Albi R27 452/500 (UPDATE - 19.02.2017 - The end)
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Update 19.04.2015
I recently took a trip over to Orchard Autocare to see Rollo and purchase some more of his products.
My existing Glitz was running low, so it was the first thing on my must get list.
Also having run out of Hydrophobe I was wanting to purchase some more of it, however Ronnie gave me this small bottle of what he called an extreme hydrophobe. He's promised me that the bottle may be small but it packs a lot of punch in that you don't have to use a lot and it can last for several months.
Having read several positive reviews about Ronnies Cotton Candy Snow Foam, I felt it only right that I purchase some and give it a try. I guess I have to try and get the foam lance and power wash working correctly now.
With the end of the bad weather clearly in sight I'm thinking about claying and possibly machine polishing the car, however to complete the first part of this I needed to buy some clay lube and Ronnie offered me this...
The last item purchased from Ronnie was some of his new Shampoo. Its that new the labels haven't even been printed for sale yet, so I'm really looking forward to trying it once my existing Bilt Hamber Auto Wash is finished.
The last purchase this week was some powder free black nitrile gloves courtesy of eBay. I find these great for keeping my hands clean while detailing the car.
Reviews of all items coming as soon as I've used them.
I've also treated myself to the purchase of http://www.clior27.co.uk where I'm posting everything about my Clio, from the moment I got it.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
I recently took a trip over to Orchard Autocare to see Rollo and purchase some more of his products.
My existing Glitz was running low, so it was the first thing on my must get list.
Also having run out of Hydrophobe I was wanting to purchase some more of it, however Ronnie gave me this small bottle of what he called an extreme hydrophobe. He's promised me that the bottle may be small but it packs a lot of punch in that you don't have to use a lot and it can last for several months.
Having read several positive reviews about Ronnies Cotton Candy Snow Foam, I felt it only right that I purchase some and give it a try. I guess I have to try and get the foam lance and power wash working correctly now.
With the end of the bad weather clearly in sight I'm thinking about claying and possibly machine polishing the car, however to complete the first part of this I needed to buy some clay lube and Ronnie offered me this...
The last item purchased from Ronnie was some of his new Shampoo. Its that new the labels haven't even been printed for sale yet, so I'm really looking forward to trying it once my existing Bilt Hamber Auto Wash is finished.
The last purchase this week was some powder free black nitrile gloves courtesy of eBay. I find these great for keeping my hands clean while detailing the car.
Reviews of all items coming as soon as I've used them.
I've also treated myself to the purchase of http://www.clior27.co.uk where I'm posting everything about my Clio, from the moment I got it.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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Update 21.04.2015
Next on the to do list was to have a tidy up under the bonnet.
First up was to repaint some of the rusting brackets as shown below:
So it was off with them...
And then out with the wire brushes to get rid of as much of the flaky paint as possible, before respraying.
This is what I had chosen to repaint them with, just for the reason that it should hopefully be a lot more durable than normal paint.
First coat...
Now to leave them for 24 hours..
Second coat...
I'm quite happy with this bracket only having the two coats.
However the others needed a third coat of the body seal after being left for another 24 hours.
Now I had to add some padding to this bracket, so it wouldn't rub the plastic below it when back in place.
Time to reinstall the brackets.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
Next on the to do list was to have a tidy up under the bonnet.
First up was to repaint some of the rusting brackets as shown below:
So it was off with them...
And then out with the wire brushes to get rid of as much of the flaky paint as possible, before respraying.
This is what I had chosen to repaint them with, just for the reason that it should hopefully be a lot more durable than normal paint.
First coat...
Now to leave them for 24 hours..
Second coat...
I'm quite happy with this bracket only having the two coats.
However the others needed a third coat of the body seal after being left for another 24 hours.
Now I had to add some padding to this bracket, so it wouldn't rub the plastic below it when back in place.
Time to reinstall the brackets.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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Thanks very much [MENTION=51111]jimmyd81[/MENTION] hopefully the attention to detail is only going to get better over the summer. Keep an eye on my website and on here for updates
Update 22.04.2015
With the grills having seen better days and the paint chipping off them, it was time they got a bit of attention, so I set to it.
Out of the car they come...
With the grills out of the car it was time for a quick tidy up and then to recover them in all surface primer.
24 hours later it was time to start adding the coats of paint.
First coat...
Unfortunately the paint got damaged while drying, so it set me back a bit.
But not to worry, I just repainted the damaged areas and left them well out of reach for another 24 hours.
Now it was time to add a second coat to all of the grills.
