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Title: Finished Now.........
Post by: MikeDundee on 21 June 2009, 19:37:16
..............after being away, spenta few hours this morning cleaning the engine bay and a few other bits....here's some pics..............Oh and I lost a plenum bolt cover, you'll see 3 in the pic, on the plenum, so if anyone has a spare one ::)...as the one I took off fell into a void bodywork area :-X

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Title: Re: Finished Now.........
Post by: Del Boy on 21 June 2009, 19:38:29
Looks really nice mate, like your oil filler cap  :y
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Post by: MikeDundee on 21 June 2009, 19:51:47
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Looks really nice mate, like your oil filler cap  :y

Got that at VBOA last year LMF stand :y
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Post by: Del Boy on 21 June 2009, 19:55:21
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Looks really nice mate, like your oil filler cap  :y

Got that at VBOA last year LMF stand :y
Looks really smart as does the dipstick  :y
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Post by: MikeDundee on 21 June 2009, 19:59:18
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Looks really nice mate, like your oil filler cap  :y

Got that at VBOA last year LMF stand :y
Looks really smart as does the dipstick  :y


foliatec chrome spray :y
Title: Re: Finished Now.........
Post by: markey mark on 21 June 2009, 19:59:57
pm your address mike will send you a plenum bolt cover seems a shame to spoil it !  :y :y
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Post by: AndyVXR300 on 21 June 2009, 20:06:04
Very Nice Mike :y
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 June 2009, 20:21:03
today I tried the same..but result not like yours ;D :-/

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Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 21 June 2009, 20:28:20
Nice clean engine bay mate,nearly as good as mine, ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Post by: MikeDundee on 21 June 2009, 20:33:17
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today I tried the same..but result not like yours ;D :-/


Few thing's learned (whilst drinking malts) ;D, and on the Forum.................compound for plenum, and other matallic bits,  back to black for rubber hoses etc.,  :y.......the other bits cleaned were under the bonnet, under boot lid, including all moving parts :-X [smiley=beer.gif]..........boot hinges etc.... :o
Title: Re: Finished Now.........
Post by: MikeDundee on 21 June 2009, 20:43:05
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Nice clean engine bay mate,nearly as good as mine, ;D ;D ;D ;)

Some pics please ::).................anyway think mine is clean you want to see AA's :y...........it's like it just came from scrapyard.... ;D ;D
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Post by: Macduff on 21 June 2009, 21:25:44
Thought my engine bay was very clean untill I saw the photos of yours looks really good.
Seems to be a common problem with the bolt covers my car has had one missing since the day I bought it. Thought about trying to buy one from the stealers if they still have them :-/
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Post by: AndyVXR300 on 21 June 2009, 22:14:56
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Thought my engine bay was very clean untill I saw the photos of yours looks really good.
Seems to be a common problem with the bolt covers my car has had one missing since the day I bought it. Thought about trying to buy one from the stealers if they still have them :-/


Got loads here.....pm me your address and i will send you a couple mate :y
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Post by: crazyjoetavola on 21 June 2009, 23:13:02
Very smart indeed Mike, top job :y :y
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Post by: Gubz on 26 June 2009, 10:52:35
Got loads here.....pm me your address and i will send you a couple mate :y[/quote]

Don't suppose you have anymore? ;D how much you want if you do?
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Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 26 June 2009, 13:37:10
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today I tried the same..but result not like yours ;D :-/


Few thing's learned (whilst drinking malts) ;D, and on the Forum.................compound for plenum, and other matallic bits,  back to black for rubber hoses etc.,  :y.......the other bits cleaned were under the bonnet, under boot lid, including all moving parts :-X [smiley=beer.gif]..........boot hinges etc.... :o
Silicon spray for plastic and rubber mate(believe me). :y
Title: Re: Finished Now.........
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 26 June 2009, 21:46:01
Firstly beautiful engine bay, of course!!

Secondly, this chrome spray, does it rub off/dull to a silver with use? That's the experience I've had with chrome sprays before, found the finish to be excellent...until you touch it!!
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Post by: MikeDundee on 27 June 2009, 07:41:30
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Firstly beautiful engine bay, of course!!

Secondly, this chrome spray, does it rub off/dull to a silver with use? That's the experience I've had with chrome sprays before, found the finish to be excellent...until you touch it!!

Chrome sprays yes, not much kop really, waste of time, looks naff after a while :y
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Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 27 June 2009, 10:31:42
Haha! Right-o!

I used the plasti-kote (think that's how they spell it) as an experiment on a spare door mirror once. I bought the chrome spray, and the laquer from the same manufacturer. Now, given that they're next to each other on the shelf on the shop, you'd have thought they'd be compatible, wouldnt you?

NO! The laquer reacted with the chrome effect, turning it into a kind of manky version of Smoke Grey metallic (the old pre-facelift colour, that makes an Omega camouflaged on an overcast day!)

But for the short term, the effect if beautiful. And I stick by my original post that that's a lovely-looking engine bay!

What you want is a car/truck with a dipstick with a metal 'puller' that you can strip down/buff up to a shine like the filler cap!
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Post by: Vmax on 27 June 2009, 13:22:04
Smart! :y
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Post by: Tonka. on 27 June 2009, 23:20:59
That is one clean engine bay  :y

Want to do mine   :D ;D
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Post by: jimmas on 27 June 2009, 23:33:26
all ways a nice feeling when the motors clean  :y