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glendog74
14-02-2009, 09:16 PM
I spent some quality time with the one i love this Valentine's afternoon...! :whistle:

I cleaned the rear underside of the car. I really wish that i'd done this sooner having driven on so many salt laden roads recently :banghead:

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Just the fronts to do tomorrow... Love's a terrible thing! :rolleye:
sailorbaz
14-02-2009, 09:45 PM
Looks well mate. I usually get under there with a heavy degreaser and pressure washer. Find it does the trick no bother. probably removed all the protective qualities of the paint right enough, tis that strong.
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/glendog74/DSC02702.jpg


Am I over-reacting but does the trailing arm not look kind old'ish for a 4-5 year old car? Sorry Glen but just getting a panic on as mine has sat in the garage now since november covered in muck from the road. Find out on Thursday I suppose when I get home... :thumbs:
SMD
14-02-2009, 09:47 PM
Nice work! :beer:

You can tell it has done a few miles looking at those pic!
glendog74
15-02-2009, 01:24 AM
Am I over-reacting but does the trailing arm not look kind old'ish for a 4-5 year old car?

I last saw underneath back in November when the car was on a ramp. It was grubby but no big deal. When i looked again today it had gotten a fair bit worse since - it has to be road salt as i haven't been able to wash it lately near as much as i'd like. :smt108

The arm looks worse than it actually is - just some light surface corrosion/discolouration - unsightly all the same! Need to get '1cosmicboy' over! :whistle:

FYI - My car was one of the last production, dated Dec 03 and it has now covered 48k miles.
bryce
15-02-2009, 02:08 AM
How and What with did you clean it Glendog?
Andyk
15-02-2009, 06:10 AM
You have too much time on your hands...good work :thumbs:
sailorbaz
15-02-2009, 07:40 AM
Aye, mine is a Dec 03 car too, has 34K on it now. Last time I looked, I can't remember them being too bad but hey, it'll clean up...with a bit of sandpaper and hammerite! :thumbs:
Mark CSL
15-02-2009, 10:08 AM
glendog74
Good Job Glendog it looks all the better for the hard work :thumbs:


Well the rear arms on my CSL look like new 54plate 54000 miles.
But i have seen some that you would think they park in the sea :whistle:
sailorbaz
15-02-2009, 10:32 AM
glendog74

But i have seen some that you would think they park in the sea :whistle:

Nothing wrong with parking in the sea Mark...I do it regularly :hahaha:
glendog74
15-02-2009, 10:37 AM
How and What with did you clean it Glendog?

Elbow grease! :-D

I used Autoglym engine/machine cleaner and a scouring pad! I used a softer brush on delicate bits.
glendog74
15-02-2009, 10:40 AM
You have too much time on your hands...good work :thumbs:

Yeah! I need to get this done now before the Sproglet arrives on the 23rd... Then i'll feel your pain!!! :eek:
glendog74
15-02-2009, 10:44 AM
Good Job Glendog it looks all the better for the hard work :thumbs:

Cheers - off out to do the fronts now!
bryce
15-02-2009, 01:17 PM
I would do mine but the trolley jack doesnt fit under the car these days :smokin:

Grand excuse :-D
Andyk
15-02-2009, 04:11 PM
You have too much time on your hands...good work :thumbs:

Yeah! I need to get this done now before the Sproglet arrives on the 23rd... Then i'll feel your pain!!! :eek:

Certainly will...although I have spent 5 hours cleaning the car today so there is still life after.
glendog74
15-02-2009, 07:18 PM
Day 2!

I found the fronts to be not as bad as i had feared. Light surface corrosion on the wishbones, tie bars, and shock body uprights. I wiped most bits with a bit of WD40 after the clean.

I'm not planning on doing this for some time - it takes too long and the neighbours must think i'm a right anorak! :moan:

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Plus one of the shiny pipes for Andyk and DazBlackCSL!! :thumbs:

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Andyk
15-02-2009, 07:28 PM
Shiney pipes...my favourite...
karbonkid
15-02-2009, 07:33 PM
Good Work. I had a ago too today, but not to the extreme of yours as I will be driving to work through some black salty back roads tomorrow. Let the sun come out, then I can happily spend some time out there with my toothbrush! :hahaha:
karbonkid
15-02-2009, 08:09 PM
Wondering if anyone get this same problem with their APs?