After being left for a further 24 hours I think you'll agree their looking a lot better.
Although if you look closely you can see the edges from where the paint had peeled on the previous job.
When I get a bit of time again, I think I'll finely sand the grill and repaint it, as I'm not 100% happy with how it looks.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
With the grills having seen better days and the paint chipping off them, it was time they got a bit of attention, so I set to it.
Out of the car they come...
With the grills out of the car it was time for a quick tidy up and then to recover them in all surface primer.
24 hours later it was time to start adding the coats of paint.
First coat...
Unfortunately the paint got damaged while drying, so it set me back a bit.
But not to worry, I just repainted the damaged areas and left them well out of reach for another 24 hours.
Now it was time to add a second coat to all of the grills.
After being left for a further 24 hours I think you'll agree their looking a lot better.
Although if you look closely you can see the edges from where the paint had peeled on the previous job.
When I get a bit of time again, I think I'll finely sand the grill and repaint it, as I'm not 100% happy with how it looks.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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Update 24.04.2015
With the recent spell of good weather I thought it was the perfect opportunity to strip back the pervious coats of polish etc that I had added to the glass on the car and add my recently purchased Orchard Autocare Extreme Hydrophobe.
Time to add a bit of water into the mix, before claying all the glass.
Clay time...
Nicely clayed...
Time for the Hydrophobe.
If left too long the Hydrophobe can be quite stubborn to remove.
However I did find breathing on the glass and adding a slight mist did help a lot.
I know I'll regret saying this but I can't wait for it to rain so I can see how the water sheds from the glass now.
I also took this opportunity to put my freshly painted grills back in place.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
With the recent spell of good weather I thought it was the perfect opportunity to strip back the pervious coats of polish etc that I had added to the glass on the car and add my recently purchased Orchard Autocare Extreme Hydrophobe.
Time to add a bit of water into the mix, before claying all the glass.
Clay time...
Nicely clayed...
Time for the Hydrophobe.
If left too long the Hydrophobe can be quite stubborn to remove.
However I did find breathing on the glass and adding a slight mist did help a lot.
I know I'll regret saying this but I can't wait for it to rain so I can see how the water sheds from the glass now.
I also took this opportunity to put my freshly painted grills back in place.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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WOW!
attention to detail is something else! Love it, keep the pics coming mate, great seeing before&after shots
And your steering wheel looks the nuts!!
Thanks very much @wallace, there should be a few more updates coming soon
Yea I'm over the moon with how the steering wheel turned out, its no much nicer to use than the original too.
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Update 03.05.2015
For quite some time now I've been thinking about getting the wheels of the R27 refurbished. So with the weather starting to improve I thought now was as good a time as any to get it done.
I set about researching the various options of where I could get it done. Checking out the different places that offer wheel refurbishment within a 30mile radius of where I live I was getting quoted prices from £256 to £408 for all 4 rims. After a bit more research and for handiness I ended up going with A27 Engineering, who are located on the outskirts of Portadown. They quoted me a price of £312 including vat, which was pretty much in the middle of the range I'd been quoted by everyone.
I paid them a visit to discuss exactly what I wanted to make sure there was no confusion.
A week later I left the car with them to have the work carried out.
Before
I phoned A27 on Thursday as they had asked me to do, to check when would suit for my car to be picked up only to be told that they wouldn't be ready for another day.
However due to other commitments it didn't suit me to pick it up at the next time, when I explained this to A27 they gave me several excuses and basically told me I had a 3 hour window to pick my car up or I would have to do without it for a further 4 days. Of course this has left me with such a bad feeling toward them.
Having cancelled my previous plans I made the trip over to A27 to pick up the car...
After
I'm happy with how they've turned out, their definitely an improvement over the original condition of the wheels. But I can't help but think a bit negatively over the who experience of how I was treated by A27. Its almost like they don't value a personal customer anymore.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
For quite some time now I've been thinking about getting the wheels of the R27 refurbished. So with the weather starting to improve I thought now was as good a time as any to get it done.
I set about researching the various options of where I could get it done. Checking out the different places that offer wheel refurbishment within a 30mile radius of where I live I was getting quoted prices from £256 to £408 for all 4 rims. After a bit more research and for handiness I ended up going with A27 Engineering, who are located on the outskirts of Portadown. They quoted me a price of £312 including vat, which was pretty much in the middle of the range I'd been quoted by everyone.
I paid them a visit to discuss exactly what I wanted to make sure there was no confusion.
A week later I left the car with them to have the work carried out.
