smnanthny Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone, I finally got around to making a 'My Ride' thread on a forum after about 3 years hah.I'm still living off my student loan at the moment with plans to move out towards the end of the year so progress of this thread will be slow but hopefully I'll keep on top of it.She's a 2000 1.4 Taffeta Green Lupo which my fiancé has decided to name Layla Here's how she stands at the moment completely standard and unwashed..As you might be able to see from the last photo, there's a knock in the rear bumper and the paint is very cracked so I would like to get it resprayed in the future.There's also some pretty bad holograms all over the bonnet, so I'll be looking to get those machined out.There's a spot of rust on the roof (below) and various other scratches and dings around the body work and doors but nothing too terrible that can't be easily sorted.I bought a few more cleaning supplies today - Megs Gold Class shampoo, Megs Smooth Surface Clay Kit, Megs NXT Glass Cleaner, a few more microfibres and applicator pads.I didn't have time for a full wash today but I cleaned the roof to try out the clay as i've never used it before. I can see a lot of tar spots all over the car so there's plenty to take off, but I just concentrated on a third of the roof, all down one side. Here's the clay bar after 1/9th of the roof (a third of the area I was working on)Pretty nasty for such a small area. The car is 12 years old though and probably hasn't been clayed before so i'm not that surprised. I can tell i'll be going through both bars of clay when I get around to doing the whole body -.-I also cleaned the wheels up quickly with some AG Degreaser and a new brush. Here's before with plenty of layers of brake dust..and after..Much better! I want to keep the current standard wheels on there as I quite like them and I don't want to spend a fortune on another set of wheels and tyres. The plan is to have these wheels refurbished and painted as close to the original paint as possible as there's a lovely flake in the silver paint.I also has a quick blast of the glass cleaner on my drivers side window. Here's the dirt on the passenger side similar to how the drivers window was...and the drivers door after glass cleaner..Nice and clean!So that's all I have for now. Hopefully I'll spend a day or two giving her a good clean after my exams are finished Thanks for reading! Edited May 8, 2012 by smnanthny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broodplank Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Who polished your car? It's full of holagrams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hah yeah I did mention the holograms They were there when I purchased the car, I've only had her for a few weeks. Plan on sorting them out soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle:) Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 welcomee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Looks like a good start.As above, some one did a number on that bonet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Indeed, it's pretty shocking isn't it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Gave her a quick wash while I had some spare time this afternoonList of things to do:Fit central locking kitReceive bonnet braPressed platesRear bumper respray?Full clay Edited May 14, 2012 by smnanthny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidebrothers Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Looks like a pretty decent Lupo mate!Good luck with the rest of your progress on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan S Jones Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Clean and sparkly now! the taff green does polish up nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Cheers guys Taff green is awesome I wasn't too keen when I bought it but it's really grown on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Bonnet Bra arrived courtesy of Nath-H Need to get rid of those disgusting number plates next ¬.¬ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pressed-Metal-GB-number-plates-100-ROAD-LEGAL-/120912712837?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c26f59485#ht_1638wt_986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 ^what he said Nice loop, love a bit o' taff green me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Ohh might order those now, cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Another little update:Received pressed plates but waiting on mounts before I put them on Also took the rear VW badge apart and sprayed the backing gloss black, probably going to spray a few trim bits in gloss black but not too OTT, maybe just the mirrors..Shortly after lacquer..put back together with the chrome part..Pretty pleased with the finish tbh considering it's from rattle cans and it's only the second thing I've sprayed. Goes to show sanding goes a long way Took delivery of some more detailing products todayBilberry Wheel CleanerGtechniq C1Gtechniq C42 x Megs Lambswool Wash Mits3 x CG Cotton MicrofibresSo after my exams are done this week I plan on giving her a complete exterior detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Badge looks loads better good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah it looks so much better than the faded plastic I need to spread out the process a bit though, because I primed yesterday and colour and clear coated today. Should have left it longer between applying the clear coat so I could have done a better job and wetsanded the final coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah you can get away with colour coat on the same day as primer but you should leave it a day then wet & dry before you laquer - at least 1500 grit i'd say, mine's 2000 I think from halfrauds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah I used 1500 to sand the primer and last but one coat of colour to keep it smooth but I haven't touched the lacquer yet. Got 1500, 2000 and 2500 laying around so might get around to it eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 My lupo looked exactly like this just 3 weeks ago hehe i wish i took more before pictures! if it hadn't of had so many dings i would have kept it green, as said before they do polish up nice and i like the fact their so underrated Badge looks mint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah the paint looks amazing in the sun, shame it has so many scars on the rear bumper and door edges. Respray one day in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Haven't really done anything in a while, just been finishing off Uni and getting her dirty Finally got around to fitting the rear badge...Also got bored one day and sprayed the passenger mirror cover. It will need polishing as I over did the lacquer and it's a bit orange peel-y...Bought some number plate surrounds to go with the pressed plates. The plan is to stick the surrounds on instead of drilling more holes as the current screw are rusted to **** and will probably be drilled out, and I don't want to go making holes in the new plates...Decided to re-trim as much of the interior as I can with aubergine material, so did a tester on the passenger C pillar. The photo is a bit crap because the sun was bright out and wasn't shining inside the car Looks good in RL though...And finally, had my Silverstone F1 tickets through the post Cant wait!More re-trimming to come soon hopefully! Edited June 18, 2012 by smnanthny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Nice trimming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hah thanks, that part is actually a pain in the ass to use as a first attempt, because the curve in the shape and the fact is also curves back towards the body as well meant that the fabric just refused to stretch and stick, but meh... it looks good enough for the back of the car Can't wait to get the headliner done, should really start to transform the interior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 They're the easy bits wait til you get onto door cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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