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so this is my first civic type r, but, I have owned,
a dc2 type r
then an s2000
so the civic! I was going to go for a milano red, but the paint fade troubles put me off. got this for a bargain, needs a bit of attention to get it how I want and I dont really have a couple of days spare to sort it in one go, so will update this thread as I go along. Im pretty mental I think and plan on getting as perfect as possible, will be updating this thread with progress as I go
previous owner did a reasonable job of cleaning it, was atleast nice to see some effort was put in. as you can see its very good condition for the year (2004) and the mileage (71k)
mot done just last week, wheels recently refurbed and new brakes
tidy interior
so there the good bits, heres the stuff ide like to tidy up and please if you have any product recommendations jump in.
engine bay pretty grimey, plan on using ag engine degreaser
interior handles, a normal problem, going to prime paint and laquer
cant see well in picture but gearknob a bit shoddy
headlights need possibly a wet sand, going to try metal polish first
lot of tar around front of car, will tardis clay and iron x the car to clean well
exhaust needs good polish, plan on mixing up between chemical guys metal wax and megs metal polish
type r badge bit battered
few stone chips down to the metal, with small rust inside;
any ideas on the stone chips? can you get a laquer touch up pen or owt to protect the metal?
anyways, all thoughts on the purchase welcome, anyone used a polish or wax thats worked rather well with this colour and car?
the plan is to foam, 2 bucket+apc, tardis, iron x, clay, carlack nano then couple layers of hd wax
then drive the sucker!!
thanks, tom
a dc2 type r
then an s2000
so the civic! I was going to go for a milano red, but the paint fade troubles put me off. got this for a bargain, needs a bit of attention to get it how I want and I dont really have a couple of days spare to sort it in one go, so will update this thread as I go along. Im pretty mental I think and plan on getting as perfect as possible, will be updating this thread with progress as I go
previous owner did a reasonable job of cleaning it, was atleast nice to see some effort was put in. as you can see its very good condition for the year (2004) and the mileage (71k)
mot done just last week, wheels recently refurbed and new brakes
tidy interior
so there the good bits, heres the stuff ide like to tidy up and please if you have any product recommendations jump in.
engine bay pretty grimey, plan on using ag engine degreaser
interior handles, a normal problem, going to prime paint and laquer
cant see well in picture but gearknob a bit shoddy
headlights need possibly a wet sand, going to try metal polish first
lot of tar around front of car, will tardis clay and iron x the car to clean well
exhaust needs good polish, plan on mixing up between chemical guys metal wax and megs metal polish
type r badge bit battered
few stone chips down to the metal, with small rust inside;
any ideas on the stone chips? can you get a laquer touch up pen or owt to protect the metal?
anyways, all thoughts on the purchase welcome, anyone used a polish or wax thats worked rather well with this colour and car?
the plan is to foam, 2 bucket+apc, tardis, iron x, clay, carlack nano then couple layers of hd wax
then drive the sucker!!
thanks, tom