HEADPHONES

I've corrected my headlights 4-5 times over the past 10 years. Past 3 times I've coated with Gtechniq C4. This slows the hazing alot but a year after the last application I have this Armed with a collection of wet and dry, pads and polish and a drill with pad attachment I proceeded. I used wet and dry grades 2000, 2500, 3000 then 5000. This revealed some crazing when viewed at certain angles. Fearing I'd make it worse with a machine, I proceeded with a MF cloth and Megs NXT Metal Polish. This still left some deep swirls. Another hit with Menzerna ultra fine polish After a couple more hits I got from To Now I've already got some clear wrap ready to protect the headlights hoping to get better durability. Any harm in putting C4 before the wrap as long as I leave a couple of days for curing? Or is C4 pointless if I'm going to wrap anyway?

Really feeling this transformation. There must be so many admiring glances from people who have no idea what Brand it is let alone what model or year.

On Monday the car was given it's weekly wash. Paint was feeling smooth still so no chemical decon/clay/polish. Then I dug out the Turtlewax that hadn't been used for months. Lovely slick finish with very little effort. Roll on Today. Car has been used on the daily commute in fine weather but has a coating of sticky dust as I park near a tree at work. Got the day off work so decided on a touch free wash. Armed with 2 buckets of water and this lot. Used the pump sprayer to cover the Zed's horizontal panels in Powermaxed Jetwash and Wax diluted 1:20. Then power rinsed off with the Worx Hydroshot. Not beading as tight as Sonax BSD but still lovely Touch free dry with my Worx leaf blower as I'm sure the paint isn't "perfectly" clean with a touchfree wash. Plus I reckon a drying towel degrades slickness due to friction and abrasion. Some afters. Still felt very slick after blow drying.

Love the "prom date" scene. Every father should watch that scene

Well....... looks like my angry moggy picture is working. No more birds pooping. I don't even have to bag up the wing mirror

I've never sat through any of the Godfather films from beginning to end either. Always drifted in and out as my father watched them.

I was seriously considering keeping my ageing 350z and getting a Nismo 370 or a R35 Gtr as a treat as I'm heading towards 50, so this is great news. But uncertain times financially for me so that thought is shelved for the time being Kinda like going to the pumps and seeing how cheap petrol is now....... but I can't go anywhere

Just had a closer look and I can see the crack now If you need a replacement it may be worth firing off a PM to Zmanalex.

Ever thought of getting a Worx cordless drill? £66 and it comes with 2 batteries. A spare battery on its own is an extortionate £40, but if you have use for a drill it's a no brained. Also seen third party batteries for £25 but uncertain of their quality. Ps. Nice to see another Hydroshot user

Hopefully just another polish needed. Going to try wrapping mine in a clear wrap soon. Used a ceramic coating once a year but it still comes back.

Took delivery of my zed 15 years ago. Still love it to bits People said I was mad spending £30k on a new Nissan. "You'll lose so much on a new car!!!!" they all said. Even if I've lost £25k over 15 years it's worth every penny

With regards to aircon maintenance, the most important thing is to use it every week or so even in the winter. This prevents the system drying out, cracking and leaking. Been doing this the day the zed left the showroom. 15 years on and it still blows cold.

Did my first ever cut. Normally have a zero back and sides and a number 5 on top. My wife point blank refused to help as she was too scared. So had to ce up with a plan. How do I level where the fade starts I used a sports elastic sunglasses strap. Joined with a piece of Lego where the glasses arms normally go. Got a snug fit round my head and decided where the fade would start. Then hacked a line with a zero on the clippers At this point I started to worry a bit but there was no going back. Did a number 5 on the top. Then went through numbers 4,3,2,1 fading off with the zero.

Great job there davey Thing is, now they see the results of a proper cleaning session, nothing less will do. What's seen cannot be unseen. You've probably created another detailing addict

Always wondered how come with so much video evidence, FRESHKICKS hasn't had the law take away his zed . All we'd need to do here in the uk is have a non regulation sized reg plate and we'd be getting greif.

That's a good cut. And even BETTER top. Never seen a "headphones" top like that before. I SO NEED ONE OF THOSE IN MY LIFE

Well said. Amazing how at the beginning the experts said a flimsy surgical mask is useless for the general public as they are leak around the face and offer no protection. "Full gown and N95 masks MUST be worn before coming within 2m of Covid-19 patients" Then March 16 when more PPE was needed more than ever they released new guidelines saying when working within 2m all you need is an apron, gloves and a flimsy surgical mask. The same one that weeks ago was deemed so useless it wouldn't even protect the general public going for a shop down at Tescos I'd like to see these experts leading by example and spending just one day working on these wards with these levels of PPE. They're telling us that in these times we don't need to change the surgical mask for every patient on a Carona ward, but maybe one per session. It was only a few months ago we were being reminded to change surgical masks at least every 25 minutes due to them becoming ineffective when saturated with moisture! We received a lovely reassuring update on the 3rd April. This is my favourite bit at the end "There is good stocks of FFP3 masks in the UK" Yes......coz they're locked away and not allowing staff to use them

That blue looks great under all light conditions. Unless you were a detailing nut like the rest of us you wouldn't spot those blemishes. Had to watch the video twice as the first time I was just bopping away to the tune

You could lose yourself in the bonnet reflections in the second pic Must've been great to forget about the world for a moment and see the fruits of your labour. You'll be popping to the car every now and then tomorrow to run your fingers over that smooth as glass finish on the paint

As mentioned in another thread, little blue tits been perching on my car door and flirting with their reflection in the wing mirror. Pooping while they're at it So I covered the mirrors with plastic bags. but they started just looking at the reflection in the window instead Put the zed in the garage and the Mini on the drive instead. So this is my last resort. Hopefully when they go to perch on the top of the door this moggy will put them off ogling at their reflection in the window!

Glad it's sorted. All the better when you managed to do it yourself

I've been using my AA intelligent charger for over 5 years as we have 2 other cars that get used infrequently as well as my daily Zed. It's slow but steady As I have a garage it makes no difference as I just fit and forget til the next day. £27 now. Was cheaper way back but still cheap enough to be a no brainer. https://www.amazon.co.uk/AA-Battery-Charger-Maintainer-Batteries/dp/B00DW6RHN2 Literally only changed the battery on our 2011 Kia 2 weeks ago. 9 years out of it isn't bad going. I'm sure topping the battery every couple months helped it's longevity. Zed's had its Bosch S4 battery 8 years now and still going strong. Our Mini's battery is 9 years old and still going too.

Looking good enough to sleep on

Looks lovely and clean under there. Must admit I've never seen under mine like that as the garage always does my service and I've never even removed the undertray. The garage do assure me each year that it's looking good underneath

Finished the 2BM wash with polishing the tailpipes. Despite washing weekly I hadn't polished them for a good few months. Feel so smooth now.