Before
I phoned A27 on Thursday as they had asked me to do, to check when would suit for my car to be picked up only to be told that they wouldn't be ready for another day.
However due to other commitments it didn't suit me to pick it up at the next time, when I explained this to A27 they gave me several excuses and basically told me I had a 3 hour window to pick my car up or I would have to do without it for a further 4 days. Of course this has left me with such a bad feeling toward them.
Having cancelled my previous plans I made the trip over to A27 to pick up the car...
After
I'm happy with how they've turned out, their definitely an improvement over the original condition of the wheels. But I can't help but think a bit negatively over the who experience of how I was treated by A27. Its almost like they don't value a personal customer anymore.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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I think thats part of the reason I felt so let down [MENTION=51111]jimmyd81[/MENTION], its not like they were doing the job for nothing. In my eyes £300 is still a hell of a lot of money.
Update 08.05.2015
While the wheels were away getting refurbished I decided I should take the opportunity to freshen up the locknuts which were starting to show little bits of rust.
First action was to give them a quick cleanup and get rid of any loose paint using a wire brush.
Best place I could find to place them ready for the next stage.
Just one coat of Diall All Surface Primer was applied
Give around 24 hours to dry...
Now it was time for the first coat of black paint.
This is how they looked after the black paint had been given 24 hours to dry.
I was happy with them after the first coat, however I decided to add a second just to be sure I'd got everything.
All complete and now for fitting.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
While the wheels were away getting refurbished I decided I should take the opportunity to freshen up the locknuts which were starting to show little bits of rust.
First action was to give them a quick cleanup and get rid of any loose paint using a wire brush.
Best place I could find to place them ready for the next stage.
Just one coat of Diall All Surface Primer was applied
Give around 24 hours to dry...
Now it was time for the first coat of black paint.
This is how they looked after the black paint had been given 24 hours to dry.
I was happy with them after the first coat, however I decided to add a second just to be sure I'd got everything.
All complete and now for fitting.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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Update 10.05.2015
While the car was a way having the wheels done I had done a bit of research into wheel sealants, and decided to purchase some Poorboys Wheel Sealant so that I could give my wheels a bit of protection from break dust and dirt.
Now that I'd got my freshly painted wheels home it was time to apply the sealant.
First job was to take the wheels off and give them a quick clean.
It looks like I'm going to have to give the arches a clean at some point, but for now I'm just concentrating on getting the wheels right.
Wheels now cleaned and dried and ready for the next stage.
Of course being so careful not to make the fresh paint, the wheels were placed on a well padded mat.
Nice and pink, smells pretty nice too.
First coat...
First coat applied and buffed off the rear of the wheels it was now onto the front.
Now it was time to buff the fronts of the wheels and remove the excess sealant.
Of course the centre caps had to be done too...
Time for the second coat to be applied.
Wheel complete and looking great.
Centre cap back in its place.
The same process was carried out for the other three wheels and took the most of the afternoon to complete.
Now to get them all back onto the car.
I'm just left undecided about what to do with the wheel nuts. Do I buy black wheel nuts to match the lock nuts, paint the existing nuts or do I risk putting the caps back on?
I'm sure you'll agree the car is starting to look great.
With this being the first time I've used wheel sealant, it'll be interesting to see if I feel it makes any difference.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
While the car was a way having the wheels done I had done a bit of research into wheel sealants, and decided to purchase some Poorboys Wheel Sealant so that I could give my wheels a bit of protection from break dust and dirt.
Now that I'd got my freshly painted wheels home it was time to apply the sealant.
First job was to take the wheels off and give them a quick clean.
It looks like I'm going to have to give the arches a clean at some point, but for now I'm just concentrating on getting the wheels right.
Wheels now cleaned and dried and ready for the next stage.
Of course being so careful not to make the fresh paint, the wheels were placed on a well padded mat.
Nice and pink, smells pretty nice too.
First coat...
First coat applied and buffed off the rear of the wheels it was now onto the front.
Now it was time to buff the fronts of the wheels and remove the excess sealant.
Of course the centre caps had to be done too...
Time for the second coat to be applied.
Wheel complete and looking great.
Centre cap back in its place.
The same process was carried out for the other three wheels and took the most of the afternoon to complete.
Now to get them all back onto the car.
I'm just left undecided about what to do with the wheel nuts. Do I buy black wheel nuts to match the lock nuts, paint the existing nuts or do I risk putting the caps back on?
I'm sure you'll agree the car is starting to look great.
With this being the first time I've used wheel sealant, it'll be interesting to see if I feel it makes any difference.
As always, comments are welcome.
John
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