What have you done to your car today?
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Don
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Matt bonnet now being used properly
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Changed my front brakes, from this:
To this:
239mm to 280mm...should stop a bit better now.
To this:
239mm to 280mm...should stop a bit better now.
Don
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Why do new brakes always look so nice
Always seems a shame to cover them up!
This was on my MG, new discs pads and caliper!
Always seems a shame to cover them up!
This was on my MG, new discs pads and caliper!
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Spent £130 on a DAS6 Pro DA & Menzerna FG400 compound and Menzerna polishers, also 100ml of Nighthawk black Honda paint plus various cloths and wet sand paper basically cost me £300 for everything I needed.
Filled in every stone chip and road rash on the bonnet & bumper, it was a mess! Wet sanded the whole front end and bumper to smooth down the filling with 1200, 1500, 2000 & 3000 grit paper.
Used the FG400 Compound on the whole car taking my time on the bonnet and bumper, used a less abrasive Menzerna compound on the bonnet and bumper to remove all of the sanding marks, then Menzerna polish all over to remove all swirl marks it looks beautiful I was scared but glad I did the whole car. Finished off with Poor Boys Carnauba wax. All that made an instant mirror finish
Died all the trim black with DA Black trim dye, anybody knows Honda Civics the plastic fades so bad.
Spent about 3 days, need to do so much more but don't have a garage so really dependant on the wether.
I need to do the whole car again and do the doors. Hopefully I will have it looking new
Filled in every stone chip and road rash on the bonnet & bumper, it was a mess! Wet sanded the whole front end and bumper to smooth down the filling with 1200, 1500, 2000 & 3000 grit paper.
Used the FG400 Compound on the whole car taking my time on the bonnet and bumper, used a less abrasive Menzerna compound on the bonnet and bumper to remove all of the sanding marks, then Menzerna polish all over to remove all swirl marks it looks beautiful I was scared but glad I did the whole car. Finished off with Poor Boys Carnauba wax. All that made an instant mirror finish
Died all the trim black with DA Black trim dye, anybody knows Honda Civics the plastic fades so bad.
Spent about 3 days, need to do so much more but don't have a garage so really dependant on the wether.
I need to do the whole car again and do the doors. Hopefully I will have it looking new
Needs a Toyota badge, then it will be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
(its already pretty sweet)
He should put a Honda badge on it.
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Why do new brakes always look so nice
Always seems a shame to cover them up!
I dunno, can still see most of them under my wheels...
...could be bigger though.
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Sold my MX-5 today for £7600. Only lost £1000 over the past 3.5years.
Found out that a cat now like my roof. Lots of fluff on it and paw prints all over the car. Just gone down stairs and its back sat on it looking content. Went outside and its started to claw at it before it slid down the boot before finally laying on the pavement wanting a belly rub :/
Not the only thing that's likes my roof though, dad told me this morning that two ducks were sat on it.......
Not the only thing that's likes my roof though, dad told me this morning that two ducks were sat on it.......
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Lol, little buggers!
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Cleaned it, and then drove it.
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Removed what looked like a practically brand new clutch and replaced it