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Careful with the Z word, they'll be on here next banning us from using it...

I don't use QD, just water and shampoo, save the QD for making the car look pretty! But yeah, it's fine.

Layer up the wax Clean arches Put wheels back on ;) Plastics cleaned Windows polished Inside given clearout and vacuum That'll do.

They don't make as much as you'd imagine, a lot of costs involved: insurance, car purchase/lease, petrol, etc, etc. Not a badly paid job, but not an instant money-maker.

Nope, sold about 6months/a year ago now. Think it was a very difficult decision which he didn't want to have to do and so doesn't want to remind himself of his old baby. He now has an old red Hyundai Coupe, which is just as nice... ahem.

Unlucky, this is why I will never bother forking out the £100 to fit on these to my car, I know it would be smashed up in a matter of weeks. And £4k for a Mk1 VR6 conversion!?! It better have been a minter.

I'm a fan of the R's as well. The only real change to the S is an added groove around the edge of tyre wall.

As said, the cameras don't read the disc, but a copper can pull you if they arent able to see the disc in the screen. My original holder has lost all stickiness after a 'helpful' girlfriend decided to lick it before sticking back on the windscreen - it now just sits on the dash. I've always...

There's a Cooper S learner car around us that I se quite often. My 172 is the only car my girlfriend's ever been insured on, passed her test over a year ago and never had anything like an issue with her driving, the car's performance or handling.

They are very 'whiney' engines anyway, but might be worth getting a garage to check over the belts and anything that could go *snap*.

Don't need QD, just a bucket of water & shampoo (he tells him after he's PC'd and waxed!)...

Hard to tell the quality of the finish with the rain, but beading looks nice!

Yeah that's what I always use Rich, B&Q's own blue tape, sticks to all painted surfaces fine and removes with no issues either.

I know, the blue stuff is also available in most hardware shops. I'm sure there is a specific type of masking tape just for 'detailing' but as long as it had good tackiness and you can remove days later, it really doesn't matter.

18 blocks of 10 makes it seem even bigger! How many CS'ers were there last year?

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I'd have thought any hardware shop will sell high quality masking tape, get mine from B&Q.

Nice, I think it suits the back end but looks a bit 'small' compared to the monstrous front end, but then I've always thought the 197 is a bit out of proportion front to back. I think these cars will be everywhere on CS when the price drops a few grand...

I thought for a minute that Rich had driven his car in that weather, then common sense prevailed. Nice turnout for the short notice, a bit far for me this time. See most of you next week. :)

Lol, the beginning of a nice day here today... never going to last but I'd say it's gradually getting more encouraging with more sun and less heavy rain.

You'd think so, but they're harder this time than they were before! Will raise the brute force level next week...

Stupid things. Right, everyone says "just slide off" and I have removed them before, but these things won't budge now! Any 'tricks' anyone's got for getting them off? Need to give them a proper clean.

The easiest place to get clay is at Halfords - Megs Quik Clay or something. As for PC'ing, PC stands for Porter Cable, which is a manufacturer of a random orbital polisher. I'd suggest that any old polisher will not do as if you use a rotary as a novice, you'll probably end up making your...

Goes straight on, as said above. If you're going to change your rear lights, then ph2 is the way forward. Anything aftermarket will get flamed on here unfortunately. But do what you want, it's your car and nobody elses. The ph2 rears will need rewiring though, easy job.

I think the current weather pattern has turned all 'forecasts' into guess-work.

Lol, careful...

I'm still a fan of Megs Endurance, been using that for over 2 years now I think. It can get very mucky, but as long as it's given time to cure and then the tyre buffed, gives a deep natural finish that lasts well in my opinion.

Well I ended up having a productive day today. Decided that I;d never have enough time to do everything I want on Friday, so washed, clayed, polished and sealed her today. Hopefully this'll mean a few less steps to complete next time...

I used to...

^ Unlikely, poorly judged speed in the wet around a bend... Sorry to hear mate, July is not normally what would be described as the culling season but this weather's making things interesting to say the least. :(