Moderators PTR200S Posted January 26, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Just don't seem to be doing anything to the Coupe recently...that's good I guess as its been used every day for the last week,. I need to get on with doing the wheels again as the salt has really popped a few spots out of the alloy.......................... TVR maintenance day instead, oil and filter change ....... So gave Greenie, the Coupe, a nice long bath just so it didn't feel left out...got rid of all the salt yet again 🤬........ dried it , just about to give it a polish and wax and then it rained 😭 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted January 26, 2019 Founding Member Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, PTR200S said: Just don't seem to be doing anything to the Coupe recently...that's good I guess as its been used every day for the last week,. I need to get on with doing the wheels again as the salt has really popped a few spots out of the alloy.......................... TVR maintenance day instead, oil and filter change ....... So gave Greenie, the Coupe, a nice long bath just so it didn't feel left out...got rid of all the salt yet again 🤬........ dried it , just about to give it a polish and wax and then it rained 😭 Looks like you’ve got a minter there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted January 26, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, AhsyV6 said: Looks like you’ve got a minter there. I second that 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 4:59 PM, PTR200S said: Just don't seem to be doing anything to the Coupe recently...that's good I guess as its been used every day for the last week,. I need to get on with doing the wheels again as the salt has really popped a few spots out of the alloy.......................... TVR maintenance day instead, oil and filter change ....... So gave Greenie, the Coupe, a nice long bath just so it didn't feel left out...got rid of all the salt yet again 🤬........ dried it , just about to give it a polish and wax and then it rained 😭 Your wheels look particularly good. Do they still have the original polished face, or have they been painted? Having washed my coupe last Thursday, it didn't need another wash at the weekend, but my RX400H and XBR500 did. The XBR was clean on Friday morning, and with the mild weather decided to take it to work (15 miles). Big mistake! When I got to work, neither myself nor the bike could have been any dirtier if I'd ridden off-road. Cleaning it on Saturday took much longer than the RX, as there are many more fiddly cracks and crannies to clean. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 28, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Wow, a dirty beast !!, Some serious cleaning of bike and riding kit needed !! I see you have a two into one, is that a Nexxus? My XBR is tucked up in the garage, the roads around here are much the same as yours by the looks of it !!! Just been fettling the 750 , (Honda of course !!, Stu, ) ready for its mot, now discovered battery is fo&k£d , 😢 The Coupe wheels were cleaned off , sanded and then polished only. Couldn't justify a diamond cut.,. I decided not to laquer them which is why 18 months later they need a good doing over again, the salty roads are no friend of alloy wheels !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted January 28, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 2 hours ago, PTR200S said: The Coupe wheels were cleaned off , sanded and then polished only. Couldn't justify a diamond cut.,. I decided not to laquer them which is why 18 months later they need a good doing over again, the salty roads are no friend of alloy wheels !!! The first car i owned with alloy wheels, way back in the mists of time in 1985, the wheels were simply polished and lacquered from the factory, apart from some small areas that were painted gunmetal grey as a contrast. A very rough looking shot of the wheels in question! Since then i've seen many different finishes on alloys, highly polished and lacquered, painted, painted and lacquered, powder coated and variations of a theme around all of those and i'm sure i've seen a few other finishes. As far as i understand diamond cutting, it literally skims the top surface off revealing bare alloy - seems to be the most destructive finish available but looks nice when first done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 15 hours ago, PTR200S said: Wow, a dirty beast !!, Some serious cleaning of bike and riding kit needed !! I see you have a two into one, is that a Nexxus? My XBR is tucked up in the garage, the roads around here are much the same as yours by the looks of it !!! Just been fettling the 750 , (Honda of course !!, Stu, ) ready for its mot, now discovered battery is fo&k£d , 😢 The Coupe wheels were cleaned off , sanded and then polished only. Couldn't justify a diamond cut.,. I decided not to laquer them which is why 18 months later they need a good doing over again, the salty roads are no friend of alloy wheels !!! The exhaust is a micron. Was on the bike when i got it. It's fine really, but the front down pipes are rusting quite thin. I cant seem to stop the tin worm. 😥 No lacquer on the wheels explains why you got some spots from the salt. When, (if!?) I ever get time, I will also have a go at sanding and polishing mine. What tools did you use, and did it take long? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 13 hours ago, Laird_Scooby said: As far as i understand diamond cutting, it literally skims the top surface off revealing bare alloy - seems to be the most destructive finish available but looks nice when first done. That's what I thought too. Just a faster way to remove the surface than rubbing down and polishing. But it doesn't leave a totally smooth surface, does it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 31, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 10:04 PM, welland99 said: When, (if!?) I ever get time, I will also have a go at sanding and polishing mine. What tools did you use, and did it take long? I think I posted some stuff in this thread "What have you done to your Coupe today" some time ago (??!!! not sure if the pics exist still as it was on Photo%ucket ) but basically I cleaned them off, sanded them down using various grades of paper and loy block. Took quite a while to do each wheel, then I used Solvol Autosol, or whatever they call it now, then waxed. Biggest hassle was the outer rim lips at the tyre / wheel interface, fiddly to get in the groove but satisfying once cleaned out !