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that im machine polishing my maverick :lol
Dont be under no illusions that when these is mud / puddles chance to go offraod I wont be in them as it was bought for fun so the muddier the better :D My problem is I have this thing i cant have a car full of scratches and swirls and looking dirty :(.
How I bought it,
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/563615_10200311641648701_1728259326_n.jpg
and one side done, bumpers all painted etc, replacing any cracked bit lol
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/902220_10200311668889382_1734285487_o.jpg
Should look quite tidy when im all finished :D ( except the front wings which ill have to sort lol :( )
Both sides of mine are covered in scratches through to the primer, I prefer it like this now :cool:
not sad but you must have too much time on your hands ;)
Both sides of mine are covered in scratches through to the primer, I prefer it like this now :cool:
It's a world apart from when I bought it you wouldnt believe ( or possibly you would ) the state of it under the years of dirt lol
not sad but you must have too much time on your hands ;)
not sad but you must have too much time on your hands ;)
you wont be the first one to think that :lol
It took me half a day to do that side have the rest todo :doh
You dont fancy doing my Trol do ya?. Its got lots of hedge row scars:D
You dont fancy doing my Trol do ya?. Its got lots of hedge row scars:D
No :lol
MudLifeCrisis
04-04-2013, 19:44
Like mine looking beautiful too . Here she is wearing a mud pack :lol
exosteve
04-04-2013, 20:30
love em dirty, love em clean.
polished mine 2 days ago. and the very next day I couldnt help myself looking for mud.
its now dirty with shinny bits.
Like mine looking beautiful too . Here she is wearing a mud pack :lol
Haha ace :-D
baker1988
05-04-2013, 18:37
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x236/littlejohn_boy/20130303_124521_zps05a170b5.jpg
I prefer the muddy look
Although mines clean at the moment
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x236/littlejohn_boy/20130303_124521_zps05a170b5.jpg
I prefer the muddy look
Although mines clean at the moment
Show off :lol
baker1988
05-04-2013, 19:20
Show off :lol
:lol
Give it a good tcut the other day not many scratches considering the places its been
The Old girl is nearly all done to how i planned :D Its just had a service as its last one must have been about 3 years ago :doh
In the past week its gone from
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/563615_10200311641648701_1728259326_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/603832_10200287474484537_1467035375_n.jpg
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/5275_10200287475644566_1784896201_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/548886_10200356389087359_1832770967_n.jpg
to this :D
Ive managed to save money on things like the rear wheel cover ive polished and resprayed myself, bumper only £15 on paint, rear towing sockets held on with cable ties :lol so £1.49 for a twin bracket and again some paint
Even the Maverick and GLS badge I bought silver paint pen and went over it all and a white one for the wheels, tinted rear lights.
Today i had a go at tinting the rear windows myself what are barsteward of a job that is, one is pretty good, one is ok but needs redoing and the rear window is just shocking :lol but hey just need practise.
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/604060_10200356387327315_1278283737_n.jpg
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/64110_10200372324605737_2013426992_n.jpg
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/292271_10200372316925545_137321067_n.jpg
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541916_10200372319605612_625273678_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/521592_10200372322605687_2061877349_n.jpg
Sorry for all the pics lol :thumb2
The Old girl is nearly all done to how i planned :D Its just had a service as its last one must have been about 3 years ago :doh
In the past week its gone from
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/563615_10200311641648701_1728259326_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/603832_10200287474484537_1467035375_n.jpg
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/5275_10200287475644566_1784896201_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/548886_10200356389087359_1832770967_n.jpg
to this :D
Ive managed to save money on things like the rear wheel cover ive polished and resprayed myself, bumper only £15 on paint, rear towing sockets held on with cable ties :lol so £1.49 for a twin bracket and again some paint
Even the Maverick and GLS badge I bought silver paint pen and went over it all and a white one for the wheels, tinted rear lights.
