to the paintwork as opposed to the paint itself
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plugger147 · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Karma :

I notice your local pits, if you need an assistant detialer I could do with a few extra quid lol Wink

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sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

What do you mean by getting the wheels diamond cut? is it skimming the alloy?
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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Nice project, and i don't give a shit that it's a car instead of a bike like Banger1891 seems to have serious issues with.

The main issue with all this work, cleaning, fixing panels, paint, polishing and detailing for me is:
How the hell do you go and let someone else go off and enjoy it afterwards. For all that effort and time, id want to be the one sitting in it enjoying a gleaming car but hey!

I actually read a buyer's guide in PPC mag for these about a year ago, and some of the smart specialists raved about the roadster. Even the non Brabus ones are supposed to be alot of fun, and there is plenty you can do to improve them as well with aftermarket bits.

They hold a good bit of Value, being small, economical and fun, as well as having a bit of a brand image too.

The main reason id like to drive one though, is that one specialist said "They make you feel like a 16year old thats just had alot of sex!" Laughing