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89T16s
PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:20 pm 
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Hi, decided its time I finally used my all the car cleaning stuff I have bought and never used and have a go at using a clay bar as so many people recommend them, am well happy with the results. So after a wash, clay-bar, gentle cut, polish and then wax, here's the results (although a shame I didn't have my good Carlsson rims on), not perfect but 100 times better than it was. Now need to do the 'vert!!


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:21 pm 
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looks good! What products did you use?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:21 pm 
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:23 pm 
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Cheers. I used Autoglym wash, Bilt Hamber clay bar, Meguairs Speed Glaze (think number 83), Autoglym super resin polish and then finally some Swisswax.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:27 pm 
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swissvax, cool but what - i guess wax, but which one , BOS, Onyx? Did you use the speedglaze via DA or rotary?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:31 pm 
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yes sorry, it was the Onyx wax. Yes I applied the speedglaze and the super resin polish using a Meguairs DA polisher.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:32 pm 
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That, is proper lovely. 8)

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:37 pm 
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Cheers. I was really amazed with the clay bar, so easy to use and the paint felt so smooth to touch after, totally recommend it.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:41 pm 
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Lovely car.

Did I see you burbling through Blackheath in the morning a couple of Sundays ago?

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:05 pm 
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Cheers.

Oily, yes that would have been me! Are you local then?

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:24 pm 
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Yep, we live near Westcombe Park station.

I've got an 88 T16s in black with the two-tone 16" aero wheels, though it's usually the wife driving it now as she's just passed her test.....

You?

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What a stunning car!!!

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:14 pm 
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Very nice!! 8) 8) Bet that exhaust sounds pretty awesome too....mmm twin dtm.... :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:28 pm 
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Oily, yes I live in new eltham but am often in and around blackheath. My other carlsson rims are grey centres with polished lips but I put them on my 'vert, will be sending this set of for a refurb soon. Will have to keep an eye out for you.

Cheers for all the comments, i'll just need to make sure I keep her this clean more often now!

Saabnut, yeah I love the sound, its a 3 inch downpipe and then 2:5 inch the rest of the way with one silencer and yep dtm style tailpipes.

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I so want my black T16s back on the road after seeing this.....Looks fantastic

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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:04 am 
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Guys I was going to add some photos of my vert but got the following message 'Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached' - what do I need to do to sort?

Cheers,

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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:45 am 
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Upload your photos to photobucket and post the direct link on here using the img button in the full editor.

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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:28 pm 
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Maybe I could just use my flickr account; see links below;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaty23/568 ... otostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaty23/568 ... otostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaty23/568 ... otostream/

(Pictures were taken on my phone, so not the best)

If this doesn't work, I'll join photobucket and do that route.

Anjum - cheers for the tip and comments.

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Beautiful cars. Not jealous! Nope, not at all :lol:

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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 7:00 pm 
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The vert is absolutely lovely. The 3dr is stunning too, but if it were mine I'd want the chrome grille back on it... :)

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