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Title: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 27 August 2010, 17:35:26
I am totally knackered after cleaning this car! Silver in my opinion never looks like you have cleaned it.

T-Cut and then a polish.

I even T-Cutted the wheels and polished them.

That's its winter polish done now!  :y

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Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 27 August 2010, 18:50:13
It was time well spent RHM - great job 8-) :y :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: PhilRich on 27 August 2010, 18:56:43
You've missed a bit! :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: geoffr70 on 27 August 2010, 20:45:46
No, you can defo tell it's been washed and polished. It looks pretty good from my monitor anyway! Do mine? ::)
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Iain on 27 August 2010, 20:55:00
Nice mate,im not too sure of those wheels on it though  :-? but just me

Nice job though  :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 27 August 2010, 21:36:24
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Nice mate,im not too sure of those wheels on it though  :-? but just me

Nice job though  :y


the reason for changing the wheels was...

the original wheels were low profile, the type off the elite and on the mv6, the alloys where kerbed alot so I obtained so higher profile tyres to improve the looks and also the ride with it being an mv6.
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Iain on 27 August 2010, 21:45:43
It wasn't a criticism mate i just dont like those particular wheels  :y

But yeah i get what you mean,i just got Elite wheels for mine as opposed to the 16' CD alloys they look better but you can feel the road more i.e bumps!
I wondered how high a profile you would get away with on the 17'?

I like the car though mate,love the front bumper,i want one for mine
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 27 August 2010, 21:47:07
this was 5 hours work, a t-cut to remove black blobs of tar and splattered flys from when it was hot.

lol - i'm laughing at my own statements now, woooow too much beer (not driving, my puffy friend was just done for that and for people who are following he blew 74MG and the legal limit is 35MG, what a idiot).

Funny, when I was 17 I could work on a car all day and now @ 28, thanks for the B DAY message guys (was 25th) I feel one hour is enough to work on cars before feeling 60 and aching.  :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 27 August 2010, 21:50:05
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It wasn't a criticism mate i just dont like those particular wheels  :y

But yeah i get what you mean,i just got Elite wheels for mine as opposed to the 16' CD alloys they look better but you can feel the road more i.e bumps!
I wondered how high a profile you would get away with on the 17'?

I like the car though mate,love the front bumper,i want one for mine

I like the big scratch in it too lol  :'(

This is a new front bumper as a Finglands bus reversed into the other, spoilt by my miss judgement scraping in to a Cavalier GL.  :-[
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 27 August 2010, 21:55:49
In picture 3, what looks like a massive bug splattered on the floor is actually t-cut melting the pavement unlike the mrs. saying it looks like a banana squashed bug.

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Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Iain on 27 August 2010, 21:56:19
Typical.....

i just like the look it gives the front end,big improvement to the standar bumper  :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 27 August 2010, 22:01:01
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Typical.....

i just like the look it gives the front end,big improvement to the standar bumper  :y

when the car was at the menders they had trouble finding a replacement bumper, which in my eyes makes it rarer. Although when it was listed on eBay with full service history and it being nearly top speck it only fetched £770, it didn't sell.  ::)

...mind you petrol was £1.89p per litre then LOL!
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: fudgee on 27 August 2010, 23:11:47
Nice job mate  :y

I also want one of those front bumpers for my 2.2
Much sharper and slick looking then the standerd  8-)
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: mars on 27 August 2010, 23:25:05
Looks a nice motor, I like the wheels too. :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: gstylebaby on 28 August 2010, 00:25:48
Looks nice mate but just be carefull with T-cut mate not realy that good for your paint try a clay bar kit meguiars do one and so does auto gylm then do your polish and wax. The clay takes all the contaminants out of the paint same as T-cut but does not damage your clear coat like T-cut. Also there is a company called autosmart that do a glue and tar remover called tardis that will get bugs and tar and tree sap off your motor. Then a good polish and wax to seal it all.  Just a bit of advice if you want to know more have a look at a site called detailing world loads of info on there infact info overload maybe. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Ploppy on 28 August 2010, 04:41:23
Very nice indeedy !!! :y :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 28 August 2010, 07:57:59
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Looks nice mate but just be carefull with T-cut mate not realy that good for your paint try a clay bar kit meguiars do one and so does auto gylm then do your polish and wax. The clay takes all the contaminants out of the paint same as T-cut but does not damage your clear coat like T-cut. Also there is a company called autosmart that do a glue and tar remover called tardis that will get bugs and tar and tree sap off your motor. Then a good polish and wax to seal it all.  Just a bit of advice if you want to know more have a look at a site called detailing world loads of info on there infact info overload maybe. ;D ;D
:y

Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: zvi on 28 August 2010, 23:16:42
Very nice  :y
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Fazeel on 29 August 2010, 04:07:49
sweeeeet !!!!
I spend the whole day cleaning my car, trying different polishes and waxes, but it never gets that, that shine

What polish you use ??
What's T cut ??
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 29 August 2010, 09:29:26
T - Cut... (http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/47/0120287l.th.jpg) (http://img839.imageshack.us/i/0120287l.jpg/)

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and... (http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6103/elbowgrease450pxjuly200.th.jpg) (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/elbowgrease450pxjuly200.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: i260 on 11 September 2010, 05:23:01
When are you going to change the side repeats for the later smoke type rather than the orange ones??

I would also support the comment about claying - check out Bilt Hamber 'Soft' on ebay - takes off all grot without so much effort and doesn't attack the paint like t-cut does.
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Webby the Bear on 15 September 2010, 00:30:12
looks supersonic mate. cleaned so hard it looks white to me lol
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: jjleonard on 19 September 2010, 21:38:32
good work - inspires me to do mine - got the autoglym clay kit and super resin polish, gotta do it this week as it's being used for a wedding next saturday!
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: DodgeyDave on 23 September 2010, 19:11:56
Looks good, you can come do mine anytime ;D
Title: Re: Very Clean 3.0 MV6 Omega, Silver
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 13 March 2011, 21:58:27
Was I pissed when I wrote this?

my new past time is this... http://img20.imageshack.us/i/pa060010.jpg/

and another good pic... http://img16.imageshack.us/i/pa060006.jpg/ (and that's me).

Hence driving a crappy Rover 400 SLDi, I do soon hope to own an Elite Diesel Omega! :D

This has been a bad year for me, (not for my daughter, but the wicked witch of the west who brought her in to this world). If you know what I mean  :-X