Mikes R32

[m1k3ydu8]

Thanks for the comments. Managed to sort the patches. 3rd wheel went well, made sure every part of the wheel got cleaned with pre paint.

[m1k3ydu8]

Wheels are done.
Phone pics. 




Will upload some better pics after I've cleaned the car.

[m1k3ydu8]

Fitted foot rest plate today.

[m1k3ydu8]

Porsche oil & coolant cap & black washer cap arrived today , they look a lot better then the horrible blue ones.

 

 

Mike.

[m1k3ydu8]

Finally got around to giving the 32 a proper wash (the first time since November). The paint work was looking faded and flat, Now the paint has got its shine back.
The method I used:
Wheels: rinse, cleaned using iron X & various brushes, rinse.
Paint work: rinse, Autobrite snow foam, rinse, 2 bucket method, clay cloth, rinse, dried with a MF & aid of Meguiars QD, hand polished using autoglym polish finally waxed with collinite 476.
There are some fine swirl marks left but nothing too bad a going over with DA wont solve. Got a couple of pictures of the end result but they don't do they paint justice due to my camera skills bag being empty.




Comments welcome.


 
         

[Andy]

Looks excellent

[m1k3ydu8]

Looks excellent

Thank you.

[jonvr6]

Love grey mk5s ace.

[m1k3ydu8]

Thanks. Last few weeks have been abit up and down. firstly the good bought some black aluminium dsg paddles extensions they feel alot better quality and look a whole lot better than the old paddles. Now the negative last week whilst been blinded by the sun and fumbling around trying to put sunglasses on I managed to kerb a wheel.





I am going to touch up the wheel this weekend but im not sure what to do about the wheels, whether to have them professionally refurbished or buy some new wheels as 1 of the wheels is buckled anyway and has a slow leak around the bead due to corrosion.

[Trunkstuff]

Awesome car mate V6 FTW!

[m1k3ydu8]

not much of an update, I noticed a few weeks ago that my passenger side rear brake cailper paint was peeling so finally got around to painting it today

Before:


During:


End result:


If I get time tomorrow going to remove & clean arch liners also want to paint the front brake caliper rattle clips as they have some surface rust. In other news starting to save up for a new car

[paulg300986]

Lovely r32 best colour I think by far

[Alex.J]

Evertytime I see and R32, I want one!!!!

Looks Perfect!

[m1k3ydu8]

Evening all, a mini update of up's and down's. Suppose I'll start with the poo part of the update another screw punctured a tyre, that's the 5th one now I'm convinced my tyres have magnets in them, Luckily managed to repair it myself. On to the positives, finally got around to touching up the extra large chip on the drivers door sill which has been there since I got the car, it's not 100% but its a damn sight better than it was. On another good note passed its MOT today with no advisories  .

 

The eye sore


After a few hours work


Well that's us up to date, Gunna order a panel air filter & bottle opener for the centre console this week.

Thanks Mike.

[m1k3ydu8]

Been a while since I've updated the topic, as I've been spending some pennies on the 32 recently thought it was about time to do an update. Decided the interior needed some more shiny bits in the form of a bottle opener and climate control dial surrounds. also bought an ITG air filter to add a little bit more noise. Got the wheels all pointing back in the right direction again after an alignment. Took it to main dealers for a service plus brake fluid change. Have got a bit of an issue with the paint on drivers side front wing and passenger side rear arch has started to bubble, I don't know were I stand with this because when I collected the car the salesman said the car went to the local Audi dealership for the paint. Seems strange how the paint would have started to bubble again so quickly? Any advice on this would be much appreciated. I've taken the foam block out from behind the arch liner to stop it getting any worse, when I removed the the passenger side arch liner there wasn't a foam block the paint seems fine on that side.







Thanks for looking Mike.