Today I was mostly........

[Alfa2Evora 696]

.........removing the rust from, then repainting, the mesh grilles.

 Talk about losing the will to live,  . Worth it in the end though, as they now look a million times better than they did this morning and with the show season just about to kick off, I wouldn't want to give the Porker fan-boys anything to slag.

By saturating a cloth in plastic trim restorer solution and attaching it to the end of a long flexible rod which was inserted from the engine bay, I even managed to get the ducts behind the 'shoulder' scoops restored back to pretty much as-new condition.

I've now rewarded myself with a nice cold bottle of American hard cider which is going down a treat as I contemplate tomorrow's plan of action to deal with the literally hundreds of stone chips on the front bumper - don't know why that's the only bit of the car that didn't have protective film applied to it.

What a great way to spend a couple of days off work but at least the weather makes it very pleasant to spend hours outdoors.

 

[Techyd 183]

8 hours ago, Alfa2Evora said:

By saturating a cloth in plastic trim restorer solution and attaching it to the end of a long flexible rod which was inserted from the engine bay, I even managed to get the ducts behind the 'shoulder' scoops restored back to pretty much as-new condition

What a great idea!  I will have to do this, they could do with freshening up!

Last weekend, I just used some Wilko Matt Metal blank paint to refresh the grills - makes a surprising difference 

[trcm 110]

Nice work, I'm sad to see mine need a little touch up after my last effort :<