Well, with a day off, my wife and son away for the day and the sun shining, I found some time for the car today. Really enjoyed the day actually!
First off, I took some pictures of the air tank, so that you can see how it's been mounted. What do you think?
Mounts made...
Covered with the same cloth as used in the rest of the boot build...
End result...
My compressor didn't arrive today but should hopefully be here by the weekend at the latest, then it's all done (again)
Really pleased with how it functions.
I then set about cleaning the interior, although it didn't need doing as it never goes anywhere these days. I like my 225 flagged mats but never really liked the grey. So, using AutoBrite Black Dye, I dyed them.
Before...
During...
After...
You can really see the difference against the untreated mats...
They came up pretty well actually and suit the interior down to a tee.
Shamefully, the car hadn't been washed since it came out of winter storage in Feb
So, the car was snow foamed, washed, clayed, given a correction and a wax. Wheels were given a wax and plastics treated too - All with Megs products.
For an almost 10 year car, it's not in bad shape. Don't let the pictures deceive you - I'm being honest here - The paint is well passed its best! Although there's not a swirl in sight and very few chips, I have now encountered the dreaded lacquer peel
I've been wanting the car resprayed so this discovery is fine, although it feels like having a less than good looking Mrs - you would avoid introducing her to your mates
Once the new family car is purchased and our summer holiday is out of the way in September, I'll seriously consider getting it done then. It'll probably turn into a nice winter project where I'll fit some other bits that I have planned and it will then get a good tour of the shows next year. Not very exciting but thanks for reading