Bally

awesome pic from an awesome wkend!!

thanks all.. I would like to do the ring oneday...

:lol:

welcome... :D

:luvlove: :notworthy: :luvlove:

 

Well done, alot of hard work an attention to detail there. Think i would of had to wrapped it in bubble wrap,before setting off :)

Thanks mate.. nah its my daily.. use it everyday, wouldnt have it any other way... :D

i particularly like you car. Especially the rear lights, they float my boat, and the exhaust.

 

Hopefully get to see it in the flesh some time, keep up the good work!!

Thanks alot fella.. not everyones kean on the exhaust.. ive always perfered it to the usual oval one... 8)

Fricking awesome! :luvlove:

Thanks Jim.. hope yr keeping well?

Looking good Bally hopefully get to see it in the flesh soon

Thanks Zak.. Im sure you'll see it soon enough...

Wow! Simply stunning, mate :shock: Getting a car properly clean, really is a science- wish I had the time and patience to do something similar! Good work! 8)

Thanks mate.. ive always kept it clean, handy having a brother whos a pro detailing.... :D

read the post on DW mate, looks stunning :D nice one :) was the trip to holland good?

Thanks Phil, glad you like it... yeh trip to holland was mental... 1st time Ive actually driven but 3rd time for attending the show.. car did really well (touch wood) only thing is got few stone chips & the rear tyres took some hammering against the arches cos the boot was loaded (see pic)

plus driving way above the speed limit :lol: ferry was fun to get onto :roll:

You can already see the difference in colour, without the residue being wiped off during polishing, from the wing to the door.

Only the front bumper to go..

Random shot while I was polishing away..

Flash off

Flash on.

Bumper now done.

So with the machine polishing all done, I was happy with the level of correction and finish achieved. Never seen it looking this good, it looked good enough to take away as it was!

So, moving on the LSP..

Car was wiped down with Menz Top Inspection.

Now the bit I've been looking forward to.. Zaino :D

Z2 was mixed with 5 drops of ZFX.

Shaken and applied with Zaino applicator pads.

Left to cure for 20-25 mins.

Wiped of and spritz down with Z6, before another coat of Z2 ZFX'd

Once that was done, at around 11pm at night, while the neighbours are thinking what the heck we were doing.. the car was finally completed, lights reinstalled and wiped down with Z8.

AFTERS

Apologies for the grainy pics, not an expert and taking photos in the dark.

Some from 6 in the morning before he set off to Dover to catch the ferry

Few comments on the Zaino. Z2, added an amazing amount of slickness and gloss, 2nd coat this was even more apparent. Z6 was good aid at removing any smear left from the Z2 after removal between the coats, given time maybe a 3rd or 4th coat would have been applied. Z8, the flake just popped even more and added a glass type quality which the pictures in the afters do no show very well. I remember the day the car rolled out of the paint shop after it was resprayed 2 yrs ago.. It looks even slicker and glossier :thumb: ... needless to say my brother was pretty gobsmacked at the results and i'll now be making sure to help keep ontop of the finish.

Thanks for taking the time to read this thread.

Cheers,

Am

The above was of the drivers wing which had some minor blemishes, swirls and light scratches..

All in all the paint work was fairly defect free. I tried Menz FF, 3m Ultra Fine and Megs #80.. But wanted something to give me a level of correction and crisp clear sharp and rich finish good enough for LSP. Lower parts were fairly swirled, RIDS not really an issue on this car.

So went with Megs #83 on a 3m high gloss waffle pad on the Makita.

Spread at 600rpm, then a couple of passes at 1200rpm and then for me up to 1500rpm. I find the steady breakdown of #83 to work better at this slightly higher speed personally, but the paint on this car is soft. It was fully resprayed 2 years ago, with several extra coats of clear.

After working upto 1500rpm for 4 - 5 mins the residue was nearly all gone, so reduce to 1200rpm for a couple of finishing passes - the residue nearly completely gone.

I got about 1/2 way round the car and the heavens opened.. So with really no time to spare I got out my gazebo which I use at trade events.

Dried the car down with the Miracle dryer and set myself up ready to finish off where I left.

Some before and afters

Before

After

Before

After

After of the rear. The defects on the rear and lower sides of the car were the worse, now its apparent the 1 bucket method was inflicting swirls into the paint..

The rear lights removed, so I could re-tint those since the top section was fading out to a orange.

Moving on with the correction,

Before

After

What a difference in clarity and most of all Colour! getting richer and deeper. The paint being flat and quite dry. The colour is simply amazing. Seeing his car every day I can't remember the last time when I noticed all the pearlescent and flips glowing through :)

Roof

Before

After. The haze you see on the right wasn't wiped down and was caught through the flash.

Few generals machine polishing shots

Next up, pre-foam using Megs Hyperwash. 1cm in a 1ltr bottle rest filled with warm water.

Tested..

Happy with that..

Looking like it had tin of emulsion poured over her..

While it was dwelling I got the wash process prepared, CG Maxi Suds.

2 squirts with the plunge

Agitated gently with the wash mitt.

back to the car,

5mins of dwelling

Sprayed off, then hand washed.

After which it was sprayed off to leave following,

Showing very small amounts of protection. Last wax was several coats of P21s and the Megs UQD after every wash..

To get the maximum results the car was clayed. The paint didn't feel at all contaminated, but seeing and feeling are two different things. 1 piece of clay was cut in half.

Using Megs LT as clay lube this is how the bar looked after doing the bonnet.

So I proceeded..

