new beginnings...

[dubbed_up_daz]

took a couple pics today

[GoLfMan]

Ive got two punctured 32s im going to plate up and reinforce with chequer plate,need to return one to the guy who let me borrow his and ill sell on the other one to re-coup some off the money from the 7 loads off oil and the single sump I had to buy (4 dead sumps+3 flushes). Ive got the head gasket bill looming which will include valve stem oil seals,piston rings,shells and a skim(possibly shricks if I can find a second hand set....would be rude not too :p ),my road tax is up at the end off the month and I have a serious need for front bushes and engine mounts so a dear month coming up for me as well hahaha

Theres definately benefits in having a decent group of mates you know you can pretty much rely on I still reckon ill be in an old VW(or possibly a bmw 2002)in 15 years though hahaha although ive got a right hankering for a GS400 as a daily for a bit of lux and a lot more reliability although the lexus will probably end up a Phaeton

why the hell do we bother! haha

A GS400 would be sweet, but dam I couldn't handle the fuel bill

[dubbed_up_daz]

hahahaha,I ran a 1.6 carb mk2 auto though remember.....a GS400 would run like a prius in comparison :p (and I may have wheels to suit lying about............)

[GoLfMan]

hahahaha,I ran a 1.6 carb mk2 auto though remember.....a GS400 would run like a prius in comparison :p (and I may have wheels to suit lying about............)

LOL Im not sure about that! Of course you have wheels lying around you whore!

[dubbed_up_daz]

:halo:

I dunno though,ive sold/traded a few sets lately. Think im back under 20 though

[GoLfMan]

:halo:

I dunno though,ive sold/traded a few sets lately. Think im back under 20 though

you're a nutter!

[dubbed_up_daz]

Got this back up off my mate mitch a couple weeks ago,was pretty marked up from water and salt damage on the trip to the Ultimate Dubs show in the UK in March where he debuted his car. He'd tried to fix but wasnt having much luck. I tried a couple spots with a couple products to get an idea of where to start. Unfortunately my phone downtime meant ive no pics off the early stages but basically I stuck a circular microfibre on a meguiars DA and burned some electricity and ill bore you with details........

I started off with Alu belgom and ran over it a few times which reduced Mitches DA holograms slightly but added finer swirls. Tried a patch with stage 1 zeppelin but it wasnt tough enough to remove the Alu swirls so made up a watered down mixture of Alu Belgom with the Zeppelin,roughly 2/5th alu belgom,3/5ths zep and a dash of mikes own stuff.

fitted another circular pad on the DA then wrapped that with a microfibre cloth and taped it loosely round the head and went over it three times with the mixture changing the pad/cloth each time and wiping it down by hand inbetween. Also I topped up the mixture inbetween with only first stage zeppelin to further cut down the Alu belgom content........

to this result


fresh circ pad and cloth and neat 1st stage zeppelin,wiped down with a fresh cloth and zeppelin inbetween two passes,wiping down after the second pass


wiping down with a fresh dry cloth


hand buffing with a soft microfibre


finished stage 1off the 'neat' zeppelin


stage 2 zeppelin,fresh pads and cloth,2 passes again


wiped down,fresh cloth with 2nd stage


buffed off




coat of cleanser wax as a couple pores seemed to be bleeding

[dubbed_up_daz]

machined that off with the DA and 2nd stage,wiped down by hand and buffed off










Tried to get a picture to show close up reflection


camera phone on full zoom about an inch off


No real progress on the car(new tyres arrived,more adaptors ordered,still on self imposed limp mode till the head gasket is fixed)so filled in with some work stuff

[GoLfMan]

hell yeh. Nice work squire!

[dylan8]

Just went through this whole thread! Love what you have done!!
Love the autostradas. Kind of wish I had done gold on mine now, they look amazing