Far too many problem posts on here recently, so..........

[lemonyfresh]

............ Here are a few pics of the 2 after I gave it a good wash and polish today (crappy phone camera, I need to invest in an SLR)







Anyone want to join me in an MR2 appreciation post today? Leave the problems out of the equation for a while

[raptor95GTS]

that is a shiny car! great work sir

[Slarty]

that is a shiny car!

Indeed it is Looks great.

I used to love my black GT4 looking like that after I'd polished it. And then 5 minutes later the inevitable dust came down and it looked poo

[lemonyfresh]

Haha, yeah - the dust-bowl of a work carpark tomorrow will soon erase all my hard work today ho hum....

cheers for the comments guys

[g.lewarne]

mmmmmmmm shiney

flippin awesome mate....

i can get mine to look like that (original red paint 20 years old) but after a few days it starts fading again

[todd]

Beautiful car, looks great and those wheels really finish it off

[Racer7]

Haha, yeah - the dust-bowl of a work carpark tomorrow will soon erase all my hard work today ho hum....

cheers for the comments guys

Wow. Especially the middle pic.

I was under the impression that after sealing the finish with a good wax it would be a case of simply wiping down or a quick rinse to get it back to shiny (at lease for a few months anyway). Is that not the case?

[Quigonjay]

looks good

[ashley]

[Johnr32]

A really nice shine the buddy, what products do you use?

[lemonyfresh]

Cheers people!

Racer7: Waxing does help, but the fine dust of the carpark (its pretty much just a field with no grass) just seems to stick to it all over. Mabye more noticeable because it's black. However, it does help when it comes to washing all the mud/ dust off afterwards!

The products i use are nothign too special, just lots and lots of water and elbow grease! No polishing machines here

Generally i start off by wetting the car as much as possible to get rid of most of the dirt, clean the wheels, then shampoo the body with just normal, off the shelf, turtlewax stuff. Then i give it a good drying with a MAH-HOO-SIVE autoglym cloth/towel. Once it is totally dry (even the door shuts and underside of the frunk and engine lid etc) i use Turtlewax "ice" if it is a sunny day, or Meguires "tech wax" if it isn't (as the meguires stuff can't be used in direct sunlight).

Polishing generally takes about 1-2 hours of sheer determination, but is well worth the effort in the end. If i am feeling generous i will give it 2-3 coats of wax, but the "Ice" stuff doesn't seem to need more than one.

-Breathes in-

now you know.

[Blue_2]

I love those wheels

[cvega666]

nice work, again, i wish i had the will to spend some time on mine.

having that said, she's never really broken down (knock on wood)

[lemonyfresh]

thanks for all the comments guys nice to know that my hard work doesn't go completely to waste

I might have to sell it soon though need the cash for a mortgage deposit boo hoo

[Skinny81]

its like a black mirror! nice.