Polished the Disastra today....

[Spudly]

Been wanting to get it into work and get it machined up since i had it and managed to bribe my sales manager this week (£5 worth of fruit salad sweets did the trick lol) and went in at 11am this morning!



First few pictures i ever took of it a few months ago when i bought it, just so you can see the turnaroud, im rather pleased with myself even if i do say so!


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110411-00114.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110413-00115.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110413-00116.jpg

After a quick wash (i had previously cleaned it as i couldnt be doing with driving a grafted car) and masked up the trims so as not to burn them with the mop..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00074.jpg

Then i polished each panel with our works used car polish as i mopped them, then washed again after mopping and polishing the full car.

Then polished again and finished off with some Meguiars Tech Wax 2.0!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00075.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00076.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00077.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00078.jpg

And a couple of reflection shots, whats peeps think..?

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00081.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00079.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/IMG-20110529-00080.jpg

[Mazz]

oooh shiney!

[TeddyThom]

Very nice dude :thumb:

[24sevenslacker]

can you do mine when i sell it :d

[Spudly]

Cheers peeps, err Tommy not sure on that one :eek: lol



I may be persuaded to throw a bit of polish at yours if youre nice to me, she aint looking too bad now though is she, for a £200 banger LOL :d

[Murray]

Very shiney.

Top work there. Did you have a go at poping out the dent in the bumper as well?

[24sevenslacker]

noooo not the nova lol, my astra, when i sell it, obviously ill treat you to some jelly tots.....

[SRimon]

Gotta be worth 10 times what you paid lol.

[Spudly]

Very shiney.

Top work there. Did you have a go at poping out the dent in the bumper as well?



Aye i did that the other week when it was on the ramp at my mates garage getting the cambelt done, heatgun and a snap on bar got it out pretty well, still needs a new bumper front and rear as theyre both scratched to hell but theyre not too important for now, ill change em when i find an astra in the same colour at Upullit:d



And i knew you meant your disastra Tommy ya plum, ill think about it:p

[jaygsi]

Wack it up forsale lad, bet you get abit for it now

[Murray]

U-pull-it FTW!

I got stuff for my daliy hack from the inverkeithing one. Front osf door, wing, bonnet and bumper in the right colour for £84!

[Jack]

Despite popular belief, it would appear you CAN polish a turd!

[Southie]

Looking good Spudders, I expect cars to look clean though when you clean them with it being your job lol

Now I don't own a car I've a lovely helmet you can polish lol

[Spudly]

Despite popular belief, it would appear you CAN polish a turd!



You know i was actually thinking that to myself as i was taking the wax off lol




Southie i think things like that should be kept to pm:p

[16v Nova Kev]

looks ace. just wish you could have heated the bumper up then poped it out

[Spudly]

looks ace. just wish you could have heated the bumper up then poped it out



Errr, thats exactly what i did do silly:p

[16v Nova Kev]

ohhhhrly looks cracked?

[Southie]

I would pm but I like to show my love lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Fancy doing mine Spud?! :p

Oh hai Southie lol

[Andy]

Nearly as good as mine spud:p lol
I replenished my stuff today,thought i'd try some of that G3 range halfords sell,gonna do the van with it tomorrow so expect a SRS sms l0l!
Got all of them except the scratch remover stage

[Balley]

Must admit Spud you have done an amazing job.. you wouldn't believe it was the same car!

[ECO16V]

Looking well mate, like a completely different car from the first pic.

[Dervy]

although its a mk4, it is very clean and a smart looking car :)

[Lewis.]

looks spot on that Mr Spudly, you could fall in that reflection its that deep! i'm very jealous


I've a lovely helmet you can polish lol

:gay: :p

[Spudly]

ohhhhrly looks cracked?


Aye it is on the corner and one of the round bumper supports has broken through the rear bumper where its had a light knock on the back end, as said though new bumpers will soon fix this:d



Nearly as good as mine spud:p lol
I replenished my stuff today,thought i'd try some of that G3 range halfords sell,gonna do the van with it tomorrow so expect a SRS sms l0l!
Got all of them except the scratch remover stage



LMFAO @ srs sms lol


She looks a bit different from first pic and indeed from how she was on friday eh, that tech wax is awesome stuff and smells heavenly when applying it:d

[davidfox280585]

top job when shall i fetch the escort over spud?

[blue_peg_16v]

Stop working on that crap box and show then nova some love

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking loads better matey, very shiney.

iain

[Tanya.]

Very shiny, I like! :)

[Spudly]

Stop working on that crap box and show then nova some love


Plans are in hand so shush:p




Cheers peeps, i cant drive a fooked looking daily so it was only a matter of time before she got mopped, i still want a double D back box and an Irmscher option spoiler for the old girl and im thinking -25mm lowering springs too as she looks to sit a little too high for my liking lol




Very shiny, I like! :)



Cheers Tan, she looks a little better than she did last weekend doesnt she:d

[NOVA saloon]

Hell what a transformation. Shows what a few hours elbow grease can do. Top work mr spud.

[MK1_Ben]

Really good job, and +1 on the tech wax. I was sceptical at first when using it as it's a "easy on easy off" wax, but the results on dark cars are brilliant.

[Benn]

Looks stunning! Amazing what a buff and wax does.

[Tanya.]

Cheers Tan, she looks a little better than she did last weekend doesnt she:d

She certainly does! Looking very smart now :d