My FF Cup Packed Albi 200

[Giles]

looks lovely mate

 

[DrDx]

Thanks for the tip! I used Ferecla by hand and it also made the problem worse! I recently used Auto Glym paint restorer which made little difference but a quick going over by hand with Meguiars Ultimate Cut on a sponge applicator helped to bring back the black gloss! The Ferecla left an opaque 'grey' finish that I was not happy with....

You sound like you are in the same boat I was.

Mine wasn't in great shape when I brought the car - but if you read back through the thread you'll see that RussZS from here sorted it with a machine polish.

Since then it's also had another polish by the bodyshop roud:

I don't know what the last owner had done to it - I think it was just from poor washing and grit (maybe a bug shifter?), and also I have found that some polishes with light cutting properties don't help - not when applied by hand... T-cut and farecla on mine by hand made it 10x worse!

Try and get a detailer to give it a machine polish mate with megs.

 

[james_h]

looks lovely mate

thanks for the positive comments as usual Giles. roud:

Thanks for the tip! I used Ferecla by hand and it also made the problem worse! I recently used Auto Glym paint restorer which made little difference but a quick going over by hand with Meguiars Ultimate Cut on a sponge applicator helped to bring back the black gloss! The Ferecla left an opaque 'grey' finish that I was not happy with....

The black gloss parts are an absolute pain - don't know why this is.

I might try the Meguiars too.

 

[marshall]

Only the gloss black bits on the front...my diffuser looks brand new still. Such a shame the fronts go how they do. Ive got a million indentations from bugs in mine that i just cant shift!

 

[Gez]

Car looks lovely, colour is fantastic!

This is the reason why I use my 200 all the time,
No matter how much you try to keep it clean, only summer use etc.
It will always pick up stone chips, scratches etc.
Mines 2012 and I'm up on 8K already, just enjoying driving it.
Done a euro trip and everything already, such good fun to drive.

I just use all the best stuff to wash and maintain the car,
But drive it and enjoy as its going to get marks and it's impossible to stop without not using the car ever lol.

 

[james_h]

Car looks lovely, colour is fantastic!

This is the reason why I use my 200 all the time,
No matter how much you try to keep it clean, only summer use etc.
It will always pick up stone chips, scratches etc.
Mines 2012 and I'm up on 8K already, just enjoying driving it.
Done a euro trip and everything already, such good fun to drive.

I just use all the best stuff to wash and maintain the car,
But drive it and enjoy as its going to get marks and it's impossible to stop without not using the car ever lol.

mate your 100% spot on! I need to be more like that. roud:

Cheers for the positive comments.

 

[james_h]

Took a trip to see Russ ZS today for a quick detail on the front part of the bonnet and the slam panel above the front bumper ... as always from Russ stunning work! well chuffed. :w00t:

 

[marshall]

I really love this colour!!

 

[james_h]

I really love this colour!!

I have to say - I'm shocked that this isn't a more popular colour.

I love the Albi - It's really similar to the Subaru Blue on the B22 and P1 and my old 172 Cup Mondial Blue - it looks ace IMO on any sports car.

 

[Giles]

awesome!

 

[racer2011]

Looks awesome mate!! A cup spoiler put on and you'll be sorted.

 

[james_h]

awesome!

cheers buddy

Looks awesome mate!! A cup spoiler put on and you'll be sorted.

funny you should say that. Been looking in to this for a while. Got the spoiler and bodyshop for painting lined up, and would do the fitting myself.

Also looking at getting a set of Black Speedlines so I have two sets of alloys/tyres for track and road.

Just depends on whether I decide to keep the car - unsure at the mo.

 

[james_h]

Hi all.

Been ages since I have been on here - just been a busy time at work.

Got a few updates to add to this blog which I am going to try and post up the weekend.. main one being the newly fitted cup spoiler ... :jump1:

 

[FaithlessEmo]

Cup Spoiler FTW

 

[james_h]

A few months ago I decided to take off all 4 wheels for a proper clean..









Cup Spoiler painted and fitted earlier this week.. I love it and really think it finishes the car off :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Foxspeed]

full of win win :clap:

 

[James17]

Looks really nice, not sure if I will get the cup spoiler for my car as I think it looks a little odd on an albi blue 197. I feel is have to get all the skirts too. Haha

 

[james_h]

full of win win :clap:

Looks really nice, not sure if I will get the cup spoiler for my car as I think it looks a little odd on an albi blue 197. I feel is have to get all the skirts too. Haha

Cheers guys.

I have just added the stubby aerial today - it was either a stubby aerial or some tape that came with the spoiler to protect it from the longer aerial... great french design...;/

 

[nutnutwelshman]

Just the Donkey's Nutzzzzzzz

 

[james_h]

Just the Donkey's Nutzzzzzzz

cheers buddy

Stubby Aerial fitted...






Ordered the RS front badge today - £26 from Renault

Thinking of wheel bolt covers now.

Also still debating whether to swap to the speedlines - can get then cost price from a contact in Italy I know.