Finally had my car PC'd

[Turner]

Thanks to JMRmonaco who came to my house on sunday to pc my car
first we clayed the bonnet and wings as the rest of the car was in not bad shape and then clayed the roof
James used the bonnet as a tester to see what cut and which polishes to use
anyway he started while it was sunny but thank god we had cover then he finished when the sun was going down and heres a few i took and the better ones are what james took on his very tidy camera

The finised article

thanks again james:star:

 

[Eddieb]

Really nice finish there mate, do you know what polish/LSP was used in the end?

 

[SoA2k6]

Christ, think I can see my reflection in the last picture! Beautiful, nice one James.

 

[Adamhodg]

Looks awesome mate

 

[Matt.J]

Absolutely stunning

 

[GarethM]

lovely fella

i need to do mine, its just getting a good day of weather on a sunday lol

 

[Marky_]

Stunning lads

 

[Tay]

Looking good Adam

 

[Fletcher]

Very nice

Is it lowered?

 

[Turner]

Thanks for all the comment guys,yeah it was a good day just wish the sun could of waited for us lol
Im well impressed with the results as it had some small scraches and there all gone now and its as smooth as glass

 

[Turner]

Yes mate it might not look like it but i put some sportlines on saturday and its dropped 25mm back and 20mm front but feels so much better

Very nice

Is it lowered?

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[Gaz_]

Wonder what the reason is for using what looks like a 4" spot pad on the roof and bonnet? I always use a 6" Unless its the pics making it look smaller. Looks tip top though!!! Fook doing it as a job, i HATE it!!!

 

[Turner]

Im sure James will be along soon to answer your pcing questions cos i couldnt tell you

Wonder what the reason is for using what looks like a 4" spot pad on the roof and bonnet? I always use a 6" Unless its the pics making it look smaller. Looks tip top though!!! Fook doing it as a job, i HATE it!!!

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[Gaz_]

Yeah. The usual way to do a clio (imo) would be to use the 4" pad on the wings, bumpstrips and below all round, boot and bumper. Bigger panels like bonnet, roof and above bump strips i'd use a 6" as it saves time. Just curious that all (might learn something lol)

 

[DebV6]

Very nice, they're stunning after pics!

 

[Woodentop]

looks ace!

 

[Rich]

Nice finish - must have taken ages doing the whole car with 4 inch pads though !

 

[Turner]

Come on james were are you:dapprove:
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[Christopher]

love it!

nice surname too fella

 

[JMR]

I'm here!

Had a great day sorting adam's car out, good hospitality too, bought me lunch and kept me topped up with coffee.
And bought me some 6 led xenon style sidelight bulbs Need to get the standard yellow ones out and in the bin. Cheers for them.

Only seem to have pics of when we had the 4" spot pad on. Reason for that was getting rid of the local scratches that Adam pointed out. Some areas needed working on the bonnet and there was a six inch scratch on the roof which we did our best to reduce. Apart from a small witness mark on the roof one, the scratches to the front and rear wings were eradicated.

I personally think this is one of the best looking cars in the club. I couldnt believe the condition when I turned up, just shows how well Adams looked after it. The process helped get rid of the usual surface scratching from everyday driving and weekly washes.
Bonnet ending up looking like a mirror!

For those of you who want to know we used;
Sonus Green Clay
Megs Last Touch cut 70/30 with filtered water.
Menz IP on yellow pads
Menz Final Finish on white pads
Jeffs Acrylic Jett Trigger spray [gotta get myself some of this!!]

Thanks for the comments

ps now get that garage cleared out Adam!!!:rasp:

 

[Turner]

Haha i new you'd be here soon,if i could get rid of all my gym equipment and fishing gear etc i would love to get it in there ill tell ya,
But yeah the only reason only pics with small pad as i didnt take any after the once over before big white pad
Great day mate,thanks again
p.s get them sidelights sorted takes ten mins in the light

 

[Middo]

cars looking lovely atm!

did you pc the side badges as it always brings them up lovely

 

[Turner]

I think he did mark but cant quite remember as i was shaking from the amount of coffee i was consuming lol

 

[Mikey197]

Looks like a sport on finish mate, ive gotta get myself one of these and start work on mine before the winter sets in.
Any advice on which one to get and what pads to use would be useful.

 

[Turner]

James was using the porter cable and 4 and 6inch sonus pads i think mate have a look on autopia mate

 

[JMR]

cars looking lovely atm!

did you pc the side badges as it always brings them up lovely

They got a little tickle alright.:approve:

I dont know what professional outfit he got them from, but i reckon they really finish the car off.
Much better than the standard ali finish IMO.

 

[JMR]

Looks like a sport on finish mate, ive gotta get myself one of these and start work on mine before the winter sets in.
Any advice on which one to get and what pads to use would be useful.

Porter cable 7424 with the Sonus sfx 6" and 4" pads

Try 182_Blue on here. I got mine from him

 

[Giles]

looks good

 

[Middo]

cars looking lovely atm!

did you pc the side badges as it always brings them up lovely

They got a little tickle alright.:approve:

I dont know what professional outfit he got them from, but i reckon they really finish the car off.
Much better than the standard ali finish IMO.

have to agree with that one think he chose the best the colour comb tbh, goes with the wheels and colour of the car spot on

 

[Mikey]

gorgeous, think im going to do mine after winter, along with a clay

 

[Ali]

Fcuk using the step ladders! I'd be worried about scratchin the paint if i fell or it tilted!

Good job tho!

 

[Turner]

I thought id get mine done before the winter and all i need to do now is keep adding layers of the jeffs and i do agree its so easy to use,very good product

gorgeous, think im going to do mine after winter, along with a clay

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[CHRISK172+]

Looks spot on Adam. Nice day for it too by the looks of it. Hope to get mine done in the near future. Are you impressed with the new springs, much difference over standard?

 

[Turner]

A up chris,yeah well happy with them mate only a 20mm drop on front and 25mm on back but its feels more planted now and it doesnt look like a 4x4 now lol
It was a nice day for it like i say the end pics were just as the sun was going behind the houses but it still looked great

 

[Leeshez]

Trully stunning/

 

[CHRISK172+]

We'll have to have another meet up soon and get a drive in and some pub grub and some of James slick pics.

 

[Turner]

Yeah defo i was telling james about the road i mentioned the other day the B1398 from lincoln to scunthorpe as there a view point pull in place in the middle for piccys and then theres a mcdonalds at the end of the road for grubb?

 

[Dean]

lovely fella

i need to do mine, its just getting a good day of weather on a sunday lol

Garf do you know anyone in the Middlesbrough area that is actually PCing cars? wouldnt mind my 182 doing some time!

 

[CHRISK172+]

Yeah defo i was telling james about the road i mentioned the other day the B1398 from lincoln to sc**thorpe as there a view point pull in place in the middle for piccys and then theres a mcdonalds at the end of the road for grubb?

Will keep a look out for a dry sunday if that sounds ok.

 

[paul]

Car looks lush! are the calipers painted with Gold hammerite?? look great...even though the 172/182 were black originally look like a factory look