Yup, multi-tasking...

The surface was all drying up so re-washed..

And dried with Miracle Dryer

So time to inspect the paint..

Overcast was about throughout the day, so you wouldn't really say it had defects

Not even that bad with the brinkman, very slight defects.

taken from brothers post on DW

My brothers been on at me to detail his Corrado, so with the run up to a show he was attending in Holland this weekend (M.I.V.W.) I set aside a few days.. but that wasn't to be, this week we had some pretty poor weather, I'm sure you'll agree!

Having machine polished a certain other Corrado G60, also making its way to the same show, the weather turned on us.

Anyway, day before he was off his road trip (750 mile round trip) the weather was on our side..

Pretty tired from 2 days of previous machine polishing on that black Corrado I did twice, now that's 3 times! my body was aching.

Here's how it began,

Starting with a few general shots

Now this car is a daily driver, no trailer queen or show puss..

Showing minor defects, but not bad considering the last time I touched it was 12 months ago..

He's done a pretty good job of keeping it as defect free as he could. Washed, single bucket method with lambs wool washmitt, hosed, UQD, dressing. That's been his routine for 12 months. Just taken alot of care and never let the dirt build up to level which he couldn't keep ontop of. I was pretty impressed as I've seen far worse with pre-foaming and 2BM.

Moving on..

First plan of attack was the wheels,

Hit with Bilberry wheel cleaner, EZ Detail brush and a double sided Cosco washmit.

Wheels were rotated so I could get better access to the inner wheels near the callipers, the EZ brush wasn't getting in, also gave me better access to the callipers too.

Sprayed off

Leaving this.

The other 3 hit up at the same time too.

Hi

 

Saw the car at m.i.v.w,just beautiful :D

 

KIM

Thanks Mate, I did the 720 mile trip to MIVW in the valver.. just hit 200k aswell

Had the car fully detailed before MIVW I will add pics...

200k

Lovely VR & especially being very rare P reg... look forward to seeing this progress..

RC's would look pukka on yr car, had a set on my valver for 4yrs.. awesome wheels...

8)

did i spy a sneaky pic in PVW this month!? or is there another one about thats same colour with the wheels aswell! lol :D

 

Yeah I spotted that in PVW this month.. thanks...

Hiya mate... mine is a bit different - fine on a run (water temps go way down, oil about 102-106 centigrade) but just water goes right up to 110 and oil to about 114/116 degrees if I park up before the fans actually come on. I figured it was the fan switch to blame (only working on stage 2) and earlier today I assumed it was happy as when I started it up for the first time after changing the switch and coolant (AGAIN!!) the fan came on exactly when I expected it to according to the temp gauge on the instrument cluster.

 

Since i've had the car (just over 2 years) its had just about new everything for the cooling system. I guess new fan or the relays that control it for me next..?!

Its so annoying when you have to change coolant.. Ive done it so many times in the last year!!

Im in a simlair boat when it comes to replacing bits...but most of them have been orignal parts which was abit shocking!! myns on 198k & rising..

see im not to famliar with the 2.0L but with the age these cars & miles etc things are gona give & breakdown.. only bummer is trying to pinpoint the cause of the intial problem.. especially when you replace everything!!

looks good mate.. I used autosol to remove the chrome on my fk lamps..

Everything Ive done on my car in the last 5yrs is from saving & buying what I can afford.. I dont have credit cards.. If I did I'd be crazy! :lol:

Blimey Jim, I wasnt aware you were having cooling issues etc til I read this.. Dave knows his stuff, big thanks to him for al his help with my corrado...

what sort of temps you getting from yrs on a run on the motorway etc?? myn for some reason is starting to creap upto the 120mark & then cools down after being parked up.. water temps stays just above the middle though, is that abt right?

like yrs, replaced everything.. rad (pattern part), oil cooler, vag thermostat, water pump, fan switch, oil pumps been done too...

i might just do that in a mo

 

your c looks really good in your avatar pic

unlike my sad vr at the mo

think i will do a members gallery actually from neglect for 1.5 years sitting to all tarted up back to a1 again

 

hmm good idea

 

i know a bit off topic sorry

 

kel

Thanks mate.. been a 5yr project.. still plenty to come...

I love VR's but cant justify having one as a daily with fuel prices the way they are!!!

hey bally what wheels and tyres are you running they look very wide ?

 

kel

Hi there fella.. Im running 9x16's allround with 205/40/16 rubber.. got a readers ride post.. feel free to have a look in members gallery :D

from what i have ready bally, yes the VR has a wider track. i got the entire lip rolled and flattened, i kno im not as low as you are but its stopped it catching :D, the rear now only catches over the worst bumps :D love it now!

Cool nice one, glad you got sorted...

myns all the way down on the fk coilies... plus Im running camber shims for that extra tuck :D

New rad fan switch sorted out the hot running then Bally..?

Evening Jim

we replaced the fan switch 2wks ago but was suplied with the wrong one by G&S so we replaced it again & also fitted a genuine thermostat as the pattern part we fitted with the new water pump didnt seem to be up to the job... so far running alot cooler, although valvers do run warm in summer weather, keeping an eye on how it behaves as planning a big road trip next month... big thanks to davidwort for all his help & knownledge :D

Ask Bally as you know he has the 9's well low

evening...

do VR's have a wider track?

I get abit of catching on the rear on really bumpy roads.. fronts seem to be my problem.. need later wings..

205/40/16's will help...

like it 8)

looks sweet on the D90's

lovely 8)