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Gorgeous colour Dave. Not keen on the alloy colour. Always thought they looked better with polished alloys.

Looks like a great start TBH John. It depends how particular you are. You could go with what Rich has stated, but I like to ensure they are perfect with no limit on time.

Polishes wise John, best to try the least abrasive to finish down to a decent finish chap.

Re read the thread and can't find a single offensive comment John! Here to help buddy so just ask away, don't have to worry about offending people with questions!! You don't want to be lacquering or varnishing your headlamps fella . . . !

Agreed! Tyres look pretty new (tread colour wise) as well, so presumed as much. Looks well chap! Correction or enhancement etc?

Didn't have any sun either IIRC ;) On a side note, aftermarket alloys on the Mx5?

Number plate back on Lynden, or you'll speak to soon and get pulled.

Red Daniel. It makes sense.

Bah, direct light/sunlight or nothing Russ ;)

Used the pads for a while Kev, but not the polishes (if I've understood you?).

Almost 100% certain Halfrauds do 1200 buddy, but eBay is best. I would use no more than 1200 to start with, as this issue is not embedded in the plastic, it is a top layer reaction. I have had no negative feedback from the 10-20 CS customers that have had this sorted for the last 3-5 years...

You mean wax?

All good, but the 600 is not necessary and makes life difficult when you come to polish.

I know this is a funny thing to say about a track car, but it's spotless!! Love it!! Detailers dream ;)

Depends how bad the build up is John. Ben172s was horrific and still waiting on some more grit paper supplies to fully sort it. Others like Daz's car took 3000 grit, polished up in no time.

Ah in that case perfect lad. Not the toughest of methods, but does take time. Wet and dry it down (when clean), then polish up with something like Menz IP or other. Simples tbh.

You'll need to machine polish, unless you have arms like Popeye John. No local detailers around? I only charge £25 for doing it and by the time you've bought your paper, polish, pads etc works out cheaper to get someone to do it.

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=3000+grit+wet+and+dry&aq=0&aqi=g9&aql=&oq=3000+grit+&gs_rfai=&gs_upl=3486%2C1103%2C8%2C1%2C68%2C163%2C7%2C1&fp=28ec045743156be6

eBay John.

Yet to try these Russ, even after AR swearing by them recently. When I find more time I'll get my arse in gear.

You shouldn't to keep it well polished, just waxed + protected. Polishing is there to remove scratches and contaminants. If you wash it using a decent technique and keep the paint sealed, you avoid these two. Polish it properly, then seal and/or wax it and it won't need doing for a good 6-12...

Polish is cutting the paint ;) And WD40, a microfibre cloth and elbow grease. Rub in and around hard to allow the WD40 to react with the polish. Then buff off and protect with a plastics product of your choice.

No point asking or guessing pal, I could say the engine is fucked when it isn't and just worry you. Leave it to Renault to sort it out. Sure it's minor and fixable.

My old Clio (blue) didn't show up as much. The red is a barsteward.

Does it sound restricted Louis? i.e. air filter/fuel filter blockage etc? Could be a mass of things chap in all honesty. Best getting it plugged in and checked. Surely still under warranty so nothing to worry about?

Tha

No problem. Keep us informed as to how you get on. It's good to get an idea of locations and opinions of these places. Make sure you look into them thoroughly chap.

The reason there are so many comments is because there are threads in the For Sale section with track cars and ph1 172s that are around £1k. If you're telling me that they can fix the car that he has bought for less than this, great. But surely, buckets, cage, new dash, new wheels and tyres etc...

You're quite correct. Clearly gone blind from the pictures.

It did it on the old 3GS as well, just never bothered me until someone posted something about the proximity sensor Ads ;)