The Latest Project.

[Rich]

Not a Clio but at least its French!

Show prep on a friends 205 1.9 GTi, yesterday for about 10 hours lol, ready for an event next weekend.

Wash
Clay
PC polish with:
DP Super Swirl Remover and Light Cut Pad
Meguiars 80 Speed Glaze and a Polishing Pad
Klasse AIO Finishing Pad in trouble Spots
Sealed with Four Star UPP.

Mate concentrated on the Wheels, arches, re painted brakes, metalwork etc. His g/f and owner came along to put the finishing touches to it.

Pictures dont do justice to the work, car looked grey in places when half polished, but it is 16 years old.

 

[Rich]

 

[Rich]

 

[M1TCH]

looks imaculate! very nice

love that exhaust pic

 

[Guy]

top work.

with this weather though, by the time he's driven to the show, it will be filthy again - especially under the arches.

 

[Rich]

It was driven out the workshop this morning into the snow, so your right there, we will clean it on site at the show though!

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Have the arches always been spotless or have they had some work to get them like that as they are looking really good for a 16 year old car.

Chris

 

[Guy]

at least its all off now though, should only need a quick wash at the show, jack it up and a quick wash around the arches to get rid of the loose dirt and then a nice polish


at that dub show we was at, my mates car who i was in hadnt been washed since september, took it there, gave it a quick wash and one coat of tech wax and won the 'best paint' award.. lol

 

[Rich]

Have the arches always been spotless or have they had some work to get them like that as they are looking really good for a 16 year old car.

Chris

The pics hide a bit to be honest Chris, they could do with a lick of paint, but they where just cleaned yesterday.

Guy - thats quality!

 

[Fred@BTM]

those wheels look like a familiar colour (they been refurbed?)

 

[Rich]

Not as yet, but they have a set ready to do, have you got a colour match to the Silver on Peugeot Speedlines as they may be tempted.

 

[GazCB]

Unmolested classic in white, very nice looking. You could get rid of the huge tax disc holder in favour of a clear circular one though

 

[pecan]

Looks lovely. Any pics of the back end?

 

[Guy]

PSOOC tax disc holder

 

[TomS]

That looks stunning

I now cannot wait until we bring the valvers up to you

 

[EVOgone]

How much for a clean up job like that..???

 

[Nafoff]

That looks stunning

I now cannot wait until we bring the valvers up to you

agreed am really looking forward to it...

 

[Blue4Ever]

I really wish I could get my car as clean and shiny as you Rich!

 

[182_blue]

top work rich, looking good

 

[Turkish]

looks good bigboy, fair bit of masking tape on there. Oddly I was only talking to Dwayne yesterday about his old red 205 and he was moaning about all the black trim being a pain when he waxed it.

 

[Djw Dave]

Stunning

 

[Rich]

looks good bigboy, fair bit of masking tape on there. Oddly I was only talking to Dwayne yesterday about his old red 205 and he was moaning about all the black trim being a pain when he waxed it.

After the pain I had getting it off my old one, by hand I didnt want to risk it by machine! Took as long to mask up as it did to polish!

 

[Turkish]

Cant say i blame you fella.

 

[Rich]

Unmolested classic in white, very nice looking. You could get rid of the huge tax disc holder in favour of a clear circular one though

Mildly tweaked, PSOOC club tax disc holder as Guy said so she wont lose that!

Looks lovely. Any pics of the back end?

Will sort some later for you.

 

[Rich]

Cant say i blame you fella.

Plus it was handily supplied FOC courtesy of the company my mate works for in there unit we where using! :quiet:

 

[pecan]

Excellent

 

[Rich]

agreed am really looking forward to it...

Yeah they should look good when done

How much for a clean up job like that..???

Nowt, it was a favour best mate, plus he kept me fed and watered lol!

 

[EVOgone]

Yeah they should look good when done



Nowt, it was a favour best mate, plus he kept me fed and watered lol!

Get up to the NW and i will buy you some beer and a Sunday Roast...! Well if you clean my car for 10hrs that is..!

 

[ukaskew]

That workshop looks bigger than my house!

Good work there, could go into business by the looks of things restoring cars to their former glory.

 

[Rich]

Evogone - Lol!

Workshop was huge when we cleared a space! Its a unit of the window comapny my mate works for, normally full of double glazing.

 

[Brazo]

Wow Rich that car looks brand new which for an actual new car wouldn't be a compliment for you I know,... but for a 16 year old car - just wow!!!

 

[Rich]

Cheers Mark, you may get a Pm soon, as it could do with a rotary in a few trouble spots. But in the same token, the paint is mighty thin in places. I put some tape on the rear quater where I didnt want to touch it even with the PC.

 

[Brazo]

I'l bring my PTG as well then!!

 

[EVOgone]

But really how much would that job cost...! And are you in the NW ?

 

[Rich]

That would be needed Brazo, though in some places you dont even need it!

Not in the NW unfortunatly, live in Gloucestershire, for a machine polish on a small hatchback approx £50.

 

[rory182]

i always intended on making mine mint but never got round to it, very nice job. good luck with the show.

 

[Rich]

Cheers Rory, They have spent some time and effort on this one new bits of trim etc, looking worth while though.

 

[Rich]

Looks lovely. Any pics of the back end?

As promised not the greatest pics as they where all very much work in progress.

 

[Thomss]

Great job, nice pics.

 

[Blue4Ever]

As good as it does look I don't think I could ever pay someone £50 to do my car as the day after it could be back to normal if it pisses down an you drive it!