pcarplayer

I'm afraid there's no way around it. Tar-X for starters and rinse with a hose. A pressure sprayer could be used for later applications, I've seen a pressure sprayer force grit along paint and cause scratches not to mention lift paint on stone chips - use with care. I typically only use the pressure sprayer for powering my foam lance. I would expect multiple applications. By now majority of the tar should be dissolved. Once most of it has gone then a wet (not soaked) microfiber with med-long pile used to gently remove the remainder by hand. By this point a clay will possibly still be necessary but hopefully the majority of the big stuff will be gone. My guess is Maccas car needs a paint correction anyway given its use and his description above.

Macca

Thanks Warwick. I suspected as much. She needs more than paint correction these days, but only gets shampoos! Would be great to have a water blaster using that citrus/Tar X stuff - that might do the job but would likely cost a fortune. Interestingly Ive tried cut/polish/sealer/wax (Dodo Juice) on that back bumper. Once it gets very warm (think glowing exhaust boxes at the track) the tar just melts into dots on impact and then the road grime and dust/dirt (especially if its been wet on the road) clings to it like feathers on tar. Same can happen on GT3 but Ive learnt not to touch it and leave that one to the pros!

gt38088

SS9 Pumpkin Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb8Y...ature=youtu.be

Macca

Great stage Graeme. Although we were 25 seconds slower than you in the 993 I forgot how much fun it was till I revisited it just now. Im just uploading it now to you tube so you can see the different lines and perspective. So it should be ready in about 8 hours with island internet speed...

nzskater

Macca, from what you've said I would recommend giving the car to the OCD guys in Newmarket and having them give it an overhaul; their prices are very reasonable, and they do a fantastic job from what I've seen.
http://www.ocdetailing.co.nz/detailing-packages.html

gt38088

will study tomoro then

Macca

Thanks Jake. I just received my GT3 back from OCD before I left NZ. It looks good and their price was fair. It was a bit of birthday for the car, Its 18 months/12,000km now since we picked it up from the factory - so I shouted it a clean and a new front splitter :-)

996tnz

Nice vid Graeme and some great twisties being attacked. Might've been one of our favourite stages too, if we hadn't been put behind the officials' mid-pack Subaru as an extra punishment on this stage and the next.

The video seems to be playing back too slowly though compared to your normal pace so I checked into it. You got a 6m06 official time on this stage but on the vid it takes 7 min (0:45-7:45) for you to hit the flying finish. Probably a framerate conversion issue - I'm picking 30p recorded vs 24p playback or 60p vs 48p?

pcarplayer

$650 is a freekin bargain frankly. Consumables (chemicals, wear and tear) and insurance would run at only a small percentage of the outgoing per car. Rent more significant. For a 3 stage paint correction (this is not a detail mind you) you are still looking at the 3 days for one guy to do it properly. That's peanuts. And that's why i don't do it for a living

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ti-Veyron.html

Macca

What Walt says makes sense :-)

Playing your video it seems to move very slowly. Increasing the rate using the settings button on teh right bottom of the screen to x1.25 brings it more or less to where you could expect it?

So that's a 1 1/2 min difference then! That's more like it!

Macca

$390 + GST for their 8 hour Stage 3 valet. Stage four is $650 inc GST and three days. It appears good value indeed. However the rent is cheap where they are as its a 30 day lease with Demo clause and they are moving very soon so prices may rise accordingly...

O2GO

Meant to mention this when I visited on Saturday and forgot. If it's worked well for you then that's good enough for me. Perhaps I buy half your lot from you so it only lasts us both 5 years :-D

I've had it twice in the RS60. First time from my fast run through the inland Kaikoura route with David on a hot day where some of e tar seal was melting. 2nd either Oakura and/or Targa Tour. I didn't check before the TT so don't know which did it. The surface on my plastic bumper and guards etc was not hot and I got lots of very small spots, no attached grit, so it sounds different or not so noticeable on my colour.

Thanks for sharing Graeme. How many gears do you have? Looked like quite a few.

O2GO

Macca, you bailed on us for Vanuatu with perfect timing. Highlands...

O2GO

And from my cousin in Arrowtown today....

Macca

OMG!

Doug. I think Oakura run(s) in Jan put alot of tar on the GT3 back bumper. It was warm then. Not about May as I didn't check before sending it to OCD - but I do recall it was filthy all round. Unfortunately its just the price we pay for doing what we enjoy on NZ tarmac....