😜 This was one wheel as was, then one other cleaned and ready to be Solvol polished. The drops on the cleaned wheel is actually rain !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted January 31, 2019 Founding Member Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Nice job! I spent yesterday clearing an inch of snow off my cars.... then didn't go anywhere as many roads around me were jammed by folk needing to go somewhere but couldn't cos of a few folk who couldn't drive on anything other than warm asphelt...... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 31, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 This morning work... how to get in after a -8C night ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted January 31, 2019 Founding Member Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 It might be frozen, That doesn't count as snow! We had Manchester and Liverpool airports closed yesterday!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 31, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 No snow here ! Just bloody cold.... apparently they closed some schools Liverpool way yesterday and 45 schools in Lancs were closed too...must have been on the eastern side of the county, Blackburn, Darwen, Rochdale etc... although some in Chorley were closed too.... Never used to have this problem when I was going to school, if it was cold you wore your coats in class and the gym mistress gave you a work out at break time just for good measure... ! (ooh, err)! No closed schools unless the snow was so deep the doors couldn't be opened !😲 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted January 31, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, PTR200S said: Never used to have this problem when I was going to school, if it was cold you wore your coats in class and the gym mistress gave you a work out at break time just for good measure... ! (ooh, err)! No closed schools unless the snow was so deep the doors couldn't be opened !😲 Reminds me of my school days when me & my maths teacher were very close, yeah you guessed correct, reminiscing now 😚 I'm certain she does too 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted January 31, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 She was giving you extra tuition on multiplication was she Stu? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted January 31, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Laird_Scooby said: She was giving you extra tuition on multiplication was she Stu? Most definitely I was a fast learner, but not too fast either 😃 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted January 31, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, hughezee said: Most definitely I was a fast learner, Definitely don't want to be too quick! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randell Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Busy day today. I carried out the second transmission drain and fill at 375 miles from the first, (See photo below to check out my triple tunnel stack method of getting new oil into the box Changed the engine oil and filter, and gave 'Nobby' a good shampoo and polish. Then I washed and polished the wifes Fiesta (It won't get done if I leave it up to her). Changed the air filter for her and replaced the 'Chip oil and tea strainer' on her engine. Oh! and I fitted a Fumuto drain valve. - Lovely! - See Photo. Have a good week everyone. I shall sleep well tonight. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted February 24, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Loving the triple-stack funnel! I usually use one of those funnels with a long hose on it and a strainer in the bottom of the funnel part. 19 minutes ago, Randell said: Then I washed and polished the wifes Fiesta (It won't get done if I leave it up to her). Changed the air filter for her and replaced the 'Chip oil and tea strainer' on her engine. That's that serviced for another millennium then! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 4, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just treated my coupe to four new calipers and carriers, so I should be okay for a few more years then 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 4, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 2/24/2019 at 7:12 PM, Randell said: Busy day today. I carried out the second transmission drain and fill at 375 miles from the first, (See photo below to check out my triple tunnel stack method of getting new oil into the box Hows the motor running since all your hard work, think I might consder getting a Fumuto drain valve, to save the threads on both my motors sump pans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 2/24/2019 at 7:12 PM, Randell said: Busy day today. I carried out the second transmission drain and fill at 375 miles from the first, (See photo below to check out my triple tunnel stack method of getting new oil into the box I'll need to develop a similar strategy to put engine oil in my Lexus rx- the filler cap is very low down on the engine. 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted March 5, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 These are useful : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brookstone-Flexible-Funnel-Easy-Pouring-With-Handle-And-Detachable-Hose/264184981011 There's usually a mesh filter at the base of the funnel, easily removed for cleaning after unscrewing the hose part and pushing through the pipe. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 5, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Yep, got one too, brilliant for topping up the gearbox on the Coupe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 5, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, PTR200S said: Yep, got one too, brilliant for topping up the gearbox on the Coupe. What Pete said, although mine is too big to fit the dipstick tube, via the fill plug it's perfect 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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