Chris_a_73's Ibiza Reader's Ride!

[Chris_a_73]

Hmm, before I decide I'll make a couple of mock-up photoshops and buy a small piece of carbon vinyl (£2.50) and wrap my phone, and see how it goes. If it's good, then I'll do it

Dry matt carbon, or glossy?

 

[Chris_a_73]

Just bought a 100mmx200m 3M Di-noc carbon vinyl sheet. Will trial on my phone and post a pic, then decide what to do. B pillars would perhaps look a bit OTT in vinyl, so not gunna consider that.

 

[rf860]

Hmm, before I decide I'll make a couple of mock-up photoshops and buy a small piece of carbon vinyl (£2.50) and wrap my phone, and see how it goes. If it's good, then I'll do it

Dry matt carbon, or glossy?

glossy

 

[Chris_a_73]

Vinyl should hopefully be arriving tomorrow morning if the seller is on the ball!

Will wrap my phone cover and will set a poll on this thread to see if I should do the mirrors or not

 

[Chris_a_73]

Well, the vinyl turned out well, and the phone is looking pretty swish. Only bit I'm not pleased with, is that it's textured and matt, so I will lacquer my phone/different piece of vinyl to see how it turns out.

Other than that, I bought some new cheapy SMD 6 LED sidelights (Cost £2 or so...). Just fitted those, and they are a nice white (very very slightly blue tinted). Obviously not expecting these to last more than 3-4 months, but hey, cheaper than a £20 pair of PIAA ones

Insurance all paid up yesterday; down to £1488

Hopefully it'll be down to £800 or so next year, and from then on I'll most likely be at Uni (if I don't drastically fail my A levels....) so will probably keep the beeza.

 

[Chris_a_73]

Here are the sidelights. Sorry for the poor quality.

 

[Alex 17]

I've done my phone mate , Ill upload a pic if you want?

 

[Alex 17]

 

[Chris_a_73]

Yeah go for it. What vinyl did you use? Mine is good, however if I were to do the wing mirror caps I'd definitely lacquer it.

 

[Chris_a_73]

Did you buy a laser cut set from ebay, or did you do it yourself?

 

[Alex 17]

Nah i do it all myself mate , Got templates at home for it , Did all round the side buttons aswell , Half my cars wrapped aswell though so im use too it lol

 

[Chris_a_73]

Got my LED light panel coming in about a week or so, so will upload pics once it arrives!

 

[Blanco92]

If the scratches to the screen are bad enough you could try some glass polish (Autoglym glass polish is always in at Halfords) or check out this thread over on Detailing World. The guy seems to know what he's doing!

 

[rf860]

autoglym glass polish does nothing to remove scratches, it only makes them shiney and bead water better

 

[Chris_a_73]

Have some glass polish, and tried it already... Did absolutely jack ****! T_T"

Followed the link, and found this on eBay. Includes polishing bobs for the drill, as I don't have a rotary polisher.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GLASS-SCRATCH...ultDomain_3&hash=item3a5f85d5e7#ht_633wt_1139

 

[Blanco92]

Followed the link, and found this on eBay. Includes polishing bobs for the drill, as I don't have a rotary polisher.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GLASS-SCRATCH...ultDomain_3&hash=item3a5f85d5e7#ht_633wt_1139

Good find! Have a feeling you could be there AGES though, as said it's probably good for small things, something a windscreen isn't!

 

[Chris_a_73]

Would this and the Cerium oxide remove scratches? I know the detailing link says felt pad but I can't find one on eBay that can be used with a drill, and this is the next best (and cheapest) alternative!

 

[Chris_a_73]

Right okay, bought 2 of those 60mm buffer pads and 50g of cerium oxide powder. Will use one for my windscreen scratches, and then use the other for experimental polishing (will only use on hidden area/wing mirror caps as a test).

 

[Blanco92]

They look like they should do the trick mate! I think according to the Detailing World link you need buff fairly slowly, so don't get carried away with the drill.

 

[greener9009]

I want this on my iPhone!!

Btw like what you've done with the car...