@@coopsturbo Where there's a will there's a way! To be honest, the elbow grease made light work of the rear belts because they weren't too dirty to start with.
The maguires headlight restoration kit would be a good shout here, its about £15-20ish and does an amazing job of restoring the headlights (which for xenons are real expensive to replace)
I mask the grill in the front and spray them with high heat black spray paint.....its meant for exhausts....no primer needed.....that back to black doesnt last long.....comes off after a few washes
I picked it up in Halfords, only £5, it's called 'black in a flash'. I'm sure there are better, more expensive alternatives, but on a budget it did the job.
With my silver seat belts I pulled the fronts fully out, kept it from retracting with a bulldog clip, then left them in a bucket of vanish for an hour then jet wash off. Like new again without the human slime. 😂
What have you done to freshen up your car during lockdown?
I pulled the front seat belts fully out of the door, closed it, and used a pressure washer to clean them. They were silver again in 30 seconds. 👍
That's a great idea, if it works it works! I wouldn't fancy trying to jet wash the rear belts though 😂
@@BritishRacingGreens 😂 yeah, no chance. Luckily the rears had hardly been used, and were still silver not bronze.
Bronze is a very flattering way of describing it🥉you should work in marketing!
@@BritishRacingGreens can apply same to rears, just remove lower anchor, pull them out the boot and shut it. Then jet wash away
@@coopsturbo Where there's a will there's a way! To be honest, the elbow grease made light work of the rear belts because they weren't too dirty to start with.
The maguires headlight restoration kit would be a good shout here, its about £15-20ish and does an amazing job of restoring the headlights (which for xenons are real expensive to replace)
Good tip!
Nice to see you cracking on with some more good content. Loving this!
Glad you enjoyed it, more to come!
I mask the grill in the front and spray them with high heat black spray paint.....its meant for exhausts....no primer needed.....that back to black doesnt last long.....comes off after a few washes
That’s true, does need topping up, but effective and simple.
This is great. Buying one this weekend that needs a lot of tidying. Good ideas that are easy but go a long way!
Absolutely, make the overall experience much better. Good luck with the purchase and I hope you enjoy the car!
Wet/dry and polish the lights, cheap and effective way to restore the look of the front
Good suggestion, a worthy addition to the list!
Boot struts need to be changed on mine! I'm in the process of tidying mine up at the moment, great cars.
Small change but makes such a difference, well worth the investment.
Hey, love your videos. My 172's grille is very faded but I can't find back to black anywhere, could you send me a link to buy some? Thanks
I picked it up in Halfords, only £5, it's called 'black in a flash'. I'm sure there are better, more expensive alternatives, but on a budget it did the job.
www.halfords.com/motoring/car-cleaning/interior-cleaning/turtle-wax-black-in-a-flash-trim-and-tyre-wax-500ml-120520.html
@@BritishRacingGreens Thanks a lot!
looks brand new to me ;)
Thanks! It’s certainly a clean example
With my silver seat belts I pulled the fronts fully out, kept it from retracting with a bulldog clip, then left them in a bucket of vanish for an hour then jet wash off. Like new again without the human slime. 😂
Good strategy!
If you’re doing 5000rpm + you don’t need an aerial for music.
😂 can’t argue with that!
Passenger:
WHAT!? CAN HEAR YOU!