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Have you tried that Meguiars Ultimate Black? Makes tired old plastic look like new again.

You’ve already got 2 stunners

An update on work completed so far starting from the rear…. Rear Beam Axle completely refurbished along with brackets, hubs and carriers Brand new Purple Powerflex bushes Brand new Genuine body to beam bracket bolts Brand new Genuine rear calipers and HEL stainless steel bleed nipples Brand new...

Auto Plus on Stockton mixed my Racing Blue spray cans. Amazing match. Not sure if they're a national brand.

Pretty hazardous. Mask, glasses, gloves and a well ventilated area are needed. I usually open the big door on the garage when i'm doing mine. The Yellow Passivate doesn't give off that much, you get some fumes off the Zinc solution during plating. The worst one is the Acid Pickle which gives off...

And therein lies the main problem. If your parts are too rust pitted after cleaning, they won’t half show once you’ve plated them. I did this but it had too much pitting. Ended up buying a new one.

You will c**k up on your first attempts but you will get very good at it and produce very satisfying results.

No I’ve no need for it but same principles really.

I think I was in for a few hundred quid in the end but I’ll be using it again in the spring and zinc is pretty cheap. Long term much cheaper with a kit.

Yeah but I soon discovered you need a proper power pack with good voltage range and extra tank heaters. The passivate needs heating, the zinc solution needs heating and I also heated the de-ionised water. The pickle is essentially your cleaner which activates the part ready for dipping.

Patience 😂

My first attempt at zinc plating with yellow passivate. Voltage too high and didn’t appreciate how chemically clean the parts needed to be, hence uneven coverage. Next attempt. Much better and as good as you’re going to get for a DIY kit. If you want rid of the missus, chop her up and...

I bought this kit https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/all-products?product_id=207 Then I bought more tank heaters, then a power pack, passivates etc. Don’t buy cheap tank heaters, especially through winter unless your garage is really warm. Really important to keep temperature of solutions around...

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In our showroom at York today. Sold and waiting to go out.

I know what you mean. Mine looked so fragile i didn't think it would last another year. In the end i took a deep breath, stripped it all down and it might last a few more years now. Beyond that it's life without Xenons.

Those rear Xenon headlamp balancer thingy majigs are a precious commodity. Can't even get aftermarket ones now.

I was looking for some of that Truck Liner paint in my local Halfords but to no avail. Good to see you back doing updates.

Cheers Mark

I'll have to watch this thread going forward as there's absolutely zero activity in the North East area it seems. York's only an hour or so from me anyway.

Thanks Daniel much appreciated. This forums really helped, best one out there and the knowledge base is second to none. I wouldn’t have attempted it otherwise. Best £10 or is it £12? I’ve spent.

😂 So pretty much the shitty jobs then 😂 I’m up in Normanby, North Yorkshire.

Yeah that’s pretty much it. If you can visualise it, you’ll get there eventually.

Much appreciated but 4 years ago I’d never done any mechanical work or restoration. And I mean none. But thanks to this website and its members, YouTube and wrestling with my other 2 Clio Sports I’d gained enough knowledge to jump in. That and getting totally ripped by amateurs masquerading as...

And money 💰 but only to a certain degree in this case. I had most of the paint/materials and some parts from my other Clio projects. Biggest expenditure were the new front & rear CUP dampers, front and rear ABS sensors and driveshafts. I’m going to post an updated summary of work so far and...

I sent my mate, who has worked at Renault 30 years, some pics and he said exactly the same thing. Pretty pleased with it, but still someway to go before it’s perfect

Nice of you to say fella, thank you very much 😊

Bodger 😂

Aye they’re a bit expensive but think of how easy it’ll be to take off for you or the next owner 😊

7/10 for replacing those subframe bolts. I’d give you 10/10 if you used the proper captive bolts 😅