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cjohnson

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12th Mar 10 at 22:12

Is the G3 hard to work with mate? Mine is shiney red, but you can see it still isn't the colour it should be!

sand-eel

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12th Mar 10 at 22:21

Its a bit of a pain because you have to use water with it and its quite a hardcore compound thats why i'm using it, as BMW clear coat is very hard. I don't know how hard vauxhall's is but as long as you don't go mental with it, it should be fine. There are some youtube vids to show you how to use it.

cjohnson

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12th Mar 10 at 22:54

Ahh ok mate, mine doesn't have a clear coat of lacquer lol, I'll stay away from it!

John

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12th Mar 10 at 23:56

What does it look like swirl wise after being G3'd, it's harsh stuff.

Rich H

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13th Mar 10 at 00:22

quote:
Originally posted by John
What does it look like swirl wise after being G3'd, it's harsh stuff.

Will be hologrammed and micro marred to fcuk - guaranteed. Needs refining.

sand-eel

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13th Mar 10 at 00:44

Correct, thats why I will be using the SRP after as Its slightly mechanically abrasive and a filler, so should make the usual swirls dissapear at least for a good while. Not totally fussed about swirling as nearly every car on the planet will have it and will be impossible to stop it, if it ever gets washed. As long as its bright red and shiney its all good.

Rich H

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13th Mar 10 at 01:00

Would be better off refining it with G10 or 3M ultrafina if you can get your hands on it mate

sand-eel

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13th Mar 10 at 16:53

Whats different about SRP and them?

Rich H

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13th Mar 10 at 16:56

SRP isn't as good at actually polishing; at the end of the day it's a basic polish designed predominantly to be used by hand by a noobie - it'll provide adequate "shine" and a bit of protection to their paintwork but it's essentially just hiding the defects rather than actually removing them.

UF for example is designed specifically to be used on a finishing pad on a rotary to remove hologrammes and micro marring, and does remove them rather than fill them / hide them.

Hope that sort of makes sense?

sand-eel

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13th Mar 10 at 17:02

Ya cheers will get some.

sand-eel

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2nd May 10 at 12:25

Well some arse must have reversed into my drivers side wing and put a big dent in it, so I did a 460 mile round trip to get a new one the same colour and decided to get a new bonnet, passenger side wing and boot lid with M3/sport spoiler instead of my "aerodynamic package" one because they are all better condition and from the same guy.

Not a scrap of rust or anything behind there...

Then I 3M Ultrafina'd the bonnet. Brilliant polish indeed, can't see any swirl marks by eye. There are a few scratches etc if you shine a bright light at it and look very closely but doesn't show up in the sun, which is the main thing. Need to do the rest of the car.

New boot lid and spoiler, with high level brake light which I wired into the left brake light, so I've got 4 brake lights now. Not sure if I should pull the bulb from the rear screen one.

[Edited on 02-05-2010 by sand-eel]

sand-eel

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7th May 10 at 17:40

Actually I will leave the bulb as I found out you can get some e36's with the 4 brake lights from the factory.
Also the swirl marks are still there just a bit better than before

I need something more hard core than ultrafina but not as hard core as 3G.

j10E W

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7th May 10 at 18:47

you ever been nicked for the german plates mate?

Rich H

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7th May 10 at 20:20

quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Actually I will leave the bulb as I found out you can get some e36's with the 4 brake lights from the factory.
Also the swirl marks are still there just a bit better than before I need something more hard core than ultrafina but not as hard core as 3G.

3M Fast Cut plus, refined with Extra fine, finished with ultrafina.

sand-eel

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9th May 10 at 09:56

quote:
Originally posted by j10E W
you ever been nicked for the german plates mate?

Nope, not even had a word about them.

sand-eel

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9th May 10 at 10:02

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H

quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Actually I will leave the bulb as I found out you can get some e36's with the 4 brake lights from the factory.
Also the swirl marks are still there just a bit better than before I need something more hard core than ultrafina but not as hard core as 3G.

3M Fast Cut plus, refined with Extra fine, finished with ultrafina.

I will see about them after I get some wax

I really want it to look good after I seen this red e36 GT2 M3 detailed
http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/08/04/e36-m3-detailed/

sand-eel

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22nd Jun 10 at 17:45

Started de-rusting my rear arches...

Forgot to get finished pics

will take a pic when I CBA.

Also fitted front droplinks as they were totally ruined.

Rubber coming out of bracket and could be pushed out with a finger

New ones fitted, what a massive difference they make, the steering is MUCH better, much more precise.

3CorsaMeal

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22nd Jun 10 at 20:03

Nice car, good stuff

what sort of mileage is it?

sand-eel

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23rd Jun 10 at 19:16

Mileage is 111k I think.

sand-eel

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25th Jun 10 at 20:47

Cleaned all the arches to hell, prob never done since new.

Its actually red under there.
That is all.

sand-eel

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29th Jun 10 at 23:11

Just needs G3 polished to take off over spray/ blend in paint and shine it up.
I also sprayed the small panel below the bootlid and rear lights, maybe get a pic of that too, I must have saved thousands of pounds by doing it myself

, i'm pretty good now TBH.

[Edited on 29-06-2010 by sand-eel]

sand-eel

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16th Jul 10 at 23:19

Had to put a new suspension front top mount on as one of the 3 bolts that hold it on seems to have had the thread ruined, wouldn't tighten or loosen.

Had to drill the mother out

Also the new top mount bearing had load of grit in it and wasn't greased

so washed it out and greased it.

yo.

Also got some more shit to put on, just to tighten the rear up a bit.

New - rear Eibach springs (still -30mm) - top mounts - rear drop links - dampers.

I had to get the springs "special ordered" from the germans and got the new ones with grinded ends to stop them snapping again (yes my old rear eibachs only lasted 6k miles odd, both of them).

flat ends.

shit round ends on the old ones.

!

[Edited on 16-07-2010 by sand-eel]

sand-eel

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16th Jul 10 at 23:25

...and yes they are paying for the new springs under warrenty

sand-eel

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12th Aug 10 at 22:39

Got some more shit from BMW today...

2x rear ARB drop link brackets
2x nuts for drop link brackets
1x rear bump stop
1x rocker cover screw cap
2x airbox nuts
2x door card screw caps
2x rear vent window trims
2x rear vent windows seals

So fitted the boring nuts/ caps that were annoying me and then fitted the new window seals...

Before, pretty ruined....

During, window out...

After, much better.

Also got some powerflex rear trailing arm bushes...

Which I will fit at some point as the back end isn't feeling like I want it.

daymoon

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12th Aug 10 at 22:44

were those seals expensive at all? is yours perished round rear window too?

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