devon newbie, new wheels + update (pic heavy)

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

yeah that's right

I gave them a general soapy clean, then used the gt12 cleaner and aggravated it in with a soft brush, but for the state mine was in, I needed to do bit by bit with a toothbrush one bottle did my whole interior including door cards and I used it liberally, it is good stuff, you see it working a lot clearer by looking at the stitching colours.

I then conditioned the leather using the gt11 all over and left for a few days

before using the scuff master I used a safe alcohol based wipe quickly just over the deeper cracks to make sure they were clean and the scuff master would then adhere into the cracks and stay there (leave to dry)

then I used the scuff master (purchased 250ml) way more than enough to do scuffs all round applying it with one of the wife's new 'war paint' sponges coat by coat letting it dry inbetween and once finished left for a few days (out of the sun)

then re applied the conditioner after, because I had the interior out it was easy to take my time, but I cant stress enough how important the cleaning part is, I got a bit bored and could have cleaned my door cards a bit more and they would have turned out better..

 

I got the leather cleaner and conditioner from cleanyourcar.co.uk and only purchased the liquid leather (scuffmaster) on its own

 

when I first used it and it was covered I thought the product may re-crack in the same places as you apply pressure on the bolster....but its showing no sign of that and it looks almost new!

 

was really pleased with the results can recommend highly

 

leopan you are a gentleman & scholar, thank you very kindly for the detailed info!

 

it was just the confirmation ive been looking for too as when tim from fifth gear saw my rado a few years ago he recommended the gliptone stuff as he had used it on his Porsche resto

 

im off to make an order :)

[seanl82 23]

Don't buy the soft interior brush from the detailing sites. They're about 6 quid from them, but I kid you not theyre exactly the same as any reasonable quality shoe brush you can pick up from any supermarket for a quid!

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

Don't buy the soft interior brush from the detailing sites. They're about 6 quid from them, but I kid you not theyre exactly the same as any reasonable quality shoe brush you can pick up from any supermarket for a quid!

 

advice heeded thanks seanl82

 

old toothbrush at the ready

[loepan 11]

yep I was a victim to the pricey brush! didn't really use it that much either, used the tooth brush more

 

I forgot I also used microfiber towels for the real stubborn parts, agitated it with the cleaner and tooth brush and rubbed away the soap with the microfiber seem to work well for me

[robrado974 1]

I've tried a few products on mine , decent products , I can't get mine clean ! Nothing seems to work .

Rob

[loepan 11]

i really had to work mine in to clean, and it seemed real easy to 'spread the dirt' which is when i started to use the microbe towels to pick up the dirt

 

you can get a soft brush attachment for a polisher that would work really well on stubborn stains

[loepan 11]

little update as worthersee prepping has kept me busy

a few things added decided to attack the oil leak before a major service to see if i could see where the majority of it was, took the inlet off and the rocker cover and it seems it was leaking from the right bottom corner,

so replaced gasket and cleaned the mating faces on the rocker cover, whilst it was off i decided i might as well powder coat them up so they look nice

 

looked ok to me inside too

group buy liner

288 brake updates

twisted when on but sorted it now so ignore the braid twist

slam panel was letting it down a bit and wanted to go a bit stealth look in the bay so started that

all back together and working ok cleaned oil leak and no more seems to be appearing woo-hooo

obtained this......must have been subconscious jamie flash red jealousy i think ;-)

[loepan 11]

bit of a clean and in the bay....jamie was right, these are a @£$%^&**** to fit!

 

just make out my new swg scuttle in the background....sprayed matt finish to match

Edited March 26, 2015 by loepan

[loepan 11]

did the standard spray of the scuttle in the lounge

 

had the new grill sprayed up and split the headlights to polish and black out the non reflect

[robrado974 1]

Looking sparkly clean Craig .

[loepan 11]

cheers rob, appreciated

 

 

 

so....tonight i picked this up, from a local legend lee of general designs

 

 

 

 

 

will be going in ready, battery bag re-trimmed in beige leather to match the seats

 

oh trail fit and sneak pic of the worthersee wheels........yep they are from Billcor.....obviously not correct ride height!

 

 

will get more soon

[Jamie 1]

Love that engine bay man! If Darth Vader drove a Corrado :D

[sexybourbon 0]

This is cool i love that brace Good work mate

[loepan 11]

i love it too, didn't like fitting it tho! cheers redborbet

 

one with the battery bag fitted....

 

 

 

 

 

 

and one of my detailing habit a true addiction!

 

 

 

[unclean 10]

Hey mate,

 

This is coming along nicely since I made the trip down to pick up that interior from you. Keep up the good work!

 

Cheers, Phil.

Edited March 27, 2015 by unclean

[Hairyarse 10]

Love the bay, looks really smart! Interior looks good too - light leather and black carpets always looks good I think. Do you have any more interior pics to tease me with?? :thumbleft:

[loepan 11]

i'll get on it hairy arse......will be polish and detail before trip so ill throw some pics up then ;-)

[Hairyarse 10]

Thanks mate, no pressure! lol :thumbleft:

[cemlyn77 10]

Devon, why thats only down the M5. I'm in Portishead, bought my '89 1.8 in Feb. After looking at 924 and 944's it did pain me to buy a front wheel drive car, and just doesn't corner like my mk1 MR2 (on goodyear eagle F1's) but then what does. Growing on me though, particularly that 16V buzz, and no terminal rust problems or leeking roof-yay!

Changed the 17 inch alloys for 15 inch as judging by the amount of rattling trim the car was getting shaken to death, and the steering wobble on the motorway has gone with the lighter wheels.

Thought about Corrados for a while but for me it was the lower profile of the original bonnet that was the clincher, plus some shiny paintwork. Very sexy. Got to fit some new disc shields, find why both windows suddenly stopped working (where are the fuses?)and pull the fuse on the spoiler, before the mechanism goes. Oh, and enable the passenger door to be opened from the outside and sort the confused central locking. One of the 17 previous owners thought they'd de-lock it- what's wrong with a key?

[loepan 11]

so i must post a few pics on this thread as my corrado made it all the way to worthersee and back and only had a minor wiper incident!

 

bravo the corrado....anyway heres some pics, i have loads,if you want to look join the fb page or pm me to add cheers

 

 

some other corrado's

 

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loads more too many to bore you all with, was more a praise thread to my trusty vr6, thanks for getting me there and back x

[loepan 11]

forgot to add my little bits

 

i missed out on the group buy of steering wheels but someone on here (sorry i forget who) mentioned a german chap cars dream.com on eBay who did refurbs

i purchased one off him, with deposit gave him all my details and specs, he sent me this lovely wheel and i sent him my old one back then received the deposit, not a bad price either....if anyone wants anymore info pm me

 

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and one fitted...........

[loepan 11]

and one for whoring.....

[Hairyarse 10]

Wow, that looks really good!

[Chuggs1 10]

Steering wheel looks really nice how much was it?

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

steering wheel looks great, could you send me some details pls :)