GeorgeW

On honeymoon this week after the wedding on Monday, and spotted some 350's, 370, gtr and some Germans in aberdovey.

Guy in the gtr may have seen me pointing at you when you drove towards Tywyn lol

Here's mine, wasn't in aberdovey but it may be spotted around the area this week

I've always known it as blue and green should never be seen but a girl I know says red and green. How funny

 

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but aren't green and red the colours of christmas?

aw man thats horrible to see, may not be to peoples taste on here but christ you don't damage someones car! where did it happen? were there any CCTV etC?

well that Evo thread was a real treat! jesus im thinking of selling my zed for £45k since I have a 'falken' sunstrip on it!

Yes maybe the character could do with being a bit more anime in my eyes, but you obviously chose it so it's what you want? That's the aim of the game I guess. If you like it then keep it, some people don't like my car, but f*** em!

You can see I have anime on mine, but chose simply black outlines to go with the black and red theme on the rest of the car.

How much did the respray cost?

what a plus to have the old magazines in with the lot!

GLWTS

I love these. When I get the funds for new wheels, I have a feeling these will be ones!

change the rims asap and it will improve the look no end IMO,

welcome, nice R33 aswell

I clayed my car the other night ready for the wedding a week tomorrow, and a quick wax, and the paintwork is stunning, but next Sunday it will have a glaze etc. But a clay and wax seems to do a good job at a shine

I'm confused, is this a serious thing or do they do it for a laugh?

I must be the only guy who doesn't 'get' Porsche...

Nice colour though, and good to see just how much work it takes to wrap a car (and do a good job at it)

Coldel, what was your technique for polishing the bonnet! Did you use just a fine pad for work your way up etc?

Yes I have dodo juice lube for claying, I have clayed previous cars so know what I am doing with that..

ok thanks stan will do

yes i only bought it to test out as a first go at water repellent - which one should I go for? I usually order off detailedclean so its a bonus if they stock it

yes maybe your right, its all new too me and luckily this is the only thing I have had issues getting the hang of.

The package I bought does come with 3 waffle pads - the black being the fine one, which I guess I would go to first, the car isnt in a terrible mess, just swirl marks etc from never having a proper polish so will be a good car to start machine polishing with.

The pads are waffle pads - the chemical guys are of a different style completely being flat with hexagonal in prints on it, is there an advantage to one style of the other?

It was in sun, but later evening, so not hot sun if that makes sense..

Yes I did wonder about the microfibre, but being the only thing to hand I gave it a go, and it works with the glaze fine. The DA polisher comes with a few pads, and I have just spent the first hour at work researching pads on detailedclean!

Thanks I will have a go, I could do with a test go before the weddings big clean, since I will be in a nervous mood and polish stress may send me into a flurry of panic and sweat. I will post my next attempt on here for reference.

So the wedding is 11 days way - and my car is obviously my wedding car of choice, and needs to look its best.

Here is the plan of attack for getting it ready:

Rinse.

Snow foam *bilt hamper in AB lance.

Rinse.

Iron X on wheels and rinse wheels.

Wash car *maxi suds II.

Wash wheels with remaining shampoo.

Rinse whole car.

Dry *auto finesse drying Towel.

Full claying.

Polish *I have bought a Dodo Juice buff daddy, using with Carpro fixer one step nano polish.

Glaze *Poorboys black hole.

Wax *HD wax.

Dress tyres.

Polish chrome.

Windows *rain X.

engine bay/interior etc after.

So my issue is the polish. I bough this after good reviews - any my paint being scratched etc. I tried it by hand with a microfibre, and it was such a mess, I couldn't even get it off the car, and one panel is still smudged. I then came to the conclusion it is something which is specific to machine polishing use - which was my excuse to finally buy one. Is there a certain technique to getting this is work at its full potential? I have seen peoples reviews on detailing forums and it really does do a good job, I am just hoping it is just not suitable for microfiber application.

George

They must be buried somewhere, no idea unfortunately. You can recreate it yourself though, all you need is a dark green saxo, some sand and a sponge; apply sand to paint, wash with sponge and allow to dry. Toss water over and boom, instant wet look shed car.

you've got the sand, and the water, just add seagulls and you've got the surf look

Ill swap you, no need to send cash my way

Seriously, that is a stunning GTR and good luck with the sale. Cant wait too see how you get on back in a 350z after a GTR, keep us posted on that!

So before I go and buy new ones, has anyone got a set of Tein springs they dont want anymore and going cheap?

I think they are 17mm and 14mm.

Thanks

George

Too be honest I wasnt going to go low enough for the arches to be touching the rear, and its quite high back there, so should be ok without

Oh wow I didn't realise they are drivable that low, cheers guys I'll look around for some springs