marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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mate, thats come up mint. how long did that take you?
whens it back on the road?
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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cheers mate, only took erm all day lmao erm i get paid on the 28th so i may treat myself to some insurance woop woop
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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looks the bolloxs mate polished up
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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Sweeeeeeet
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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thanks for the nice comments makes the fact my hands r pink and killing to type seem oh so worth the while ha ha
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Looks a lot better for your efforts mate - nice one
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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thanks mate not as good as some of the work iv seen you produce lol nut im happy with it, have you got any suggestions of how i could keep the red there for as long as porrisble
i used tcut on all the heavy faded bits or scratches then i used auto glym paint restorer all over the car then i used auto glymn super resin polish and then i waxed it all eith mequires stuff, im hoping the wax will seal it and ill just polish it and wax it every weekend for a few weeks and get it gleaming.
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Yeh sounds about right tbh, because red hasn't got a clearcoat it will need to be kept restored.
Only other things I'd suggest you consider are Britemax UV resistant sealant (put on between polish & wax) and Clearkote Red Moose (again between polish & wax) both these will add extra oils to the colour to help maintain the deep glossy finish, the Britemax sealant also has UV resistant polymers in it to stop the UV rays fading the paint so quickly.
Then wax wise, when you've used up your Megs stuff, I'd suggest looking at using a decent wax - collinite or Dodo Banana Armour ;thumbs:
Rich
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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coolies thanks for that mate
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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going to polish it again tommorow also got some new bits to fit piks will br up tommorow
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
Location: Brawdy/Wirral
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manage to find any wheels for it??
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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no mate going to keep the gsi ones for a bit i think, give them a refurb and a lick of paint and roll on them for a few months keep it looking standard gsi. then buy some decent wheels in the future, wont be putting any tyres on the gsis though so once there dead ill buy new wheels lol
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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its only vinyl but i think it looks cool twat to work with the carbon stuff as unlike normal vinyls its not heatable and shrinkabe so to get it to fit the contours of the roof without getting creases it has to e done in strips and line up the pattern, iv only bin doing this for 2 weeks ( my new job) but im happy with this and how its turned out
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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shitty 2 mega pixel camera doesnt even show it
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wheels r now off for painting piks up later
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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oooooooooo it was looking good until u did the gay carbon
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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i like so meh
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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Tom, how much would it cost to have my roof vinyl'd in just a gloss black? Something i've been considering for a while as it way cheaper than painting it...
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*JonnyG*
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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
Location: Lincolnshire
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I wouldn't be bothered about the carbon, ill be more pissed if i woke up with my car with no wheels on.
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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I think it looks great mate
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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lmao john there off for painting,
chrex if you buy the vinyl ill do it for you no labour costs, maybe just a blow job
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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well how muh is the Vinyl? where can i get it?
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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my work, ill get prices on tuesday, sunroof yay or nay?
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