joe588

Use 800-1200grit to take the damaged lacquer out in the 3-5 inch area, sand back to the actual paint layer but don't go through it obviously or you'll need to spray colour too, then 1500 to key the good lacquer in the rest, don't take too much out but enough to make it completely matt. spray so the edge of the foot spraying area hardly gets any paint, then the middle gets the most. build up lightly then once you have enough paint in, let it dry and sand the entire thing completely flat with 1500, so it's all matt and smooth like a blackboard. then just polish up!

I'd try and sand off the lacquer about 3-5" round that, lightly sand around that patch of no laquer to dull the finish, mask up the area so you have sort of a foot square to spray in. Try and gradient it in if you know what i mean and hopefully the two lacquers will blend better instead of a solid line. after it's all dry., go over the entire repair with 1500 wet and dry to get rid of any orange peel or crap then polish it up with a cutting compound! Tip. if you're using rattlecans, leave them in a bucket of warm water for 20 mins beforehand and the paint will come out much smoother

I didn't think there was a noise limit on cars...? Hmm, that also says imports can be 99db?! Heh, my old gt4 had a 3" pipe straight from the turbo to a 4" back box with no mid section silencers. Now that was embarrassingly loud, you'd set off car alarms driving past at 1500rpm. Can't believe I actually drove it about

Not a toyota, but we had a 92 civic in at work with 30k on it! Mint inside, full of holes on the outside

You now what, I've got two to do tomorrow... If you fancy a go I'll take some pics as I go alongg,,,

Yup mooks your man, always top quality!

Wheel repair centre on here? Or give it ago yourself, you'd be suprised how easy and fun it is!

Nice one, what are the chances, I was just booking from them right now and checked on here to get an address and this thread popped up. Cheers!

Sent a gt4 bonnet for £25 with paisley Parcelforce wanted about 100 quid. ha. Guys a bit of a grump on the phone though.

I like paisley freight. I've never had a problem, cheap and reliable BUT I think our man jonny has, so use at your own risk. I've used them over 10 times without issue though.

Nice cheers ! sent a pm anyway

cool, defo interested. need a new tyre so if the price is right i'll take em and give the wheels away oh hang on, would these be ok on an 8" rim?

how much for the tyres mate?

Good thing it went like that really, you don't want to be cruising along the M6 and have it overheat without you noticing!

I'm sure that was a rumour started by the DA companies haha. As long as you wet the pad there's pretty much no chance you'll burn it. start off on 800 rpm, smooth lines like you're spraying paint and move up to 1500. feel the paint as you go and you won't burn it. I tried to burn an old panel, took a fair bit of heat and pressure to mark it.

http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?/forum/181-detail-my-car/ There's detail my car, autoglass appears to have stopped? correct me if I'm wrong?

http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?/forum/199-car-caredetailing/ There you go mate

There's loads of detailers on here mate, they all do an absolutely cracking job for good money, give them a call! Or if you fancy a go yourself.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-POLISHER-BUFFER-SOFT-START-6-SPEED-BODY-SHOP-/270389557911?_trksid=p4340.m8&_trkparms=algo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D6%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1019091290173935295 The rotary is good, the stuff that comes with it isn't. Get some decent pads and polish ie menzerna and off you go. Takes a while to get used to it, look at the rotary polishing guide on detailing world. i've had that rotary for years now and it's never missed a beat. I do all the cars at work too so it's not like it hardly gets used

Them halfords things are crap, I wouldn't bother. You can get a silverline rotary for about 45 quid, I've had one about 3 years now and it's still going strong.

Yup no reason not to. Have a peep down a plug hole before you run it through, piece of mind it's done something and possibly enhance placebo power My car does feel smoother and quicker though!

I can't say I've noticed any MPG improvement but I know it's done something as the tops of my pistons were clean.

Bloody hell mate, that's one of my worst nightmares Hope it does come back, the human body can do some amazing things! Well in for taking it so well though! really sorry to hear that