Polished, custom config wheel/tyres and setup
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Thought I'd share my recent changes with the community... >>>
Got her back from the invisible man... I was well pleased, everything done to my liking and more...
Although a little extreme for everyday driving... hehe
Polished her up with my 9-stage routine I mentioned a while back, 5.5 hours in all.... arms are just dangling with all that action!
I dont know if you chaps remember I was looking into something alternative to the spiders and the typical OZ/BBS wheels most go for... but I found a motorsport lightweight brand in the end that was unique enough, yet light enough to make me smile...
Wheels are 18 x 9J's Lightweight Motorsport Alloys
Rear Tyres are 275/35/18 Bridgestone SO3 Pole Positions
Front Tyres are 255/35/18 Goodyear Eagle GDS3 Extra Load
Nitrogen Filled at 28PSI all round
Racing Flush Mount Locking Valves
Rear Nitrons - low compression fitted
Wheels set to 1 degree negative camber on rear, better for cornering performance, although the extra width makes up for loss of contact patch for drag runs.
Ok, enough blabbering, heres some pics... hope I get the thumbs up on my 9-stage polish routine (has to be seen to be believed!)
and...
Got a few other unique things planned in the pipeline, but we're trying to decide either to stay TVR or jump over to Mosler...
>>> Edited by SXS on Sunday 16th May 02:53
Got her back from the invisible man... I was well pleased, everything done to my liking and more...
Although a little extreme for everyday driving... hehe
Polished her up with my 9-stage routine I mentioned a while back, 5.5 hours in all.... arms are just dangling with all that action!
I dont know if you chaps remember I was looking into something alternative to the spiders and the typical OZ/BBS wheels most go for... but I found a motorsport lightweight brand in the end that was unique enough, yet light enough to make me smile...
Wheels are 18 x 9J's Lightweight Motorsport Alloys
Rear Tyres are 275/35/18 Bridgestone SO3 Pole Positions
Front Tyres are 255/35/18 Goodyear Eagle GDS3 Extra Load
Nitrogen Filled at 28PSI all round
Racing Flush Mount Locking Valves
Rear Nitrons - low compression fitted
Wheels set to 1 degree negative camber on rear, better for cornering performance, although the extra width makes up for loss of contact patch for drag runs.
Ok, enough blabbering, heres some pics... hope I get the thumbs up on my 9-stage polish routine (has to be seen to be believed!)
and...
Got a few other unique things planned in the pipeline, but we're trying to decide either to stay TVR or jump over to Mosler... >>> Edited by SXS on Sunday 16th May 02:53
I've trawled through pages of previous postings, but I can't find your 9 point cleaning plan. Any chance you could give me the link, or post the details again please - or even better, come round and do it for me
:-)
I've had mine a week now and not cleaned it yet (may god forgive me) so think I'll treat it at the weekend.
:-)
I've had mine a week now and not cleaned it yet (may god forgive me) so think I'll treat it at the weekend.
9 stage cleaning goes like this.
1) shift fat arse from sofa and find bucket, sponge soap (no washing up liquid will not do) and choamis leather.
2) Fill bucket with warm water and choice of detergent / soap.
3) Go and change sodden clothes after catching rim of bucket on taps in kitchen sink, clean up water on kitchen floor before anybody kills themsleves.
4) spend an hour trying to find spider web festonned and crumpled hose, fish it out from under bush where you left it last year and try to connect to outside tap.
5) spend an hour trying to find special grommet that joins hose to tap. Can't find it so spend another hour going to DIY garden store to purchase adaptor, alternatively nick from neighbour.
6) wash of excess dirt from pride and joy with pathetic stream of filthy water dribbling from hose. Spray neighbourhood children liberally with water from hose.
7) Clean car thoroughly with the previously poured warm water and detergent that is now freezing cold. and find sponge not capable of removing hard baked on dead flies. AT this point you may want to consider using the follwing, scouring pad, emery cloth or 100 grit sand paper to remove, all are equally as good.
8) wash of the soap bubbles dead flies and general grime with the same pathetic hose and then set to work with the chamois leather, Spend a further hour trying to bend and make supple stiff leather after you left it last year.
9) spend a further hour in garage trying to find old polish and cotton rich applicator (old T-shirt), fail, so give up and spend rest of time in garden drinking cold beer and listening to sports on the radio whilst burning various meat items over a Bar-b-que.
1) shift fat arse from sofa and find bucket, sponge soap (no washing up liquid will not do) and choamis leather.
2) Fill bucket with warm water and choice of detergent / soap.
3) Go and change sodden clothes after catching rim of bucket on taps in kitchen sink, clean up water on kitchen floor before anybody kills themsleves.
4) spend an hour trying to find spider web festonned and crumpled hose, fish it out from under bush where you left it last year and try to connect to outside tap.
5) spend an hour trying to find special grommet that joins hose to tap. Can't find it so spend another hour going to DIY garden store to purchase adaptor, alternatively nick from neighbour.
6) wash of excess dirt from pride and joy with pathetic stream of filthy water dribbling from hose. Spray neighbourhood children liberally with water from hose.