After I clean the wheels (which this time I took off and cleaned thorough) they get rust like water all over the wheels after driven for no more than 1 mile.

Now I remember someone else posting this problem and thought they had a leak, but wondering if its common?


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Mark CSL
15-02-2009, 08:13 PM
Yes they all do that its the rust on the discs after washing when you move the car it spins on the wheels.

I hate this :banghead: so i dont drive it for about an hour then drive it in to the garage with my foot on the brake :thumbs:
karbonkid
15-02-2009, 08:16 PM
Is this just down to the softer compound pad? Because on rear I have OEM discs and still get it. :banghead:
Mark CSL
15-02-2009, 10:14 PM
Or it could just be rust as all the grey 1 are rusty :hahaha: :hahaha:
derek
15-02-2009, 10:24 PM
ive never had that on my car
bryce
15-02-2009, 10:26 PM
Cant imagine the black ones being rusty actually - with them being in at BMW all the time for repairs.
derek
15-02-2009, 10:30 PM
maybe with the extra speed it cleans the wheels :blalalala:
SMD
15-02-2009, 10:41 PM
Mine does that on the wheels after washing even with the standard brakes! :banghead:
glendog74
15-02-2009, 11:09 PM
Mine too... Before and after APs.

If you have the time just let the car sit for 30 mins after a wash, or slowly drive the car forwards backwards to get rid most of it as it's easier to remove before being 'dried on' at speed!
sailorbaz
16-02-2009, 07:34 AM
You could get a blower from a garden store and dry them with one of them...if you're COMPLETELY ANAL like some of the guys on that 'detailing world' Forum!!!

I was reading a post the other morning about a boy who bought an ASTRA VXR Nurburgring edition (ooooooh, can you tell I'm being Cynical...is that the right word???) brand new, spend ages checking it over, as you do with a new car it is after all alot of money, but this guy got a paint depth gauge out and everything! Anyone wanna link or shall I not bore you to complete death.

I mean, respect to 1cosmicboy's efforts for getting the car from the state it was in to how she's looking these days but who buys a BRAND NEW CAR then spends 3 months detailing it???

Anyway, gotta love these Black and Silver Grey jokes, crack me up big time! :blalalala:
dave1
16-02-2009, 04:54 PM
eay solution use a watering can to rinse and go careful. not a hose pipe and stay away fron the brakes with a hose your filling the cals with water :thumbs:
bryce
16-02-2009, 05:46 PM
I know the one you mean Baz, never mind detailling a new car for 3months - buying a Vauxhall deserves a slap :wanker:
dave1
16-02-2009, 05:57 PM
200 odd brake front wheel drive waste of space :119:
bryce
16-02-2009, 06:00 PM
A waste of good scrap metal.
sailorbaz
16-02-2009, 07:32 PM
Here she is (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81391) in all her prime. For those of you who missed her! :gayfight:
bryce
16-02-2009, 07:59 PM
Why o why o why! :119:

Boys got issues. Its an effin Vauxhuall.

Im away to clean my Alpine White Vivaro Nurburgring VXR. :whistle:
glendog74
16-02-2009, 09:52 PM
Jesus! Makes my weekend cleaning effort look pitiful - and this all on a new Vauxhall! :hahaha: :smt104
E46ACS
16-02-2009, 11:01 PM
IS there anyone on the internet that hasn't seen that VXR "cleaning" thread! :hahaha:
E46ACS
16-02-2009, 11:03 PM
@ Glendog74

Nice work mate on those arches, I will be doing mine the next time I get to do a proper clean on mine.
karbonkid
17-02-2009, 05:22 AM
wheres this thread?
Andyk
17-02-2009, 06:24 AM
wheres this thread?

Was thinking Ihad missed something to...
sailorbaz
17-02-2009, 07:37 AM
Here she is (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81391) in all her prime. For those of you who missed her! :gayfight:

Sorry fellas!

Click on the 'Here she is' part of that above thread. I'm getting quite good at 'hiding' threads... :whistle:
bryce
17-02-2009, 04:48 PM
Numpties :whistle:
SMD
17-02-2009, 06:02 PM
What a plonker! :119: