jamesw6810 80 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 20mm adapters on 195/45 worked pretty much perfect, well after i had machined an extra 3mm off the adapter hub locator Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Yeah they sit nice in the arches mate. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Yeah no scrubbing either, bit to do on her yet but it's coming along. Bodywork is immense on this, all I've done is clay barred so it's stripped bare as it stands. Ill machine polish it when I get a spare 8 hours:) Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Yours looks good as it stands mate. I need to learn how to use a machine polisher as the paint on mine is shocking. There's no rust at all but the paint is awful, looks like it's had a blow over at some point too. Mulberry is by far the best colour we got in the uk, I wish we got Ginster yellow thou fans I love that colour! Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Good call on leaving the ride height, i've put previous Golf's on coilover's and much prefer nowadays having comfort with a subtle drop. You using a DA or rotary polisher, also what product pad combo do you use? I know VW's tend to have hard paint. I've got some Hex Logic pads and Meguiars m205 and m105 to try some correction on mine, but new to machine polishing myself so have lots yet to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
GT53BAD 77 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Sorry guys a bit out of topic but my vr6 is not starting up so there is no crank no start situation tried 2 battery's after recharging them still no luck has anyone else had this problem? Be great for some help cheers guysSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Rotary mate, scholl s17 with scholl spider pads. Yeah vw hard ish paint but the spider pad combo works well. It's all in the prep mind. Clay, tardis, polish, ipa, wax, seal. The mulberry should shine well with the richness of the colour. I have some menzerna polishes here aswell but the scholl is nicer to work with. Edited February 27, 2014 by jamesw6810 Therusterman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Sorry guys a bit out of topic but my vr6 is not starting up so there is no crank no start situation tried 2 battery's after recharging them still no luck has anyone else had this problem? Be great for some help cheers guysSent from my iPhone using TapatalkCan a moderator please move this post? Thanks:) Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Yours looks good as it stands mate. I need to learn how to use a machine polisher as the paint on mine is shocking. There's no rust at all but the paint is awful, looks like it's had a blow over at some point too. Mulberry is by far the best colour we got in the uk, I wish we got Ginster yellow thou fans I love that colour!It does yeah but that has zero products, stripped bare with clay. It will look good when machined.Thing is when the mrs sees me doing it she bugs me to do her mg zt 260!! That is a big beauty to paint correct!! Edited February 27, 2014 by jamesw6810 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Little update, Oil change done with genuine vw oil filter and 10w 40 oil, new air filter and 6 new ngk plugs. Whilst the manifold was off for refitting the new polished item i cleaned the throttle body out, not horrendous before but spanking now.Got a bit giddy wth the dremel whilst touching the polish up on the manifold after fitting and polished anything metal i could find. http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1630_zps94cf8cbb.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1615_zps053dd75c.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1609_zpsea4db175.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1612_zps9c44bccb.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) So, today i decided to crack on with the machine polish, 1 front wing and passenger door done, bearing in mind the prep work i did earlier on in the thread, this ment i could crack straight on with the rotary. Washed first and dried, then ive used a scholl concepts spider pad in spot size for the wings and doors, easier with a spot pad due to the contours, larger spider pad to be used on the rear quarter and roof/bonnet. 2 passes at 800 rpm to spread4 passes at 1200 rpm4 passes at 1500 rpm then reversed back down to a final pass at 600 rpm. Did this in 18-20" sections at a time.......as you can see, pretty decent reflections, i need to do a final wipe with ipa to clear any polish residue then protect. http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1654_zpse8a1a9a6.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1653_zps1f2f2257.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1652_zpsbede7ba5.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1650_zps305eab6b.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1642_zps53046c24.jpg all masked up ready to go Edited March 8, 2014 by jamesw6810 Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Very nice, good to see someone taking care of the details. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Most important part mate, lots to do yet but progress. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) One side finished and half a bonnet......this paint really is very good to work with. http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1659_zps579d5805.jpg http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1660_zps278ca259.jpg http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1662_zps83510b88.jpg http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1664_zpsa3dffc42.jpg bit of a 50/50 sort of with the swirl mark removal http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1666_zps7f81ab07.jpg http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1667_zps0167e0df.jpg Edited March 9, 2014 by jamesw6810 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 so, machine polish finished, then added a coat of autoglym srp to fill in any micro swirls left over, then added 2 coats of valet pro banana wax. job done outside. Moved on to the door shuts, cleaned with ipa and water, 1 coat of srp and a coat of banana wax. should be the bodywork side taken care of now. phewww:) http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1698_zpse8572df3.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1700_zps407c5ac7.jpg before http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1705_zps48ab2f40.jpg after http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1706_zps46d51ad8.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1710_zpsbba060a4.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
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jamesw6810 80 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Started on the interior today, general clean up required so i started with the henry hoover, before moving onto wiping all the plastics down with a 1:5 apc and water Used autoglym bumper dressing, and some srp on the interior shuts of the bootlid. Hoovered all the spare wheel well out and protected it with some bilt hamber. Waiting for a nice couple of days on the bounce and ill be carpet washing. Also going to order some mulberry leather treatment to bring them up a little better. http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1715_zps179b6422.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1717_zpsb86fe614.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1721_zpsb8170530.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1722_zpsa70f2e39.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1723_zps4414aad1.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1725_zps50e91ef1.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1726_zpsd1a33c64.jpghttp://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/jamesw68101/IMG_1730_zps05742672.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hi James, have you tried just a normal leather feed on the seats or is the raw leather shining through the colour and that's why you need the mulberry treatment? I've used the meguiars leather feed/cleaner and it brings the seats up to a nice matt finish and makes them nice and supple. It's really easy to use too. Also I've found Baby wipes are excellent for cleaning leather and are a good low cost cleaner. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 yeah theres a few scuff marks, im a bit picky mate so they need to go:) Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, I see you like your detailing. It'll be definitely worth putting some colour on, I've seen some impressive colour treatment results. Look forward to seeing the results.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah detailing is what makes older cars more desirable in my opinion. Plenty to do yet, but its making progress. Link to post Share on other sites
vr6p3d 0 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 So glad my old car has gone to someone who truly appreciates it and hasn't ruined the originality of this beauty ... good luck with the car bud and remember when you want to get rid I'm here waiting hahahahah Link to post Share on other sites
mattvr6 133 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nice car dude, I have the same car and r just as picky lol why did u swap from the original solitudes?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
jamesw6810 80 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 They were horrible, and the merc alloys look 3000 times better. pretty much it..... Link to post Share on other sites
isobarboy 25 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Sent from my iPad using TapatalkSo shiny! Link to post Share on other sites
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