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After I got home from the guy who bumped me earlier (see NSR thread), I decided to give the 205 a good clean. Mainly as I had a pot of new Poorboys wheel sealent I wanted to use, and I wanted the car to be clean as I had my DIY refurbed wheels to put back on.
Been working on the wheels for the last couple weeks with some wet/dry paper and sanding drill bits I had spare. Also bought a load of rattle cans of primer/white paint/laquer from Halfords months back, so put these to good use. Didn't do my arthritic wrist anygood but bollocks to it, sick of being a cripple all the time
2 bucket method, dried with wafle weave, wheels sealed several times inside and out before I swapped a mates spare set he'd lent me. All glass polished/cleaned and tyres dressed. Whole car waxed too.
Piccies aren't great, was getting dark as only just finished it...
Comments welcome (yes I know this is a Subaru forum by the way
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Been working on the wheels for the last couple weeks with some wet/dry paper and sanding drill bits I had spare. Also bought a load of rattle cans of primer/white paint/laquer from Halfords months back, so put these to good use. Didn't do my arthritic wrist anygood but bollocks to it, sick of being a cripple all the time
2 bucket method, dried with wafle weave, wheels sealed several times inside and out before I swapped a mates spare set he'd lent me. All glass polished/cleaned and tyres dressed. Whole car waxed too.
Piccies aren't great, was getting dark as only just finished it...
Comments welcome (yes I know this is a Subaru forum by the way
).Andy
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Glad you like mate. That exterior mods done now me thinks as I don;t wanna change anything. White wheels aren't everyones cuppa, but they do look good in the flesh. Gave the Magnex a good ol' polish too, so lookd neat round the back.
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Cleaning is a pain, you can probably just make out the colour of mine after a weeks use.
Poorboys is great though - the dust just wipes off, and once every couple of months I whip them off and clay them for the tar spots
Poorboys is great though - the dust just wipes off, and once every couple of months I whip them off and clay them for the tar spots
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Stops like a bitch on heat though
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Looks tidy mate
The 205 is one of the cars i never owned but always admired! I went down the ren 5 gt turbo route instead, the most tempremental car i ever owned! Great fun though
The 205 is one of the cars i never owned but always admired! I went down the ren 5 gt turbo route instead, the most tempremental car i ever owned! Great fun though
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Had a switch for the fan installed in the end
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Nearly as sad as perving on one thread for your entire time on Scoobynet and posting up pictures of yourself in "men in black" glasses. Thats SAD
I'm not sad, I just wanna look after my investment, simples
I'm not sad, I just wanna look after my investment, simples
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I use muc off to clean them and whatever clay/polish I have lying around to get the tar spots off. The trick is the layer up some poorboys wax.
Poorboys Wheel Sealant - Poorboys Car Care and Detailing Products
I put about 4 coats on inside and out when I fitted the wheels, and add another coat or two every time I clean them (but I can still get my hand between the wheel and the caliper) and in all honesty, I could get most of the dirt off with a dry cloth it works that well as a protective layer. When I polish/clay the car to get the tar spots off, the wheels are off the car and it gets another 3 or 4 layers of poorboys then
Poorboys Wheel Sealant - Poorboys Car Care and Detailing Products
I put about 4 coats on inside and out when I fitted the wheels, and add another coat or two every time I clean them (but I can still get my hand between the wheel and the caliper) and in all honesty, I could get most of the dirt off with a dry cloth it works that well as a protective layer. When I polish/clay the car to get the tar spots off, the wheels are off the car and it gets another 3 or 4 layers of poorboys then
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I use muc off to clean them and whatever clay/polish I have lying around to get the tar spots off. The trick is the layer up some poorboys wax.
Poorboys Wheel Sealant - Poorboys Car Care and Detailing Products
I put about 4 coats on inside and out when I fitted the wheels, and add another coat or two every time I clean them (but I can still get my hand between the wheel and the caliper) and in all honesty, I could get most of the dirt off with a dry cloth it works that well as a protective layer. When I polish/clay the car to get the tar spots off, the wheels are off the car and it gets another 3 or 4 layers of poorboys then
Poorboys Wheel Sealant - Poorboys Car Care and Detailing Products
I put about 4 coats on inside and out when I fitted the wheels, and add another coat or two every time I clean them (but I can still get my hand between the wheel and the caliper) and in all honesty, I could get most of the dirt off with a dry cloth it works that well as a protective layer. When I polish/clay the car to get the tar spots off, the wheels are off the car and it gets another 3 or 4 layers of poorboys then
P.S. wheels are dirty allready
Gone a creamy dust colour.
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