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Voxination · 26 Aug 2015 at 20:06

Have heard good things about RimTec, and looking at their "special offers" page they offer 4 wheels in "trade silver" for £140. For that money, surely it's worth a punt?

badgeruk · 26 Aug 2015 at 20:13

£140 or £240 plus £20 a wheel for keeping the car on there site is fine with me, looking at a them and Lepsons I should be able to do this for £400 or less which is fine as long as the finish lasts, it cant look much worse then the current attempt does.

Anyway I will be waiting till the weather goes to complete crap before I hand my car over for 3 days. Don't want to miss driving it on the last hot day of the year.

Edit: Just noticed RimTec prices include vat so they are looking much cheaper then Lepsons.

kona786 · 28 Aug 2015 at 10:11

My mate was a victim of a horrific aerial attack this morning...I was in stitches

Surely this can't be from a pigeon!!

Amos91 · 28 Aug 2015 at 11:13

Oh.. My.. Whattt?

Not sure a bird wipe will help

Howard · 28 Aug 2015 at 11:32

That's the entire inside of a pigeon surely?

dacads · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:14

Holy moly, what an imprint!

geekman · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:26

badgeruk said:
£140 or £240 plus £20 a wheel for keeping the car on there site is fine with me, looking at a them and Lepsons I should be able to do this for £400 or less which is fine as long as the finish lasts, it cant look much worse then the current attempt does.

Anyway I will be waiting till the weather goes to complete crap before I hand my car over for 3 days. Don't want to miss driving it on the last hot day of the year.

Edit: Just noticed RimTec prices include vat so they are looking much cheaper then Lepsons.

I really would go with RimTec - like Vox, I'm not impressed with Lepsons at all. It's incredibly frustrating as they look absolutely fantastic when you get them, but it just deteriorates so quickly.

I've had the rest done by a dodgy eastern european backstreet place and whilst the finish wasn't quite as good as Lepsons, it still looks just as good now as when I got them done, and they were about half the price.

opstrat · 28 Aug 2015 at 18:28

That bird should see a doctor.

Rwac · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:40

Does look a bit strange that one, in terms of volume I'm going to have to trump you though

mjt · 29 Aug 2015 at 10:21

Trumped! Bonnet, windscreen, roof, headlight, grill, bumper, door, window, wheel arch and wheel

Day after I washed it as well

Hyburnate · 29 Aug 2015 at 10:22

No picture but my windscreen and bonnet and part of my wings were covered. Driving down the dual carriageway

badgeruk · 29 Aug 2015 at 10:28

geekman said:
I really would go with RimTec - like Vox, I'm not impressed with Lepsons at all. It's incredibly frustrating as they look absolutely fantastic when you get them, but it just deteriorates so quickly.

I've had the rest done by a dodgy eastern european backstreet place and whilst the finish wasn't quite as good as Lepsons, it still looks just as good now as when I got them done, and they were about half the price.

Looking very much like RimTec are the favourites unless anyone has anything bad to say about them.

naefeart · 30 Aug 2015 at 19:34

kona786 said:
My mate was a victim of a horrific aerial attack this morning...I was in stitches

Surely this can't be from a pigeon!!

Tell him to get it off sooner rather than later. It will ruin the paint.

Similar happened to me while away for the weekend. Looked like a flying cow had bombed the car. Must have sat all weekend in the heat. When I tried to remove it on the sunday evening, it had bubbled the paint. Never seen the like before. Had to get a detailer to fix it. He couldn't believe it either when he saw it.

Bloody seagulls :mad:

dacads · 30 Aug 2015 at 20:11

Lol @ poo

Amos91 · 5 Sep 2015 at 21:23

Played with Prima Amigo glaze today. Easiest product I have applied via DA before. Absolutely no dusting and breaks down nicely, plus filling of minor marks is decent too!

Obligatory potato pics -

ianh · 5 Sep 2015 at 22:16

That is stunning paintwork for a 54 plate!

Traffic_Warden · 5 Sep 2015 at 22:42

That is a really nice BG 182!

pepsilol · 6 Sep 2015 at 21:54

Both cars done with some colls ready for longer times between washes.

andy_mk3 · 6 Sep 2015 at 22:01

Man the colour on that 182 is unreal! Looks like I can swim in it, it's so deep!

rossk26 · 7 Sep 2015 at 15:20

Best polish for removing light scratches?

Only ever used AG SRP, and it's not the best for covering up light scratches at all really.

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