It's Valentines Day - show some love!

[glendog74]

I spent some quality time with the one i love this Valentine's afternoon...! :whistle:

I cleaned the rear underside of the car. I really wish that i'd done this sooner having driven on so many salt laden roads recently :banghead:

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Just the fronts to do tomorrow... Love's a terrible thing! :rolleye:

[sailorbaz]

Looks well mate. I usually get under there with a heavy degreaser and pressure washer. Find it does the trick no bother. probably removed all the protective qualities of the paint right enough, tis that strong.
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Am I over-reacting but does the trailing arm not look kind old'ish for a 4-5 year old car? Sorry Glen but just getting a panic on as mine has sat in the garage now since november covered in muck from the road. Find out on Thursday I suppose when I get home... :thumbs:

[SMD]

Nice work! :beer:

You can tell it has done a few miles looking at those pic!

[glendog74]

Am I over-reacting but does the trailing arm not look kind old'ish for a 4-5 year old car?

I last saw underneath back in November when the car was on a ramp. It was grubby but no big deal. When i looked again today it had gotten a fair bit worse since - it has to be road salt as i haven't been able to wash it lately near as much as i'd like. :smt108

The arm looks worse than it actually is - just some light surface corrosion/discolouration - unsightly all the same! Need to get '1cosmicboy' over! :whistle:

FYI - My car was one of the last production, dated Dec 03 and it has now covered 48k miles.

[bryce]

How and What with did you clean it Glendog?

[Andyk]

You have too much time on your hands...good work :thumbs:

[sailorbaz]

Aye, mine is a Dec 03 car too, has 34K on it now. Last time I looked, I can't remember them being too bad but hey, it'll clean up...with a bit of sandpaper and hammerite! :thumbs:

[Mark CSL]

glendog74
Good Job Glendog it looks all the better for the hard work :thumbs:


Well the rear arms on my CSL look like new 54plate 54000 miles.
But i have seen some that you would think they park in the sea :whistle:

[sailorbaz]

glendog74

But i have seen some that you would think they park in the sea :whistle:

Nothing wrong with parking in the sea Mark...I do it regularly :hahaha:

[glendog74]

How and What with did you clean it Glendog?

Elbow grease! :-D

I used Autoglym engine/machine cleaner and a scouring pad! I used a softer brush on delicate bits.

[glendog74]

You have too much time on your hands...good work :thumbs:

Yeah! I need to get this done now before the Sproglet arrives on the 23rd... Then i'll feel your pain!!! :eek:

[glendog74]

Good Job Glendog it looks all the better for the hard work :thumbs:

Cheers - off out to do the fronts now!

[bryce]

I would do mine but the trolley jack doesnt fit under the car these days :smokin:

Grand excuse :-D

[Andyk]

You have too much time on your hands...good work :thumbs:

Yeah! I need to get this done now before the Sproglet arrives on the 23rd... Then i'll feel your pain!!! :eek:

Certainly will...although I have spent 5 hours cleaning the car today so there is still life after.

[glendog74]

Day 2!

I found the fronts to be not as bad as i had feared. Light surface corrosion on the wishbones, tie bars, and shock body uprights. I wiped most bits with a bit of WD40 after the clean.

I'm not planning on doing this for some time - it takes too long and the neighbours must think i'm a right anorak! :moan:

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Plus one of the shiny pipes for Andyk and DazBlackCSL!! :thumbs:

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[Andyk]

Shiney pipes...my favourite...

[karbonkid]

Good Work. I had a ago too today, but not to the extreme of yours as I will be driving to work through some black salty back roads tomorrow. Let the sun come out, then I can happily spend some time out there with my toothbrush! :hahaha:

[karbonkid]

Wondering if anyone get this same problem with their APs?

After I clean the wheels (which this time I took off and cleaned thorough) they get rust like water all over the wheels after driven for no more than 1 mile.

Now I remember someone else posting this problem and thought they had a leak, but wondering if its common?


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[Mark CSL]

Yes they all do that its the rust on the discs after washing when you move the car it spins on the wheels.

I hate this :banghead: so i dont drive it for about an hour then drive it in to the garage with my foot on the brake :thumbs:

[karbonkid]

Is this just down to the softer compound pad? Because on rear I have OEM discs and still get it. :banghead:

[Mark CSL]

Or it could just be rust as all the grey 1 are rusty :hahaha: :hahaha:

[derek]

ive never had that on my car

[bryce]

Cant imagine the black ones being rusty actually - with them being in at BMW all the time for repairs.

[derek]

maybe with the extra speed it cleans the wheels :blalalala:

[SMD]

Mine does that on the wheels after washing even with the standard brakes! :banghead:

[glendog74]

Mine too... Before and after APs.

If you have the time just let the car sit for 30 mins after a wash, or slowly drive the car forwards backwards to get rid most of it as it's easier to remove before being 'dried on' at speed!

[sailorbaz]

You could get a blower from a garden store and dry them with one of them...if you're COMPLETELY ANAL like some of the guys on that 'detailing world' Forum!!!

I was reading a post the other morning about a boy who bought an ASTRA VXR Nurburgring edition (ooooooh, can you tell I'm being Cynical...is that the right word???) brand new, spend ages checking it over, as you do with a new car it is after all alot of money, but this guy got a paint depth gauge out and everything! Anyone wanna link or shall I not bore you to complete death.

I mean, respect to 1cosmicboy's efforts for getting the car from the state it was in to how she's looking these days but who buys a BRAND NEW CAR then spends 3 months detailing it???

Anyway, gotta love these Black and Silver Grey jokes, crack me up big time! :blalalala:

[dave1]

eay solution use a watering can to rinse and go careful. not a hose pipe and stay away fron the brakes with a hose your filling the cals with water :thumbs:

[bryce]

I know the one you mean Baz, never mind detailling a new car for 3months - buying a Vauxhall deserves a slap :wanker:

[dave1]

200 odd brake front wheel drive waste of space :119:

[bryce]

A waste of good scrap metal.

[sailorbaz]

Here she is (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81391) in all her prime. For those of you who missed her! :gayfight:

[bryce]

Why o why o why! :119:

Boys got issues. Its an effin Vauxhuall.

Im away to clean my Alpine White Vivaro Nurburgring VXR. :whistle:

[glendog74]

Jesus! Makes my weekend cleaning effort look pitiful - and this all on a new Vauxhall! :hahaha: :smt104

[E46ACS]

IS there anyone on the internet that hasn't seen that VXR "cleaning" thread! :hahaha:

[E46ACS]

@ Glendog74

Nice work mate on those arches, I will be doing mine the next time I get to do a proper clean on mine.

[karbonkid]

wheres this thread?

[Andyk]

wheres this thread?

Was thinking Ihad missed something to...

[sailorbaz]

Here she is (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81391) in all her prime. For those of you who missed her! :gayfight:

Sorry fellas!

Click on the 'Here she is' part of that above thread. I'm getting quite good at 'hiding' threads... :whistle:

[bryce]

Numpties :whistle:

[SMD]

What a plonker! :119: