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Title: Think this is why god created saturdays
Post by: minimeee on 22 March 2008, 16:16:55: Just washed and polished, wish it was as good as topdogkelv's mv6
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii127/paulmeee/S2010033.jpg)
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii127/paulmeee/S2010032.jpg)
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii127/paulmeee/S2010031.jpg)
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii127/paulmeee/S2010030.jpg)
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii127/paulmeee/S2010029.jpg)
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Post by: albitz on 22 March 2008, 17:15:31: looks a lot better than mine :y
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Post by: JiMbOb789 on 22 March 2008, 17:22:53: wish i had time to clean my car :'(, yours looks so nice, might do it next weekend :y
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Post by: minimeee on 22 March 2008, 18:13:50: thanks for comments guys, lot of blood sweat and tears went into that, well maybe not so much blood and tears but it was bloody freezin out there today !
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Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 22 March 2008, 18:33:53: Flipping weather. Laid in bed this morning, could hear the rain, went back to sleep. About 12pm, sun came out, blue sky, so I ran a couple of errands, filled the car up, and set to cleaning it.
I was halfway round the car with the buckets and mitt, and it starts... precipitating. Filthy sleet. I was well peeved, its the first chance I've had to get the car clean in the last fortnight...
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Post by: minimeee on 22 March 2008, 19:08:22: well today was the first time in long enough it didn't start chuckin it down between polish application and removal, 3 times in a row that happened lol when i was washin it there was proper snow like ::)
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Post by: minimeee on 22 March 2008, 22:39:16: my goodness this forums slow today or it could be my car looks crap lol, but since its an omega forum i'll assume its the first
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Post by: Albatross on 22 March 2008, 22:47:59: That looks really good. Very nice and clean. I do like the silver facelifts a lot.

Especially when they're that clean and shiny; very nice motor.
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Post by: minimeee on 22 March 2008, 22:58:22: cheers m8, was lookin at your grille earlier and went to website but was thinkin thats a bit much to pay for that, i'd want the whole front bumber for that lol, need to get mine away from the whole factory look
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Post by: albitz on 22 March 2008, 23:07:38: Quote
thanks for comments guys, lot of blood sweat and tears went into that, well maybe not so much blood and tears but it was bloody freezin out there today !
your a much braver/younger man than me ;D
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Post by: Albatross on 22 March 2008, 23:12:55: Quote
cheers m8, was lookin at your grille earlier and went to website but was thinkin thats a bit much to pay for that, i'd want the whole front bumber for that lol, need to get mine away from the whole factory look

Fleabay is pretty good, but be warned; if you buy body kit what you save in buying cheaper parts, you only end up paying someone in labour to make it fit. My Steinmetz front valance went on with a "click" and stayed there without any work whatsoever. The body-shop had never seen any body-mod fit so well in 20 years.

I'm just about to buy these side-skirts:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Seitenschweller-OPEL-OMEGA-B-C-NEU-TX_W0QQitemZ300204857507QQihZ020QQcategoryZ44212QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

and this rear apron:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Heckschuerzenansatz-OPEL-OMEGA-B-NEU-TX_W0QQitemZ300204857263QQihZ020QQcategoryZ106714QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

And I bet neither of them fit as well as the genuine Seinmetz part on the front did. The thing is all the Irmscher and Steimetz stuff is sold out nowadays.

You might want to try both of the online shops you can get to from the links above. Another good spot which sells quality grilles that look really good is Mattig. The thing I like is that the grilles are just horizontal slats rather than the criss-cross of mine.

Mattig suff here:

The grille I mentioned

http://www.mattig.de/content/index.php?option=com_phpshop&page=shop.product_details&itemid=1&category_id=efdcf6972d0d118a956e621be51e8cc4&product_id=3622

(http://www.mattig.de/content/components/com_phpshop/shop_image/product/7065101000_1.jpg)

and a nice front valance:

http://www.mattig.de/content/index.php?option=com_phpshop&page=shop.product_details&itemid=1&category_id=efdcf6972d0d118a956e621be51e8cc4&product_id=11594

(http://www.mattig.de/content/components/com_phpshop/shop_image/product/JMS271711_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Think this is why god created saturdays
Post by: minimeee on 22 March 2008, 23:13:32: well it was gettin difficult to see out my windows so in the interest of health and safety i decided it was autoglim time lol I got alot of funny looks while doin it, everyone up here just sticks cars through the carwash, where's the pride in that !
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Post by: Albatross on 22 March 2008, 23:30:01: Quote
well it was gettin difficult to see out my windows so in the interest of health and safety i decided it was autoglim time lol I got alot of funny looks while doin it, everyone up here just sticks cars through the carwash, where's the pride in that !

Spend a bit of time finding out about Meguiars as an alternative.

This site is worth a look too:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php

It's all a bit full on and confusing but the following key links (taken from there) just about sum it up:

Good washing guide (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4637)
Detailing clay bar starter's guide (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4829)
Guide to Rotary Polishing (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13655)
Porter Cable Polisher Importing Guide (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=136)
Slow Cut Method (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7478)
Back to basics interior cleaning (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=225)
Title: Re: Think this is why god created saturdays
Post by: tomoco on 23 March 2008, 00:21:03: You've done a good job there mate. wish the weather would improve so we could all get the buckets out >:(
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Post by: minimeee on 23 March 2008, 01:55:26: thanks for those links bud, here's me washin it with faity liquid and a brush from a dustpan set lol, i'm ashamed of myself, really good info there, should be shared to the rest of the forum :y
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Post by: Cav9_4 on 23 March 2008, 02:03:37: Looks very nice..you done a good job :y
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Post by: mars on 23 March 2008, 20:22:23: Looks nice mate. My 2.2cdx is also silver :y
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Post by: ricardoman on 23 March 2008, 20:37:44: nice motor mate my mv6 is silver also :y
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Post by: davlad22 on 24 March 2008, 00:30:56: Not really using the fairy and dustpan are ya!?! *slap*

Detailing World (actually a uk site....still figuring that one out!?!) says tescos own branded car wash liquid is good! :o

Can't beat the glym though, meguiars don't have a product to match it. Lookin nice mate, give yourself a pat on the aching back :y

*edit* oh and our DTi elite is silver also ;D
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Post by: amigov6 on 24 March 2008, 01:06:09: Peachy Mig. your pics are dated january so you've done well to keep it that clean 'til now, mine does'nt last a day!!! :D
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Post by: minimeee on 24 March 2008, 10:02:26: lol the date stamp on my camera's wrong it was washed and pic'd 2 days ago. yeah i REALLY did use fairy liquid and a dustpan brush to wash it, i knew fairy was bad for it but since i was polishin it too didnt really think it mattered too much and the brush is just for quickness, its got soft bristles and it shifts the muck super quick :y

I'm gonna stop all that, think i'll stick to the glym though cos really like the application and it gives a good finnish. Got some trade stuff there to that was aquired from arnie clarks, dont quite like it cos its supposed to wash and polish all in 1 go but its dead sticky when comin off, but it smells like brand new cars and you cant beat that smell !

Again thanks for comments :y
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Post by: minimeee on 24 March 2008, 10:13:15: oh yeah and a must have is autoglym's instant tyre dressing
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Post by: Marie on 28 March 2008, 16:59:59: Quote
oh yeah and a must have is autoglym's instant tyre dressing

nope the maguires one is better i think. my tyres looks great for weeks.

i have switched everything to maguires.
oh and if i drop a cloth on the floor i ditch it and never use it again. as it scratches the paint with the stones it picks up!

babys cloth nappies are great and cheep! ;)
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Post by: minimeee on 29 March 2008, 17:14:55: I shall try the miguires products and see if they're any good, really want to get myself a lambswool wash cloth, i'll do all this in the summer, and i may even put a few coats of polish on her.

I would actually have preferred a darker paint, blue or even black cos they look so much shinyer
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Post by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 02:43:29: Quote
thanks for those links bud, here's me washin it with faity liquid and a brush from a dustpan set lol,
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Post by: minimeee on 31 March 2008, 19:18:12: yeah I know its really bad lol but now I know so much better than to do that :y
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 05 April 2008, 20:40:07: Quote
babys cloth nappies are great and cheep! ;)

Ours are rather rough and horrible - been used for three bums
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Post by: omegamonkey on 09 April 2008, 13:48:46: I tend to use Turtle Wax shampoo as it includes car wax and on my previous motor which was black, it kept it shining sweet despite my never once giving it a proper wax in nearly three years ownership!

And for glass - an old trick I'm sure some of you know, plain old b&w newspaper!

For those that don't, try doing your glass (inside & out) with crumpled up sheets of newspaper next time, you might be surprised. Once I've dried the car, I keep the glass wet with a sponge then just crumple up a sheet and rub until it's dry and gleaming. Done inside and out the results can be amazing. Something about the ink that polishes the glass I'm told...

ps, I'm not suggesting this is a match for a proper Autoglym wax job but is as good as it gets without dedicated waxing, in my humble opinion :)