Thanks for the tip. I love cheap and easy fixes. In hindsight replacing the rear mud flaps was a relatively cheap no brainer fix as well. Reasonably priced and instant upgrade in the appearance. I hope I haven’t spent too much time on the wheel arches as I have yet to correct the paint and only have seven working days left. Very minor swirls. What would you do for those?

 

Since you’re only removing light swirls I would use a finishing polish like the Menzerna 3500 or 3800 with a finishing pad. It will make quick work of the swirls and leave the paint glossy. Truthfully though, doing this so close to a concours is usually a bad idea, the polishing dust and any residual polish that gets into cracks and crevices is almost always a source of point deductions. If you’re not confident you can get everything cleaned up in time I would recommend a hand polish like P21S Shine Enhancing Paint Cleanser followed by a carnauba. That will keep the trim and crevices clean and get the paint looking good enough for concours.

 

Thanks. I have a big effort planned for this weekend as it’s clear that I need daylight to do this properly.

 

I tested the Bluetooth receiver/sender. It works nicely and even has a forward/back feature that works in Spotify on my iPhone.

 

I wanted to get rid of the visible polish line around the spoiler. I wasn’t expecting this.

 

Luckily you are far enough. You would have an heart attack, if you see my car.

 

Wow, that’s some serious filth under the wing!

I haven’t paid much attention to the wing, how difficult is it to remove and do you need to buy any parts to reinstall it or can the original fasteners be used?

 

I think it’s 10 years of filth. There was a large ring of polish residue.

It couldn’t be easier to remove the spoiler. Two Torx screws and three 8mm locking nuts. I suppose you could fit new nuts but I won’t this time as the parts would need to come from overseas and the Concours is too close.

 

Regarding the wheel wells, what did you find works best to remove the grime? I just replaced the spark plugs last night and while I was in there realized the wheel wells could do with a good scrubbing at some point in the future.

 

I used a spray bottle of sugar soap and a tooth brush. Then I used tar remover and lastly water. I found the pressure washer wasn’t strong enough to remove without brushing. The tooth brush worked best as it’s easy to hold, gets in the crevices and is effective.

 

After 3500

 

After Power Lock.

 

The paint looks great, now for the details......

Another question, are you going to have a clear bra installed does it already have one? If it doesn’t now would be a good time!

 

A PPF installer is in the full concours and I’ll let him see the front paint. I really want this to be a balance between go car and show car. The minute I decide not to drive it because of potential damage then I’ve lost my mojo.

 

Replaced fasteners etc and there are still more to go on the underbelly covers.