Today i had a go at tinting the rear windows myself what are barsteward of a job that is, one is pretty good, one is ok but needs redoing and the rear window is just shocking :lol but hey just need practise.
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/604060_10200356387327315_1278283737_n.jpg
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/64110_10200372324605737_2013426992_n.jpg
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/292271_10200372316925545_137321067_n.jpg
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541916_10200372319605612_625273678_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/521592_10200372322605687_2061877349_n.jpg
Sorry for all the pics lol :thumb2
Fair play mate!!! People joke but that it an awesome difference, it looks loads better
Dynamics
08-04-2013, 00:35
Looks like a bit of Menzerna action there, with a DA polisher.
Looks well.
Well done, for 18 years, I have regularly been doing the same to my 95 Mav, and I am now really reaping the benefits, it is still pristine.
Wings like new, no rust, no bubbles.
How did you paint those bumpers? they look great.:thumb2
The problem with mud is that unless you really power wash off ALL the mud from underneath, from inside the wheel arches, off the front chassis cross member, and the front bumper out rigger, them that area will always be damp, and will encourage the tin worm.
The other issue is that of roadsalt, after salt spreading, how often do you wash all the roadsalt off from underneath? So far I've done mine about 4 times this winter, so I must be reallly sad.
I've been called worse, I'm old enough and wise enough now not to worry what others think of me.:confused::confused:
Time on my hands...:nenau no!
more like investment, 10 minutes here and there all added together is probably less than the hours spent repairing the outcome of all that tin worm action.
The difference is... that I had the opportunity of starting the protection from day one, 18 years ago.
I have owned many cars, in the 70's and 80's that I was not the first owner, and one was only 3 years old, and both wings had rotted, I had a mini and the rear boot floor fell out, I thought then, I wished I had caught this problem earlier.
This is when I first turned to waxoyl.:bow
I am still taking therapy :lol:lol
So now you have got it looking that well keep it up.
Be aware, that on these cars another vulnerable area, other than the front wings is the floor behind the second row of seats, and the rear outer seat belt mounts.
There is a second thicker metal skin under the rear floor that magically retains the damp, and encourages the old tin worm.
Lifting the rear carpet might just show the extent of any damage.:doh:doh
The slightest bubble, will open out to a much larger area:doh.
Several vehicles have this problem, and I would think that nearly all have some rust in that area, the problem is that the MOT don't remove carpets, and from underneath, it all looks solid, as the rust is taking place on the upper skin.
My mini was like this under the front carpet, the floor was covered in rust:doh
Common fault with Minis, they were trying to go back to their ancestral origins of the stone age car. Remember Fred Flintstones car, with his feet through the floor.:lol:lol
WOW don't I go on.....:doh
Best regards,
Rustic
Looks like a bit of Menzerna action there, with a DA polisher.
Looks well.
Menzerna, S40, Dodo juice, Black hole and Auto Glym HD Wax it had in the end :lol
Fair play mate!!! People joke but that it an awesome difference, it looks loads better
Ta
How did you paint those bumpers? they look great.:thumb2
Be aware, that on these cars another vulnerable area, other than the front wings is the floor behind the second row of seats, and the rear outer seat belt mounts.
There is a second thicker metal skin under the rear floor that magically retains the damp, and encourages the old tin worm.
Lifting the rear carpet might just show the extent of any damage.:doh:doh
The slightest bubble, will open out to a much larger area:doh.
Several vehicles have this problem, and I would think that nearly all have some rust in that area, the problem is that the MOT don't remove carpets, and from underneath, it all looks solid, as the rust is taking place on the upper skin.
WOW don't I go on.....:doh
Rustic
Haha thanks fella, yeah I don't need the 3rd row of seats and when i was removing them i fely a scrutchy so knew it will need attention, from underneath its very thin. This and one of the sills will be getting a welder taken to it before MOT time :)
The paint was from my local motor factors, you dont need any primer its all in one, you just need to make sure there free from dirt and wax etc, but really easy and for £6.99 a big tin worth every penny
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