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  • Bubba
    S2Forum Tinkerer
    • Jan 2011
    • 4
    • Country: England

    #1

    My 80

    when bought for 250quid..a bit faded




    but after several weeks of polishing every weekend i came out with this











    its due another good polish since i havent been able to much over winter
  • Error404
    Super Moderator
    • Mar 2007
    • 19789
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #2
    got a before and after shot of your deltoids?

    thats pretty hardcore working by hand
    Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
    Indigo ABY coupé
    Imola B6 S4 Avant

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    • andyg plym
      S2Forum Freak
      • Nov 2006
      • 4646
      • Country: England

      #3
      remember a guy in a chippie a few months ago admiring it and said he had an s2?

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      • DamianURS4
        S2Forum Addict
        • May 2010
        • 406
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        thats some serious polishing! One Good Work Fella! badge coming your way!

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        • RustyNut
          S2Forum Extremist
          • Nov 2004
          • 1433
          • Home: Zambia Current: United Kingdom

          #5
          Good work there, will the fading return or is there a tried and tested way of keeping it away?
          Old Stuff Reborn.

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          • TimE-J
            S2Forum Extremist
            • Jul 2009
            • 1292
            • Country: United Kingdom

            #6
            looking really good, nice job! any other plans?
            96 S2 aby Coupe. Rebuild Project
            96 mk3 golf tdi daily.

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            • Jersey Paul
              S2Forum Fanatic
              • Oct 2009
              • 87
              • Home: United Kingdom Current: Jersey

              #7
              Karate Kid levels of commitment there.
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              Other cars:VW Transporter T5 4motion, 'S3 sportback

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              • Fadeout
                S2Forum Buff
                • Nov 2010
                • 29
                • Country: Scotland

                #8
                Your 80

                Nice car mate!, bought mine in pretty much the same state but mine is white, Whats yours lowered on?, i bought a 60/40mm kit and its nowhere near as low a yours?

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                • Bubba
                  S2Forum Tinkerer
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 4
                  • Country: England

                  #9
                  Originally posted by andyg plym
                  remember a guy in a chippie a few months ago admiring it and said he had an s2?
                  dark blue s2? tall bloke? that would be our electrician who comes into our work to do electricy thing

                  Originally posted by Fadeout
                  Nice car mate!, bought mine in pretty much the same state but mine is white, Whats yours lowered on?, i bought a 60/40mm kit and its nowhere near as low a yours?
                  its erm on...moddified standard springs

                  Originally posted by RustyNut
                  Good work there, will the fading return or is there a tried and tested way of keeping it away?
                  ive been told a good machine polish then HD wax will keep the colour in alot better than just polishing it. Im thinking about buying a machine polisher off ebay and giving it a good go over but being in cornwall it a bit of a pain with the weather.

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                  • dest
                    S2Forum Freak
                    • Feb 2006
                    • 4287
                    • Country: England

                    #10
                    That looks really nice

                    What's going on with the exhaust/bumper?!

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                    • Fadeout
                      S2Forum Buff
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 29
                      • Country: Scotland

                      #11
                      its erm on...moddified standard springs
                      ha, might have to brake the old grinder out on my old springs till I get coilies

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                      • Bubba
                        S2Forum Tinkerer
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 4
                        • Country: England

                        #12
                        Originally posted by dest
                        That looks really nice

                        What's going on with the exhaust/bumper?!
                        its a "what can we do with the hour we have to kill" side exit i need to find a bumper in the scrappy to cut a chunk out to fill the back.

                        Originally posted by Fadeout
                        ha, might have to brake the old grinder out on my old springs till I get coilies
                        that was my plan...but 9 months later im no closer to the coilies , thats the rears in half and the fronts with 3.5 coils out.

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                        • hibby
                          S2Forum Addict
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 215
                          • Country: Scotland

                          #13
                          That looks nice. Good work.
                          1990 Cq20v GTi Engineering RE2400
                          1992 16v 80 quattro
                          2004 A3

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                          • Christophski
                            S2Forum Possessed
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 3632
                            • Country: United Kingdom

                            #14
                            Subtle.... I like. Just need a v6 front bumper now and your all done!

                            I had a red coupe that when I brought it wasd spractically white. 5 hours in the garage with a DA and it was as red as a baboons A**e! Aftwer 6 months of no polishing it started to fade again... break out round 2 of the polisher. Got bored and brought an S2 and vowed never again to buy a red car! I do like the exhaust btw

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                            • hibby
                              S2Forum Addict
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 215
                              • Country: Scotland

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Christophski
                              Subtle.... I like. Just need a v6 front bumper now and your all done!
                              I disagree, to add a v6 bumper and make it look good you would need to colour code the black trims on the doors and rear bumpers too. Part of this cars appeal to me is the black trim.
                              1990 Cq20v GTi Engineering RE2400
                              1992 16v 80 quattro
                              2004 A3

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