big ben

not tried them yet mate, think thats what i will buy though. And the SRP is ok at correcting paintwork, i have been reading a lot about how under rated it is so thought i would give it a shot!!

Well today I have had the Autoglass man out and not good news, some rust underneath the windscreen, so it will have to come out again next year and be done at the body shop. Its not that bad really but has got to be done… that’s better anyway, today I received some bits in the post to get rid of some of the swirls in the paintwork. Decided just to do a bit on the bonnet as I cant wait to get stuck in!! Quick detailer wipe down Clay bar, not a lot come off it actually This is what I was left with Now the fun bit, the MAC and new hex logic pads, me like!! After starting with the white pad and super resin polish, buffed off This was the result of the first pass The second pass Changed pad for more cut After 1 pass After second pass Was a lot better but thought I would try my new polish on white pad again So after 1 pass And again changed to the green pad After the final pass and wipe down As you could see a put a bit of tape there for comparison, here is the result, the top part is where I was working obviously Not the best results but a lot better. Need to get some better cutting polish and maybe an extra cutting pad for the deeper scratches…

cheers Marcus, i will look after it dont you worry!! and i didnt to the brembos actually, i will do them tomorrow as im off work because autoglass are coming out... and yeah im on about keeping the colour of the wheels, theygo to well to change them like you say 8)

yep, wilkinsons for the draws, cost about £20 for 2, then B&Q for the shelves, about £18 or something... you can get both of them at places like argos to i agree mate, love getting it nice and clean, but love getting it dirty to :D here mate, http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/category_s/1.htm i love chemical guys stuff as you can tell!! i use 2 bucket method yeah, but only 1 with a grit guard at the minute... would the surfex degreaser get that tar off the wheels then?? foam is awesome, and good fun to, would definately recommend... plus it makes you get the pressure washer out so you do the wheels and arches better than you would normally as i was too lazy to get it out sometimes

cant help but like looking at pics if you have any :wink:

cheers, it will be even more shiny next week :wink: :lol: will have to give that a try mate, nice one!!

Thought I would take some pics of what I have been up to today… basically on a cleaning mission, well the start of one… A very dirty corrado every bolt is a locking wheel nut :cuckoo: Good job I have been going mad buying cleaning stuff haha Started doing the door and boot shuts with all purpose cleaner Jet washed (and yes I did get some in car while taking a photo) Next up is some foam action jet washed and dryed Now for the wheels and arches, up she goes… Foam it up and jet wash A spray with all purpose cleaner and wheel cleaner (keeping them nice for you marcus!!!) All clean Now for the wheel Wash with shampoo and mitt Clean with wheel cleaner and brush Inside to Sticky bits and tar Clayed them Tar remover (don’t rate the autoglym stuff, autosmart tardis next on shopping list) Jet wash and dry Not perfect but better Next up is a polish Then some FK1000p to seal it all nicely for winter Wheel back on and tyre dressed All done Done the other 3 as well Then gave the car a wash again don’t forget in there, and look its big ben Did the exhaust to finish the day off Back on the drive ready for another day Still need to do the interior, and then next weekend a machine polish etc

shed of the year i reckon, get some more pics and get it on barryboys!!! it is one of the worst "done up" cars i have ever seen ever :camp: as said lost for words...

thats the nuts, love the rallye to 8)

YOU ARE A LEGEND!!!!!! :salute:

thanks!! so i should really use a axel stand then... im only going to be cleaning the arches out so might no even need to take the wheel off, but i want to be able to get my arm in there and scrub, so need it to be secure... i have never been any good at jacking cars up, always goes wrong and makes nasty noises which cant be doing any good :lol:

this weekend im wanting to jack up the corrado a wheel at a time. Now i have found threads but im still very confused :confused4: where would be the place to jack it up, im going to use a bit of wood, and it wont be going on axel stands either...

i was going to say i always ram the mrs in the rear :ignore:

if i was in my golf i would of give it a BIG shunt... i always ram the mrs' little 106, top gear stlye :lol:

the person must of been a prize cock, suppose there are a lot of people like that out there... At least im getting it sprayed in a couple months, if the bodywork was perfect i reckon i would of smashed his windows with my handly little automatic centre punch 8) you never know when one could come in handy :lol:

yeah must be on purpose, wish i werent with the mrs as i would of left who ever a few suprises... thats why i really want to let my insurance know that someone has hit me up the arse in a car park now... the corrado doesnt see car parks either as i have a daily, just popped in after a cruise to sort out my xbox, last time it goes in a car park :nono:

:lol: dont think my mrs would of been up for hiding in a bush in the rain :lol:

maybe you could get more selling the tyres seperate and the wheels as scrap :lol:

i should have!! but the mrs calmed me down and talked me out of doing anything stupid, maybe a good thing... maybe not...

on the bright side, picked up some bits from the stealers that i have been meaning to get :) S5001285 [1024x768].JPG[/attachment:3ipids0w]

just thought i would share some pics of a incident i had yesterday... i was parked up in a retail park (across 2 spaces as usual so people dont touch my car) and came out to this :shock: :shock: :shock: climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdf0001 [1024x768].jpg[/attachment:23p5llzv] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdf0002 [1024x768].jpg[/attachment:23p5llzv] 0003 [1024x768].jpg[/attachment:23p5llzv] now i dont know if they done it on purpose because i was across 2 spaces, but there were loads free!! and i mean loads, just look at the photos you can see no cars around me barely... i think it has scratched the bumper a bit, but wont know until i give it a good clean this weekend. If i hit someone like that i would of moved my car or at least reversed to hide what i had done??? My rear bumper needs spraying anyway, should i contact my insurer over this idiot?? i waited for a while but no one came suprise suprise. what you reckon i should do?? this sort of thing happened to anyone else?? my corrados attract trouble im sure...

maybe £80

i wouldnt say they are worth a lot at all... but someone might want them so you never know??

sounds good, think father christmas should get me a alarm done by mr trim wizard 8)

bad luck there mate, you dont deserve that!! but at least you can sort it, it will be worth the wait im sure 8)