Rich H
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Well I was taking the Corsa up to Jamie @ Lemass for him to work his magic on a few more mechanical niggles I wanted to address. Thing is, I'd have wasted a day doing nothing waiting around, so decided to clean his car whilst I was there, I also ended up doing Jambo's 182 too 
So, started off by trying to fit the contents of the van into the car:
Then spent the day on Jamie's Astra and Jambo's 182 - full interior, exterior wash, polish & wax on Jamie's, full interior, exterior wash and wax to Jambo's. A few quick snaps grabbed at the end of the day before the sun went away completely:
The pics don't do the colour any justice - it's stunning
And Jamie's Astra which is also pretty tasty:
As for my car, well, we won't go there 
[Edited on 06-03-2010 by Rich H]
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Neil Dagens
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i wondered what all the cleaning stuff was in the corsa for 
Both cars look lovely and clean, love 182s in that colour too
whats with the ??
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Rich H
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Cheers mate. Yeh would have been easier to take the van, but needed to take the car!!
The will be explained when I next see you mate, brief explanation here: http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=544607
Sure you'll understand!! 
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Daveskater
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You've managed to pack a lot in the Corsa! I expect it handled better too with the back seats down
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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corsadonk
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Fairplay, I tend to lose intrest after a bit of cleaning
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frostyD
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The Astra is lovely reminds me of my old one, spitting image really
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Minty_Fresh
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both have come out very nice. 
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Mark.W
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 how clean are they.
Both cars look awsome mine is in desperate need of a polish.
What do you think of the cutting compound G3 rich?
Thinking of getting the bodyshop to over over mine when its in for a bit work as the roof is starting to look a tad faded.
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Minty_Fresh
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still learning about these things, but g3 is quite abrasive to be honest, if your paint is not that bad bad but you still want to then i would have thought the g6 or g10 would be better..
[Edited on 06-03-2010 by mk4_boy]
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Mark.W
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Didnt know about g6 and g10
I wouldnt say the paint was bad but the rook looks to faded
[Edited on 06-03-2010 by wooly101uk]
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Minty_Fresh
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if you cant get the roof to come back by hand then i would of thought some decent polish on a finishing pad (machine polisher) would do the trick tbh mate, or a very light cut..
like i said im still learning a lot at the moment and new to this but im sure rich can shine some light on it for you (and me)
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corsadonk
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How do you get the white polish makes off black plastic?
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Jenko_Sport
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hair dryer and a clean microfibre
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Kurt
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Rich why don't you live up here 
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
if you cant get the roof to come back by hand then i would of thought some decent polish on a finishing pad (machine polisher) would do the trick tbh mate, or a very light cut..
like i said im still learning a lot at the moment and new to this but im sure rich can shine some light on it for you (and me)
Gonna try T-cut it with a machine polisher once weather gets better to see it that works.
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Jenko_Sport
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I do Kurt, not quite the same level of expertise but got enough products get a shinny shinny car.
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Jambo
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Nice photo-age dude
Jamie said he didnt have any of his so that will do him nicely
Highly reccomend Rich to anyone super super clean, and he was fast too!!
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Rich H
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Sorry, not been at my PC lol.
G3 = Liquid sandpaper lol - lethal stuff in the wrong hands. If it's fading, a quick pass with a dual action polisher and some Dodo Lime Prime should do the trick.
Polish off black plastics - toothbrush and all purpose cleaner or a normal rubber are 2 easy methods.
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Rich H
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Cheers Jambo Shame the sun was going down quickly otherwise could have ponced around with the car in a slightly different place to get some better pics
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Tomnova16
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i spy my courtesy car and a little snap of me
was quite fun having a million people at work today, usually just me
Rich's attention to detail is excellent though, i was washing my M3 and looked over to see him giving my pipes a good polishing well done son
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Jambo
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Rich polished your pipes?!
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Rich H
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I did yours too
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_Allan_
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Surely that's an extra
Nice work Rich
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Tomnova16
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Rich polished your pipes?!
it was a pleasant surprise
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Jambo
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There was alot of gay going around that building today lol
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