The joy of power tools!

Post by **MattH** » Wed Mar 23, 11 11:38 pm

Just spent an enjoyable afternoon using some tools that I've never found time for before.
Having got the auto trans replaced on the Holden, it was covered in filth, so I dug out the Karcher and gave it a good blast. I've never used it before, only a cheapo pressure washer that did very little except blow up after 4 uses.
This is very different. Strips off paint from bumpers, blasts rust, removes stickers and gets it all really clean. Having cleaned some grime and given the car a good wash, I decided to compound the matt finish paintwork with my industrial size buffer and some Farecla G3.
4 hours out in the sun covering everything in G3 and water splashes I was really chuffed with the result. The 200,000 mile 19 year old car is looking quite respectable again, probably it's best in years.
I had planned to Bananarama! when I first bought it but hadn't got round to it, and that was 11 years ago.
The buffer has even taken all the ugly orange rust stains out from around the stone chips, so it's looking a great deal better.

Thank goodness for power tools, I would never have bothered trying to get this to shine up by hand.
What do you reckon?

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Wed Mar 23, 11 11:46 pm

Get some big rims on it Matt & a shotgun scoop. It would look ace then.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 24, 11 2:03 am

Second best thing about our cars Matt, giving em a good rub and standing back.
She looks great BTW

latil · Post by **latil** » Thu Mar 24, 11 1:24 pm

Got a new motor there Matt?

Post by **MattH** » Thu Mar 24, 11 9:58 pm

latil wrote:Got a new motor there Matt?

It feels like it, amazing what a proper clean up does. It will be my daily driver again soon so thought I'd put some effort in.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Mar 24, 11 9:59 pm

Moving the Fiat or the Mini on then, Matt?

VHValiant · Post by **VHValiant** » Thu Mar 24, 11 10:43 pm

Looking Good Matt. Can't beat having the right tools for the job, just broke out my new reciprocating saw to section up my old kitchen worktops to aid ripping out the old kitchen units.EASY LIFE .

Cheers Steve

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Fri Mar 25, 11 10:36 am

Top job Matt. It's looking good.
Needs a set of orange Telstra stickers back on it.

Post by **MattH** » Fri Mar 25, 11 11:23 am

Steve, do you have any pics of what they looked like with Telstra livery?

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Fri Mar 25, 11 11:50 am

Hi Matt.
Sorry, am sad enough to have some strange pictures like a Telstra solar powered Pay Phone but I never took any of our cars!

From memory the VN may have had either the original Telecom Australia branding (I liked this better) or the crossover into the new style before the name change to Telstra. Your wagon may have had more than one branding if it was in service long enough.
I remember our cars and vans being rebranded in the car park at the back of the exchange in Sale.

Big T on the bonnet.
Telecom Australia or Telstra on the front doors and on the boot/tail gate

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Fri Mar 25, 11 11:51 am

one more

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Mar 25, 11 11:56 am

THE JOY OF POWER TOOLS

CRIKEY MATT WAS A BIT BOTHERED BY WHAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN FOR WITH THAT TITLE............ YOU BEIN A COPPER N ALL,