Topic: The extreme opposite of modification? (Read 9047 times)

clbarclay · « **on:** February 09, 2009, 11:16:04 »

How much preperation do you put into getting your vehicles just the way you want them?

Caution very very very picture heavy link.
http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/f47/astra-nurburgring-vxr-3-month-detail-5030.html

So who will be the first to do that to a discovery?

Drift · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2009, 12:29:58 »

:shock: far far to anal for me :roll:

Dave123 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2009, 14:27:21 »

I have seen this before, at first I thought it was extremely anal but if you look at what he is actually doing and how much work he's putting into this supposed 'perfection', His attention to detail is really quite astounding and the craftmanship is simply amazing!

When you think about it, if he was doing this amount of detail work in modifying a 4x4 I think we would be quite stunned at the outcome, It's just that he's making the his perfect car in the same way that we try to make our 4x4's as good as we can! So I say fair play to him for really putting in the hours for his self that most people won't notice! :clap:

carbore · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2009, 15:28:18 »

Each to thier own but I dont like it.

Good craftsmanship aside its just a lot of bolt on bling that detracts from the performence of the car. God knows how much all that dynamat and ICE weighs.

Also if you are going to those lengths to make a cover for the filter housing why not make a filter housing rather than something to go over the pastic one. PS metal filler cover weigh more than plastic and tend to vibrate lose.

biggerlandy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2009, 18:36:54 »

its a vauxhaull why bother when the money spent could buy summit better than just a vaux

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2009, 18:51:33 »

Lordy, I got about halfway through before I decided to chew my own leg off out of boredom. The only thing I could think of was "what a selfish t**t", all that mess he made in the street for his neighbours to deal with. OWuld have served him right if one of us had driven past and he had to start all over again :lol:

It's a vauxhall, last one I had I parked outside someone else's house and pretended it wasn't mine ;)

datalas · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2009, 20:39:18 »

All that work and he's left with a white vauxhall...

The mind boggles

Gordo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2009, 21:16:17 »

Can you imagine what that guy must be like at parties? =;

I like what I'm driving / riding to be clean, but I do not spend ~~hours~~ days polishing - after all, they're going to be playing in the mud!

(Although having said that, having had the paintwork on the Freelander scratched and scraped by one of those hand car wash places, it does need some attention - it looks dreadful when the sun's on it.)

crazymac · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2009, 21:56:11 »

Seen that link a while back, FAR to anal for me, bet he's not got a girlfriend and his right bicep is MUCH bigger than his left :twisted:

burgerman · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2009, 22:10:52 »

ONE LIFE _ GET ONE :lol: :lol:

Hats off to the guy for his persistance though

P.S i did notice his tax disc was crooked though :shock: :lol:

defuzz · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2009, 23:01:45 »

i think when you find yourself polishing jubilee clips and washing your car every other day, you need some psychiatric help....

Drift · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2009, 23:27:39 »

Its taking " wax on wax off " a bit to the extreme " Karate kid 8 " coming to a street near you

lee celtic · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2009, 23:30:53 »

two words.....................

WOW............................

SAD..................

wow for the amount of work and detail.....Sad that it's all a waste of time ........and sad repeated for the photo of his and his mates cars all the same parked outside the house :roll: :roll: ,

Looked like the village of the dammed with cars instead of kids :shock: :shock:

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2009, 00:06:34 »

As said, way too anal. The guy needs a woman, fast. Trouble is even if he gets invited to parties what does that car say about him? he's not likely to attract anyone is he?

Vicarious · « **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:05:05 »

Extraordinary - I think thats why people have kids, this kind of behaviour becomes untenable - they gradually ease the will out of you

clbarclay · « **Reply #15 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:43:58 »

Quote from: Range Rover Blues on February 10, 2009, 00:06:34

The guy needs a woman, fast.

