davey_83

Cheers pal. Popped into work today and had to pull over for a quick picture, roads were nice and quiet. Been nearly two weeks since driving the ol' girl and didn't want to turn in. Good to blow the cobwebs out and put some heat through her.

Looking fresh, be ready for the mirror floor next

Ello n welkom

Still showing as above on trade

Currently selling for £6.75 trade from Halfords, normally alot more - nice big bottle too 709ml https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/meguiars-ultimate-all-wheel-cleaner-709ml MEGUIARS - ULTIMATE ALL WHEEL CLEANER Meguiar's Ultimate All wheel cleaner delivers our most powerful cleaning performance that is also safe for All wheel and brake finishes his advanced chemistry blends road grime attacking surfactants with active brake dust dissolving agents. The deep-cleaning gel formula turns brake dust Purple and road grime brown as it gently loosens stubborn contaminants. And since it's acid free and pH Balanced this wheel cleaner is safe and effective for All wheel finishes and painted brake components. Active gel quickly dissolves heavy Brake dust Turns Purple as it dissolves Brake dust Tough on road grime and dirt but not your wheels acid free and pH balanced - safe for all wheel finishes

A customer reply from Continental for example several years back re the MO Prem Contact 2's

You can see the difference the mild wet sand did to the clarity. Green being wet sanded and blue not, blue resembles the early F40 paintwork look and green being the later F40 I better stop looking or it'll all be getting done......

Yeah, I may have to wet sand the passenger side now too

Fitted the carbon mirror cap however the forecast said rain that night, so opted to cover the unit. Couple mornings later took the bag and masking tape off, hit with quick detailer and she's whole again.

Cheers pal, bit of anxiety floating about as experience helps when stuff goes wrong but myself would be reliant on lady lucky to help me through. So much patience is need for bodywork and prep prep prep. Another go over once on the car and not moving about plus il hit the passenger side with the machine polisher, IPA then coat with gtechniq C4.

Another little job being tackled in the Zed. A job I had been putting off for months as I've never dealt with carbon repairs. Had a fair amount of clear coat peeling on my driver's side door mirror covers. Caps are 4 yrs old so these things are to be expected I guess. Process as follows *pic heavy!! Process was warm up the mirror to help release the adhesive. Clean and degrease the mirror cap Wet sand the flaking clear coat, 400 then 800. IPA wipe to assess Roll edge masking tape applied Time to clear coat, found some e-tech wheel lacquer which should be up to the job. 4 dust coats applied with 10mins between Initial couple of dust layers Few more allowing for intervals 2 wet coats applied with 15mins between  Left to dry for overnight indoors Masking tape removed Wet sand with 1500 then 2500 IPA wipe over and now to see if we can bring this kid back. Wasn't sure if I was attempting to blend a traditional clear coat or a gel coat, but here goes. Menzerna super finish with polish pad, 2 passes, then SF with waffle finishing pad again 2 passes. 1st pass 2nd pass 1st finishing pad pass 2nd finishing pad pass Chose to then do the final finish on the car as the rig kept moving about. Overall very happy with the outcome for a few hours work and using materials already to hand.

A very good watch if not seen already Lewis - recent UHP tyre test

I did the same, the smoke out the back I initially thought it was coming from the tailpipes and thought the worst. Turned out I hadn't put the dipstick back in fully, argh. The mess it made down the one side of the engine and under tray was substantial.

Time very well spent, very nice car. Love AF tripple

Ello n welkom

Not a word

I find I'm able to eye ball the level better on the back of the dipstick oddly.

That's about right to be fair

You can better the Michelins for steering feel and outright dry grip however, or wet weather performance.

^ same, who wants ugly sidewalls..... I use to love the old Yokohama Parada Spec 2 as the sidewall design was minimal and took to tyre dressing fantastic. Had about 3 sets in different sizes over the years. I personally hate a busy sidewall design, all in the detail.

First time to tried I had to pull the lot off, second attempt applied it wet which was what's needed. Then heat applied to the edges. The bubbles I had then in the heat of the sun came out and any larger bubbles, I made a pin hole in the wrap and fingered the moisture out

They're GREAT, steering felt so much lighter and direct honestly even before coming off the drive. Loads of steering feel and sportiness on the road, really want to put my 19's back on but abit pointless just to sit pretty on the drive collecting dew dust Any of the top 3 UHP tyres, id say you'd be chuffed with - all down to price & looks.