Rubbadubdub's Red Mk1 Driver

Rubbadubdub said

there are lots of little imperfections i can assure you!

You dont want it to be perfect, you wouldnt want to drive it if it was… doesnt look far off though mate, youve done a great job keeping her mint.

Haha thanks buddy, means alot

Gave my wheels an overdue clean after all the snow and salt

Was sunday afternoon so had to use what i had available… a sponge and soap to clean them, and then diet coke and tinfoil to remove the rust



not bad considering!

wow - those rims came up beautifully  

matt

looks great Toby  

Wow, can't believe the before and after shots of your rims mate. Nice work!!

wow that seemed to work wonders. might give that a go on my paint  

Some exciting additions to my garage this weekend…





Cant wait to build them up 

Nice !!!!!!  

Shiny! Like the grey centres  

Matt

Thanks guys, cannot wait to get them on, thinking of widening the rears with some 1.5"/2" lips but will have to check the fitment first.

Been busy the past week polishing the lips and nuts.

For my first time polishing I'm happy with the results, its hard work but rewarding, granted they weren't in awful condition to begin with but still makes a difference!

First I practised on this;



to this;



not perfect by any means but still impressed!

Next onto the lips;



after, i know they are pitted, i will probably wet and dry a few of them and re polish them afterwards.





my workstation 



and next up where my nuts  the one on the left i have started to polish, the one on the right i havent.



and an arty farty shot…



Hopefully finish the nuts this week and then carry on sanding back the paint on the lips so i can build them up!

Great job on the polishing 

Did you do it by hand or with a machine?

Matt

Thanks Matt, I'm pleased for a first attempt. Did them by hand, took about an hour for each dish. Would imagine its a lot easier with a machine, definitely easier on your arms anyway haha i was like popeye by the end of it

Good polishing and grey centres are lovely 😊

they look sweet and 100% respect for polishing on your bed

ooooh she's gonna look sweeeeeet!!    

Tidy work, much time and patience needed - well done    

Did you just use the McGuires on your rims?

Matt

Thanks everyone, dishes are all polished now and onto the barrels and faces, rubbing the paint down for better contact  

Yea matt just the meguires on them, seems like good gear!

Toby

Been a while since I've touched the car, bit busy as of late!

Test fitted one of the wheels a while back, here are the results..









Still not ready to fit, rubbed down the barrels, just need to do the faces then they are ready, but its one of those jobs where i get in from work and can only be arsed to do it for a little while haha.

Also had a repair kit for my wolfsburg horn push, the usual broken tabs, heres how it looks now;



Then i gave the car a good clean up on friday ready for Dubs at the Park, but unfortunately i wasnt feeling too good on sunday so didn't end up going.









I had all the black trims off for a respray too as they were getting a little tatty, turned out great after rubbing down and respraying



The finished article pre trims



And to finish off a recent night time shot, still need some work shooting in the dark but getting better!

New wheels looking good and nice work on the trims. Shame you missed Dubs at the Park, was a good day.