peter richards Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 few , i had visions of JP hitting it with srp and you getting a call to do it again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Its always going to be hard keeping that finish, but it will last if you apply the basic rules such as washing with two buckets, using a snowfoam lance before washing. Ive recommended a few products to Jamie that are easily available. Meguiars nxt 2.0 cream is quite good at keeping a wet finish, but it doesnt last too long, so would need doing every week or two. Autoglym super resin polish can also be very good by hand, it also contains quite a lot of 'fillers' which if put down in layers will fill any remaining/future scratches quite well. Wax, i tend to like Victoria Concourse (Red) for a blingy look that lasts very well or Collonite to give a solid, harder wearing finish. But everyone will always have different views on products, its best to try commonly recommended ones and keep with it until you learn how to get the best from it Thanks mate Not sure I could hack a clean every few weeks, let alone anything else! Last supe got a single bucket wash every 3 months at best, current one hasn't been washed in 4 years You obviously need to be really into the shiney car thing to keep the motivation up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I paid £260 and worth every penny and then some for the amount of work Christian put into it. Is that all?! I thought it'd be a lot more than that!! I know where my car is going for summer. Did he give any tips on how to look after the paint going forward? I don't have a garage and thus my car is exposed to the elements Ignore I see stonkin has responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlT67 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 New coil over kit is sitting a little high at the front but ill sort that when it goes for a geo setup soon:) Do they do that as a standard practice at wheels in motion in the geo setup or is it an additional charge, as for some reason it has become noticeable that my front sits a little high with my new wheels. Your cars looking great by the way ....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Great result Jamie. The car looks nice ... better than new. Are you driving it regularly during winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul372 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 your supe is looking amazing, i love the little carbon fibre lip on the boot jamie, where did you get it from if you dont mine me asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Looks great black always looks best when done and it was in quite a state before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Cheers Tom Woke up thinking it was the w'end today, do'h, back to work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Nice work Christian, gotta love black for making your effort worthwhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Definetly. Dont want to see any 'videos' for a while Please just leave it tucked up in the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Stunning! Great work Stonkin. Must give you a lot of satisfaction when you see the end result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yeah hugely Ed. Im a practical hands on person, and like nothing more than a day at work doing this, great feeling of achievement standing back and seeing a car evolve from start to finish. IT just doesnt do it for me anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Wow, fantastic work!! Can you come up and do mine when Michel has finished with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 That's a stunning finish. Good work. I'd burst into tears if that were mine and I got it dirty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yeah hugely Ed. Im a practical hands on person, and like nothing more than a day at work doing this, great feeling of achievement standing back and seeing a car evolve from start to finish. IT just doesnt do it for me anymore Like many others have said, I may well be giving you a buzz in time for summer. Whereabouts are you in Berkshire out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Definetly. Dont want to see any 'videos' for a while Please just leave it tucked up in the garage Went to see it today and its stunning mate, Its staying in Duncans lockup for the next couple of weeks till my new wheels turn up. The car deserves a garage now so im going to start building one in the next couple of weeks to keep the elements off her:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The car deserves a garage now so im going to start building one in the next couple of weeks to keep the elements off her:) I like your style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The car deserves a garage now so im going to start building one in the next couple of weeks to keep the elements off her:) That's mental, but i'd expect nothing less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Garage wont cost me much to build, I have a compound on the back of my father inlaws house where i keep all my building equipment, Its only a 2 min walk from my house, its a huge concrete hard standing so its just a case of slapping up 4 block walls and a felt roof, ill build it in 2 days for under a grand easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The car deserves a garage now so im going to start building one... brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Nutcase I like it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Mines at GVN at the moment getting the bodywork sorted and then it's on to the single and Ryan's Solaris magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hi Jamie, You may have missed my question in post 1502 as to the cost so far and in the first post of the thread you quoted costs to date such as cost of car, labour etc (as of then) but when you edited you first page on the 19th of Jan all the costings were deleted! So how much has been spent now? and can you itemise like before so that folks can see how much its going to cost them for each phase or mod? I would estimate around 35k + by now Cheers Tee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I have my reasons for removing costings that id rather not discused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 If you build the garage as fast as you modded your Supe, it will be finished very quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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