Split_Pin Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Conrad D. Conelrad said: The MK4 Golf suffers from the ~~premium soft touch coating~~ on its Interior plastics breaking down. Everything inside feels sticky to the touch, and the coating scrapes off easily leaving everything looking distinctly non premium. Actually that's an understatement - the decaying soft touch coating makes the interior actively unpleasant. I read a few forum posts about it, which suggested that you can remove the coating with isopropyl alcohol and then either re-spray or leave as bare plastic. I don't have any isopropyl alcohol, but I do have a bottle of Cif Oven Cleaner which is quite aggressive, so I figured I'd try it on an inconspicuous area (the largest piece of plastic you see when you open the door). It worked beautifully! After an hour soaking in oven cleaner, the coating could be removed in soapy water with a dish sponge. The passenger door handle came out nice enough to go straight back on the car, but the driver's side didn't look as good so I painted it with some acrylic paint from Hobbycraft and then several deliberately slightly rough coats of lacquer to mimic the semi-gloss finish. Here's the before and after: It's so much nicer. But there are a lot more sticky touch panels to fix. That looks great, nice work. Handily my wife works in a Pharmacy too if I ever need this stuff! gm and DVee8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Can you ask her if it is still available to the general public ? I recall having a bit of a debate when I bought mine many moons ago DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 17 hours ago, SiC said: Can you buy Webasto roof kits still? Maybe I should get one fitted and solve the one bugbear. Webastos are a shit compromise. Buy a convertible. BorniteIdentity and MorrisItalSLX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Roadster. I did that, sold the GT and bought a Roadster. Big mistake, never gelled with it, rarely took the hood off, SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, gm said: Can you ask her if it is still available to the general public ? I recall having a bit of a debate when I bought mine many moons ago I bought some isopropyl alcohol off eBay a few weeks back, as a cheaper substitute for MAF cleaner. It's still readily available. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 My old dedra is finally going to scrapyard today. Austat, richardmorris, Tamworthbay and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Why, what's wrong with it? paulplom, NorthernMonkey, Liggle and 16 others 3 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Let's get this out of the way first...Just a bit of t-cut, etcetera, etcetera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 What's the story with that one then? I'm assuming it involves a tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Been trying to thin down the amount of cars I have, the Golf and Astra are definitely going. The Abarth has been a 'will I-Wont I' affair still, I hardly use it at what it's best at (B-Road blasts, etc) and the fuel economy is rather bad for commuting on the A90/AWPR to the point where the LS400 would be just as economic! So I decided to try WBAC for a valuation, and being honest about its condition, and they are offering me much more than I paid to buy it outright! I'm tempted to try and see what other places would give (Arnold clark, etc) and take it from there. ? DVee8, BL Bloke and paulplom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 The C1 now has some paint and underseal on various bits of its underside for the first time in its life .. New pads and discs next time the brakes are done , which should be in about 5 years time at some 3K a year paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Garage roof collapsed onto it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Damn. Gear selector linkage has dropped off at the box end again. Mercifully while drive was selected. Easy fix, just annoying and fiddly. Especially when it's 30C outside. Double damn! Got back and noticed the back of the van was soaked in diesel. Looks like the seal in the cap has failed and the hot weather has caused it (or more likely the air in the top of the tank - the breather is marginal) and forced it back out the filler while I was driving. Well that's the van immobilised until a new cap arrives then. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, 17-Coffees said: So I decided to try WBAC for a valuation, and being honest about its condition, and they are offering me much more than I paid to buy it outright I must look to see who is replying.... I thought this was still about the dead Dedra? Three Speed, 108, 17-Coffees and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, lanciamatt said: Was it covered on your buildings insurance ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 49 minutes ago, MikeR said: The C1 now has some paint and underseal on various bits of its underside for the first time in its life .. New pads and discs next time the brakes are done , which should be in about 5 years time at some 3K a year I've seen the way your wife drives. She brakes quite hard. No anticipation. Everything is a surprise. That was before she needed glasses. ???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Conrad D. Conelrad said: Why, what's wrong with it? The badges and a couple of other bits might still be salvageable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Mrs h's Dacia had its first service today. 12 year old beige Modus was a surprise courtesy car. Steve79, Split_Pin, BL Bloke and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, 17-Coffees said: Been trying to thin down the amount of cars I have, the Golf and Astra are definitely going. The Abarth has been a 'will I-Wont I' affair still, I hardly use it at what it's best at (B-Road blasts, etc) and the fuel economy is rather bad for commuting on the A90/AWPR to the point where the LS400 would be just as economic! So I decided to try WBAC for a valuation, and being honest about its condition, and they are offering me much more than I paid to buy it outright! I'm tempted to try and see what other places would give (Arnold clark, etc) and take it from there. ? Is the Minor safe from the cull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Good bye lancia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 BL Bloke and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, lanciamatt said: Good bye lancia. Did someone say August 2021? Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 52 minutes ago, Tickman said: Is the Minor safe from the cull? For the time being, definitely! It's safe in the garage and takes up little space. The Golf and Astra are the main ones I'm wanting rid of as the Abarth fills the role of being an car. I do really need to start playing with the Minor again though, 5 months of no work is giving me less and less motivation sadly. Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Glad it is safe at least for now. If it is ever getting culled let me know please. 17-Coffees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Hot here in Surrey, climate app for my bicycle gps said 34 when I rode home at 4pm. One of the empty places next door is to let, and someone has just been over to look. Youngish couple, but must be loaded, it’s £2300 a month! won’t you be my neighbor? http://www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk/en/live-and-work/property/residential-lettings/3-home-farm-bagshot-park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Session with the audiologist this morning to remove blockage in my left ear. The last time anyone had a go at my ears was over 20 years ago and the job fell to my GP armed with a very big syringe and a kidney-shaped bowl. Things have changed. Now they use a compressor pump and a narrow-body pipe set to "suck". And suck it does. Marvellous. I've never been so relaxed. As for the material removed, I didn't think it was possible to have that much trapped in my head. Not quite enough there to make candles for a Papal funeral, but still a lot. Lord Sterling, Stevebrookman and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadders Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Hot here in Surrey, climate app for my bicycle gps said 34 when I rode home at 4pm. One of the empty places next door is to let, and someone has just been over to look. Youngish couple, but must be loaded, it’s £2300 a month! won’t you be my neighbor? http://www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk/en/live-and-work/property/residential-lettings/3-home-farm-bagshot-park It could be a corporate let, it's far cheaper than putting an expensive consultant up in a hotel and his other half can then spend their allowances in Harrods. We used to do that all the time when we brought specialists over from the States for a particular project. The royal connection will also impress them, ours did when my US boss learnt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Annual holiday trip to a tyre centre completed... a quick trip to kwik-fit Cirencester... Air-con regas has made me a very popular husband/dad. Also means the 9000 is now in pole position for all family days out! Coprolalia, LightBulbFun, BL Bloke and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Visiting Mother Volksy today, she had found some letters I'd sent her from back when I lived in NZ. In amongst them was a photo of the old CF I had out there. It was a 1969 locally built (CKD), It's pretty much eddyramrods ideal spec.. Holden 3.3 straight six, with auto transmission. Bought to look more local than getting a rental, it gave pretty good service for the year we were there. This was 23 years ago, so can't see it having survived! mk2_craig, BL Bloke, phil_lihp and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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