What did you do to your MX5 today ?

[93 Mk1]

unlike Pops, the force is not strong with my polishing skills... so I've dropped the car off to 2m automotive detailing today to have it resanded and polished. Its been sitting outside with little love given to it for the last 2 years so the paint is 40 shades of red/pink.

I don't believe you Steve.....I want to see photos as proof or it didn't happen ! (You know we love photos on here !)

pics to follow

[Steve]

Took these this eve :





Mine don't really do it justice though... check out the vid and photos on his instagram :
2M Automotive Detailing

[Rooky]

Wow, that is gorgeous.

[Pops]

That looks great, no hint of different shades or polish residue. Expensive?

[93 Mk1]

Steve, the paint looks brilliant !! Well worth doing by the looks of it.

[mrges]

That's a fantastic finish - brought the colour out really well, very smooth, and deep, looking. I'm sure you're pleased.

[Steve]

That looks great, no hint of different shades or polish residue. Expensive?

No residue found yet, he did tape it all up before starting so that saved the black trim. No different shades in the daylight but some panels don't match at night in the right light as they were painted by different people. They price based on condition of paint, in around ball park of 200-300e for an MX5.

That's a fantastic finish - brought the colour out really well, very smooth, and deep, looking. I'm sure you're pleased.

Yeah I'm delighted with it. Actually I'm stunned that a) it came up so well and b) that my polishing skills are so far off the mark

[Real Rayzor]

Wow.. that came up fantastic.. amazing what a bit of spit and polishing can do.

[notch000]

is this a new company steve ?? thinking of throwing my scratch up black golf in to kick it into shape. I'm only working next door to it myself

[leamyj]

Nice indeed!

[Steve]

is this a new company steve ?? thinking of throwing my scratch up black golf in to kick it into shape. I'm only working next door to it myself

Not sure how new they are, I heard about them after asking about someone's paint at Galway's Cars & Coffee. These 2 cars actually :

painto.jpg

Way better photos of these cars if you scroll down on this page :
https://www.facebook.com/pg/2M-Automoti ... e_internal

The owner is usually there with either a Jim Beam 5 series and/or a 3 series touring.

[Steve]

have had a knocking noise, it was making the knock sensor go bananas (which retards the ignition timing), traced it to the downpipe clamp hitting the front subframe.

Easy enough fix, loosen the clamp a bit, hit it with a hammer until its out of the way, retighten.





Also gave that brake pipe a rub with a wire brush, will dinitrol/krust it later in the week.

*edit* Took it for a drive, the knock is gone but a buzzing that was going on at a certain rpm is worse - gah.

[Rooky]

Decided to change the gear lever small and large shift boots and the nylon cup.

The boots on mine were all torn and the cup was cracked. The worst bit though was no oil at all in the tunnel!!

It felt like there had been some before. I couldn't find a leak, I'm sure it will be fine but I'll keep an eye on it.

Only have coolant and brake fluid to change and then that's all fluids replaced.

[mrges]

Coming on great Carl - and all this talk of oil in the tunnel.... I never knew that was a 'thing' either. Guess I need to check mine too (tho I am unaware of any heat coming thru).

[Rooky]

Yep it's coming together slowly.
Never heard of the oil in it like that.
Did notice heat the first time I drove it alright.
Hopefully it won't get as warm now.