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Jimmy's Black GT TSI - DV change done!
JimmyC92:
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--- Quote from: JimmyC92 on October 27, 2014, 04:27:59 pm ---Headlight resto
Being fed up with the swirls on my lights but being too nervous to take any wet and dry to them, I decided to try this Maguiars kit. I'm quite impressed, it takes a few passes to notice improvement, I stopped tonight as I had to dash off, but I will be giving it another go tomorrow.
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did you use a mains drill or cordless? any good?
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I used a cordless drill, seems to struggle a little bit however my lights might be a bit far gone! I still need to give it another go since this last post...I'll put some more pictures up as soon as i've done it.
DamoP:
--- Quote from: JimmyC92 on November 02, 2014, 09:48:00 am ---
--- Quote from: DamoP on November 02, 2014, 07:15:23 am ---
--- Quote from: JimmyC92 on October 27, 2014, 04:27:59 pm ---Headlight resto
Being fed up with the swirls on my lights but being too nervous to take any wet and dry to them, I decided to try this Maguiars kit. I'm quite impressed, it takes a few passes to notice improvement, I stopped tonight as I had to dash off, but I will be giving it another go tomorrow.
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did you use a mains drill or cordless? any good?
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I used a cordless drill, seems to struggle a little bit however my lights might be a bit far gone! I still need to give it another go since this last post...I'll put some more pictures up as soon as i've done it.
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thought that maybe the case. as i only have a cordless
JimmyC92:
A little known fact about these is they come with imploding mirrors upon impact...
Driving home from work after a 12 hour night shift I was very very tired and perhaps on the verge of nodding off, I took the motorway home with the window open thinking it would help, the road works narrowed the road down to a single lane of which I mis judged the distance between me and the cones at which point I clipped one with the front quarter and my wing mirror internally combusted next to my face...
May not be as bad as you expected but I'm both livid with myself and devastated...plans have been put on hold for a while until I can get this sorted! Thankfully TPS have the bits in stock so I just need to find somewhere that can fit and spray the bits...
Take note guys and gals - never EVER drive tired, no matter how competent at driving you are, its very easy for mistakes to happen! I was just lucky there wasn't anyone around or big machinery to hit...
In the mean time...this is me... :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
Eniqmatic:
Nice car, really unfortunate about what just happened however! Keep it up hope you don't loose the motivation for it!
Quick tip for when I saw you putting wax on previously, straight lines not circles! :happy2: You maybe know this by now already just thought I'd say as you did ask for tips! Good work though!
JimmyC92:
--- Quote from: Eniqmatic on November 13, 2014, 01:58:31 pm ---Nice car, really unfortunate about what just happened however! Keep it up hope you don't loose the motivation for it!
Quick tip for when I saw you putting wax on previously, straight lines not circles! :happy2: You maybe know this by now already just thought I'd say as you did ask for tips! Good work though!
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Thanks mate! I got the door mirror sorted today, thankfully I have a friend who works in a body shop and was able to spray and fit the mirror over night and is sorting the wing and bumper next week. I have a track day on Sunday at Brands Hatch so I didn't want to do the journey with no wing mirror!
Thanks for the tip, it was polish not wax I was applying, I'll bear it in mind for wax but is polishing circular motions mainly? Also how many passes should I give each panel for best results?
Thanks again dude :)
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