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Jermal's DC5... Now Dat C250 AMG

Nice work man.

I would have thought your wheels would have come up a bit better TBH, but I forget the age of these DC5's sometimes as they still look awesome.

Nice work with the axle stands too.
 
I like this alot, so much I'm looking at one this saturday :cool:

Need list -
Spoon N1
Lowering springs
fast road set up
paint calipers

Thanks Tone as you did say you'd help :p
 
Nice work there Tony! :cool::cool:

I am loving the pictures too. :cool:

I was going to suggest trying a clay bar on them too, but had already been mentioned!

Ross

P.S nice shopping list there Edy! :twisted::twisted:
 
Suits said:
I would have thought your wheels would have come up a bit better TBH, but I forget the age of these DC5's sometimes as they still look awesome.
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yeah. If it wasn't for the grooves they would have come up a treat. Still when the wheel is on the car, the focus is on the face, so the fact that the insides aren't perfect isn't essential. Saying that it's suprising how a clean inside of the wheel adds a lot of depth in perspective anyway to the wheels.
 
Jermal said:
Bilberry wheel cleaner is awesome. You only really need to leave it to dwell if your wheels are super dirty. Other than that, you can just apply it with a soft brush and the dirt will come straight off. I also clean the brake callipers and tyres with it.
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What happen if you accidently spill the bilberry cleaner on to the brake disc? is this going to ok?
 
It is absolutely fine. Just wash off with lots of water.

I use Bilberry when normal washing leaves stubborn marks. I work on a 1:10 dilution from a garden spray bottle.
 
Haven't read every page yet but what a great thread! So many good info for my DC5, Thanks!

And that's a stunning car you got there mate, good job :smt023
 
Yesterday I decided to give my headlights a bit of TLC. Baring in mind I've got a 9 year old car, the headlights were starting to look a little worn. The Offside headlight was particularly bad and was starting to get quite cloudy and it had a greenish tinge to it, as illustrated in the following pictures:

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First job was to apply a bit of eye shadow to protect the paint work from the next step :p

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Then I went over the headlight with some soaked 1500 wet and dry paper. I decided to go with a very fine grit as this was my first time doing this, so I didn't want to hash it up too much. After a couple of passes with the wet and dry, the headlight had seen better days.

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I then used the G220 and did a couple of passes with a Megs polishing pad and the No.80 speed glaze:

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This didn't do anything to the surface, so I didn't bother taking any after photo's.

I then did a couple of passes using a cutting pad and Megs No.83 This is my most aggressive set up (or so I thought).

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This was the results after 2-3 passes

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I could envisage this taking a hell of a long time, so out of desperation and remembering TypeGRRR's thread on DIY paint correction I gave the Autoglym SRP a go on the cutting pad.

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After a couple of passes, I was quite surprised with the results. The SRP is a lot more aggresive cut than I had imagined.

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Overall, I was very pleased with the results.

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Having looked at he lights again in direct sunlight, there is still some light swirling on the surface. This will buff out quite nicely with some Megs No.80 on a polishing pad I should imagine though, so I will do this when I have some spare time.

I also gave the N1 a quick clean up with some autosol metal polish, so of course I took some obligatory pictures:

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and finally, some randoms...

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Thanks for looking.
 
Great job there :) where did you get that autosol metal polish and does that get rid of all the dirt or did you clean it with something else first?
 
chop said:
Great job there :) where did you get that autosol metal polish and does that get rid of all the dirt or did you clean it with something else first?
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You can buy the autosol from Halfords and it was the only thing I used on the exhaust. Slap it on with a rag and work it in, then just wipe it off with a clean bit of the rag.
 
Brave man attacking the headlights like that, though they turned out really well.
 
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J7 said:
Brave man attacking the headlights like that, though they turned out really well though.
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I had done a fair bit of research first chap. didn't just jump in at the deep end. This seems to be a common issue with DC5's/RSX's and there is quite a substantial thread about the topic on clubrsx.com.

I've done wet sanding on paintwork before, but the plastic is obviously quite a bit harder than car paint, so it took some more elbow grease/more aggressive products. Word to the wise, be careful if you're using Autoglym SRP and a machine polisher on your paintwork. I should imagine strike through could be quite easy if you're not paying attention.
 
J7 said:
I didnt mean it like that mate, i just dont have the nerve to try stuff like that myself incase i bodge it up.
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I know what you mean. It's a fairly scary prospect, and every fibre of your body cringes at the thought of sanding your car. Some of the people over the pond in the states start with a 800 grit wet and dry paper and work their way up to 1500. I had contemplated this too, but my nerve got the better of me and I thought I would start off with the finest grit paper I could get so it would be easier to reverse any wrong doings.

Next time I might man up and go for something a little more aggressive.
 
i was only thinking last weekend i wonder if my g220 would work on plastic. My arse would have fallen out after the sanding, it looks a right mess but the results are really impressive
 
Nice work. RE: Headlights, you could get some 2000 and 2500 paper, then work the 2000 > 2500, this will leave almost clear lights, then machine with either #83, or some plastX. This should result in a perfect lens if you can be arsed another time.

also, if you use #83 alot, I have a 75% full tub, I never use it, I use 3m. You can have it for £7.50 posted if you want :)

N1 looks good and so do the photo's. What lens is it :eek:
 
^Joe said:
Nice work. RE: Headlights, you could get some 2000 and 2500 paper, then work the 2000 > 2500, this will leave almost clear lights, then machine with either #83, or some plastX. This should result in a perfect lens if you can be arsed another time.

also, if you use #83 alot, I have a 75% full tub, I never use it, I use 3m. You can have it for £7.50 posted if you want :)

N1 looks good and so do the photo's. What lens is it :eek:
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I might take you up on that offer for the No.83.

Is the PlastX a plastic polish then? I've seen people talk about it, but have no personal experience of it. Also, where would you source the200/2500 grit paper? 1500 was the finest I could find. I'll have to do this I think as I'm still not 100% happy with the finish, although the horrid clouding is gone which was my main concern.

The lens is my nifty fifty. Aperture set at 1.8.
 
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