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18th August 2018, 09:45 | #1 |
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MOT pass ... but then a problem.... :-)
Hi all,
Well pleased with a new MOT yesterday. It wasn't actually due until January but July/August is much nicer time to work on a car if needed! I even removed the undertray so MOT man could get to see everything more easily .... but here's the problem. The undertray I acquired from someone else recently, i.e. second hand, as my car didn't have one. The sound deadening foam was heavily soaked in oil and when the engine/foam got hot it smelt like I had a bad oil leak! So ..."Take off and replace the foam" I thought. This developed into : Remove foam, remove aluminium plate, scrape off all the crud, degrease, twice, wash, dry,... and then I found myself using my expensive AutoGlym products to treat the topside of the Undertray .... which no one will ever see! I need help .... this is not normal behaviour! Cliff / Teflon / Nev .... come on folks .... please tell me someone else has the same problem! MOT man also suggested I need to clean up my headlights .... so a chance to use my 3M Headlight Restore Kit .... at least people will see those results! Happy cleaning, all John .
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18th August 2018, 10:45 | #2 |
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All sounds perfectly normal to me
Perhaps we should set up a group where we all sit around in chairs and say things like "My name is XXX and I polish my (insert obscure car part here)" Cliff P.S. There is no known cure as of yet - sorry!
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18th August 2018, 11:57 | #3 |
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All sounds perfectly normal behaviour to me too,but then I too do similar things. I've been painting,cleaning and polishing bits of car that i'm restoring that nobody will ever see unless they completely dismantle the car !
Maybe if i'd been less fussy said car would be back on the road by now,lol. Been restoring/modifying it for seven years or so now,mustn't rush these things hey ! |
18th August 2018, 12:31 | #4 |
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Perfectly normal in my eyes. I spent a few days refurbing mine before refitting it including a full respray
A year on the road and after a good clean off when I did my servicing and it looks as good as new. Boy we are sad
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20th August 2018, 20:04 | #5 |
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Not alone then!
Thanks for the replies guys .... at least I'm not the only one.....!
Quite therapeutic, this cleaning lark isn't it? I borrowed a friends Dual Action Polisher and experimented on the bonnet of our Corsa yesterday. Scholl S3 compound and then Auto Glym SRP. What a difference! A bit more practice and a bit more courage and I might have a go on the 75 My friend recommended Scholl S20 Black which is a great Compound & Polish in one he said. (Sorry, this should probably be in the Valeting section) Bfn John
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You will soon progress to sanding wood in three stages and then painting it behind the toilet pan where no one will ever see it.
The follow-on stage is the a white jacket! |
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