7) Clean car thoroughly with the previously poured warm water and detergent that is now freezing cold. and find sponge not capable of removing hard baked on dead flies. AT this point you may want to consider using the follwing, scouring pad, emery cloth or 100 grit sand paper to remove, all are equally as good.
8) wash of the soap bubbles dead flies and general grime with the same pathetic hose and then set to work with the chamois leather, Spend a further hour trying to bend and make supple stiff leather after you left it last year.
9) spend a further hour in garage trying to find old polish and cotton rich applicator (old T-shirt), fail, so give up and spend rest of time in garden drinking cold beer and listening to sports on the radio whilst burning various meat items over a Bar-b-que.
The cost is £120 and few vodkas and I'll come and do the job!
But if you still want to do it yourselves...
Then heres the routine I've researched and found to give exceptional results!
This is only done once a year:
1) Wash the car with strong car shampoo in hot water.
2) Repeat the above if required for hardened stains.
2) Dry it with a synthetic chamois (not leather!)
4) Using Tcut Metallic wax, rub it in good and hard, might require two coats to get all the grime out of the surface scratches and swirl marks in order to populate them with the wax polymers.
5) Use Super Resin Polish and polish it in.
6) Use Polish Gloss Guard and polish it in.
7) Use a pure wax and rub it in.
8) Use a wax seal and rub it in.
9) Use a spray on UV protector and smooth it in.
Thats it for the year!
Every 3 months - repeat steps 7/8/9
Every regular wash, repeat step 9.
Every 2 weeks - repeat step 8/9 if required.
Thats it....
And you dont need to spend hundreds on polishes, the halfords AutoGlym and Turtlewax products work just as good, just require more elbow grease.
Have fun!!!! Its bloody tiring, if you get some help in rubbing the residue off after each coat, it would help!
Remember, once the wax in coat 7 goes on, its a bitch to rub it in, it sticks like glue to the gloss polish guard!
Oh and I use a thing called Black Chrome on the tyre sidewalls... stays on for a while and looks way better than that wonderwheels etc crap.
But if you still want to do it yourselves...
Then heres the routine I've researched and found to give exceptional results!
This is only done once a year:
1) Wash the car with strong car shampoo in hot water.
2) Repeat the above if required for hardened stains.
2) Dry it with a synthetic chamois (not leather!)
4) Using Tcut Metallic wax, rub it in good and hard, might require two coats to get all the grime out of the surface scratches and swirl marks in order to populate them with the wax polymers.
5) Use Super Resin Polish and polish it in.
6) Use Polish Gloss Guard and polish it in.
7) Use a pure wax and rub it in.
8) Use a wax seal and rub it in.
9) Use a spray on UV protector and smooth it in.
Thats it for the year!
Every 3 months - repeat steps 7/8/9
Every regular wash, repeat step 9.
Every 2 weeks - repeat step 8/9 if required.
Thats it....
And you dont need to spend hundreds on polishes, the halfords AutoGlym and Turtlewax products work just as good, just require more elbow grease.
Have fun!!!! Its bloody tiring, if you get some help in rubbing the residue off after each coat, it would help!
Remember, once the wax in coat 7 goes on, its a bitch to rub it in, it sticks like glue to the gloss polish guard!
Oh and I use a thing called Black Chrome on the tyre sidewalls... stays on for a while and looks way better than that wonderwheels etc crap.
shell said:
Very nice, anyone know if 19's fit a cerb?
Yes they do, should you do it? Hell no, stiffer springs/shocks, arch grinding, even-lower profile tyres... its just too much hassle, and in the end you're stuck with a car thats a pain in the arse to drive on our roads - literally!
pies said:
7) Use a pure wax and rub it in.
8) Use a wax seal and rub it in.
Just curious i assume the product used in 7 is a carnauba wax
But what is the product in 8 and how is it supposed to adhere to a pure wax
There are a few wax sealant guards, turtle wax do one and Black Diamond does one too. This stage is crucial!
For step 7 - Carnuba wax can be used, but there are a few synthetic ones that are stronger and more gentle to the underlying polish...
gixxer1000 said:
The cost is £120 and few vodkas and I'll come and do the job!
SXS, £120 plus a bottle of your favourite Vodka to give my Cerb the full 5.5 hour, 9 stage process. I'm serious - email me if you are.
Gixxer
SXS, I guess you were not serious about the £120 and vodka then
. Any chance of listing your favourite products for each of the 9 stages? Thanks,
Gixxer
Use the Maguires three stage for cleaning oxidised paint, polishing and waxing - just did mine - the middle section (polishing) gets the paint so flat it looks like a respray!
The Carnuba wax in the third stage requires some real elbow grease, but gives a fantastic finish.
if there was anything I'd change, it would be the final stage with a much higher carnuba wax content, but you are talking some big money
The Carnuba wax in the third stage requires some real elbow grease, but gives a fantastic finish.
if there was anything I'd change, it would be the final stage with a much higher carnuba wax content, but you are talking some big money
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