If thats what he does with cars then goodness only knows what he would do to a woman, probably just the best mancure she ever had.

datalas · « **Reply #16 on:** February 10, 2009, 08:30:18 »

I suspect that the author has a form of mild OCD, if you read the interspersed text you can see that he'd be "bugged" by knowing that there was scuffed paint under the door panels, or marker pen on the interior paintwork. Likelyhood is that he simply cannot help being that anal :(

Jimbo · « **Reply #17 on:** February 10, 2009, 08:46:43 »

Quote from the webpage:

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Now the car was ready for washing...I decided to wash in pure reverse osmosis water zero ppm in the dunk bucket and 50/50 pure and hot water in the shampoo bucket...Shampoo used to day is Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II and a pure sheepskin wash mitt which i thought id try after over a year using a special silicone free sponge and obviously grit guards in both buckets...Wheel brushed used are my 2" , 1.5" and 1" sheepskin drumsticks..

OCD or what !!!

This guy would freak if he saw how I washed my trucks - jetwash, builders bucket of hot water with a squirt or two of some cleaning stuff I got free off a mate, sponge that the dog likes to drag around the garden, followed by a final squirt with the jet wash, and then leave it all to dry in the sun............yes, I said in the sun - that's how often I wash my motors (not !)

muddysteve · « **Reply #18 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:48:36 »

that is completely insane, still a white vaux at the end of it

thats one you'd love to see behind you when driving back from a p+p day [-o<

crazymac · « **Reply #19 on:** February 10, 2009, 10:19:26 »

Quote from: muddysteve on February 10, 2009, 09:48:36

that is completely insane, still a white vaux at the end of it

thats one you'd love to see behind you when driving back from a p+p day [-o<

Pay and play? I'd love to drive past it through a big puddle!! Sploosh!!!

waveydavey · « **Reply #20 on:** February 10, 2009, 13:01:03 »

OK two questions:
Where do you get Reverse Osmosis water from at home?

What the hell is a grit guard in a bucket???

Gordo · « **Reply #21 on:** February 10, 2009, 13:19:47 »

Quote from: clbarclay on February 10, 2009, 01:43:58

If thats what he does with cars then goodness only knows what he would do to a woman, probably just the best mancure she ever had.

:lol: ROFPMSL

But would he clean under her trim?

Tel · « **Reply #22 on:** February 10, 2009, 15:16:10 »

am i the only one thinking this is all abit OCD

old joe · « **Reply #23 on:** February 10, 2009, 15:40:25 »

each to there own but yes would look nice under the fat landie!!!!!!

http://www.monster-events.co.uk/Truck%20Hire.htm

Dazza

Blue72 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 10, 2009, 19:04:06 »

waster...you buy a car to enjoy...that is OCD and is wrong.........
to the normal person, his sat next to another would look the same!

hairyasswelder · « **Reply #25 on:** February 10, 2009, 19:11:29 »

total waste of time..... washing a car with gallons of mineral water........ he has took longer to take who knows how many pics than I take in a year to wash my 4 vehicles :roll: :roll: :roll:

Bet the lads down the pub and at work love his tales of what he did over the weekend :? :? :? bet he walks to work too.......

Dave · « **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2009, 19:13:12 »

Cool very nice work.

carbore · « **Reply #27 on:** February 11, 2009, 15:26:29 »

I don't think he'd like my Elise right now

discowoman · « **Reply #28 on:** February 11, 2009, 17:02:21 »

GET A LIFE!!!

O.M.G. what a pratt..the guys at his local 'car emporium' must love him, "Oh look its that Anal idiot - lets sell him this polish we've had lying around for years.."
£10,000 for Carnuba wax :shock: Jeez - I could get it for £100 for a kilo when I was working in the valeting trade - and that wasnt the cheap stuff either...and as for the 'spatter' being enough for him to reject the car - LOL love to be there when he tried it :lol:, and as for using a machine mop on new paint to remove blemishes-talk about arse backwards!!!! :-.
I especially love the fact he's made a great point of buying a limited edition, then removed most of the parts that make it a Ltd edition!!!! And getting the wheels painted because they took 90 mins to clean AFTER EACH DRIVE [Edited] does he actually drive the thing???
Must stop now as I feel swear words coming on..

Does anyone have this guys email address???? :twisted:

zulublue · « **Reply #29 on:** February 11, 2009, 19:28:54 »

If i lived next door I would take up pigeon racing, plop plop [-o<

Great detail to be fair but way way over the top, I could only get to the bottom of page 1.

Could you imagine him coming in to your garage to have a puncture repaired or something, I would run a mile - if I could 8-[

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