I used to use a nail brush to clean the plastics.
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I used to use a nail brush to clean the plastics.
Nail brush? :eek:
Do you know how long that'll take? lol
Will try and use the jet wash with some detergent see if that shifts it :)
UPDATE
Had a short shift at work today so there was some time to do some work. Gave a go at cleaning the inner trim. The dirty ones were the sill panels which were absolutely filthy.
Here's how they looked:
http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/6896/1002292.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6131/1002293k.jpg
Used the pressure water together with spong and detergent. It took a while but the result was pretty good. Here they are while they were drying
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4991/1002294cp.jpg
Need to pop down and hopefully see some progress at the garage
your attention to detail is amazing!
Thank you sir!
UPDATE
So many things to sort out, so little time!
Some good news though... the chap which was selling the door decals (which he had lost and therefore I couldn't get them) contacted me the other day and said... "I found them" :d
A nice chap too, he said that he'd send them to me and when I got them I could pay him.
Well here they are:
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9380/1002313d.jpg
Can't be many left in the world now as Vauxhall can't get them from anywhere. Need to get some copies made up for future need.
Haven't had a chance to visit the shop yet either and I'm working all the way through to the end of the weekend as well. Looks like beginning of next week.
UPDATE
Well it's been a while... popped to the bodyshop (hadn't visited for a while) and saw the Cav outside. Won't go into huge detail, I'll just let the pictures explain it all :)
Big dent on front n/s wing being prepared for the slide hammer treatment
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7092/imag0163f.jpg
Couple car park dings ground back and filled in
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1451/imag0162jj.jpg
Few more car park dings filled in lol
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8058/imag0161to.jpg
Dent on the rear o/s wing which I've never even noticed before
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3120/imag0165p.jpg
Chuffed for two reasons: 1) that it has now officially started and 2) that the camera on my new phone is actually good (HTC Sensation) lol
Problem with resto's is that they always get put aside when urgent time limited insurance jobs or work vehicles come in. Funny thing is that since the cav has gone in the lads have had increased business... shiuold really ask for commission lol
UPDATE
It has been quite a while since the previous update. I was on holiday for a while lol but so was the bodyshop so things had slowed down quite a bit. I visited 10 days ago but sort of forgot to post up the pics (kinda concentrating on work/Nova project).
Today however I visited again so it'll be a good update... well deserved after the long gap!
How it looked last week, passenger side side skirt removed, more filler in places that needed it and a new wheel arch fitted to passenger rear (stupidly forgot to take a picture of that lol)
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3120/imag0165p.jpg
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6645/imag0339x.jpg
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8919/imag0338qv.jpg
Surprised that there was no rust at all on the sill. Was waiting for it to just flake to bits :)
Preoccupied with work and my project. I didn't have time to visit closely after the above visit to get pics of the other side. But today this is what I saw
http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/5895/imag0378d.jpg
New passenger rear arch
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2570/imag0379m.jpg
B & C Pillar vinyl removed. Will be replaced with black paint.
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9726/imag0366j.jpg
Buckle on door pillar pulled out
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1899/imag0381e.jpg
Golf ball sized dent on wing pulled out
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8733/imag0382h.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/311/imag03701o.jpg
Hole in roof skin welded (used to be a car phone aerial back in the 90's)
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7175/imag0368b.jpg
Back end needed a bit of filler as it was smacked on it's huge ass 3 times in it's life (all by women... ahem!)
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5093/imag0375x.jpg
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Spoiler removed to uncover a GL bootlid lol
http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/4759/imag0374s.jpg
Spoiler getting some filler action
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9223/imag0377bx.jpg
Driver side
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9603/imag0372t.jpg
New driver side rear arch
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7754/imag0371ze.jpg
The sill on the driver side wasn't as great as the passenger sill. Bit of rust, well a hole, under the skirt. Will be getting cut out and plated over
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8996/imag0376u.jpg
The floor is next up, all the rusty places cut out and welded some welding needed in the boot and a couple other places. The B & C pillars will be getting painted in black and so will the door handles. The bodyshop also checked that the colour 71L - Mexico Red is still available, furthermore in water base. Good news is that they can get the colour.
Still need to source a light grey carpet, a new bonnet badge and the 'VAUXHALL' decal for the spoiler.
UPDATE
Popped to the bodyshop again seeing as I had a bit of free time. When I arrived the Cav was in getting a DA for the final bodywork prep before it goes into paint, most likely Wednesday.
http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/1570/imag0385l.jpg
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9238/imag0387v.jpg
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/706/imag0386s.jpg
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/2610/imag0388r.jpg
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4974/imag0390j.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4017/imag0389b.jpg
There's still a bit of re-seam welding needed on the rear floor and the footwells to be sealed with a thick sealant to stop any future corrosion happening. The boot will be stone chipped inside and then painted in body colour. The underfloor and arches will be stone chipped and sealed. Door pillars will be gloss finish black in place of vinyl (bit of rust occurred in places as water got under the vinyl). Handles, boot grab, skirts and bumper trim will be satin black (as per usual) with the centre of the bumper trim being body coloured (as it was from factory).
All there is to do now is wait :) ...