BA - Howie's 97 ZXi. New MS Splitter fitted.

**Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:52 pm

Cheers for the great comments, :cheers:

especially as I'm still learning about modding and looking after my toy.

A L 3 X wrote:

Kash wrote:

Mate thats mint!

Agreed

, and your garage is so neat and tidy :lol:

What does your no. plate mean out of interest?

I chose my plate after seeing F20000T on my Uncle's car, and just wanting something a bit different from my intials.
My lovely wife kindly offered to buy it for me as a present when we got married. :love5:

**Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:06 pm

I wondered if it was to do ith your name....but thought probably not

Yeh it looks good and a lot different to the norm

**Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:18 am

top work and top car!

**Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:13 pm

Very nice Howie :thumbright:

I love the colour - my last F was the same colour. I tried to find a Noble Green V6, but there are not many around

Had to put up with red

Nice garage too

I want replace mine at some point, so I might tap you up for some ideas

Mark

**Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:44 pm

thats an increadible shot of the reflection Howie!!
and the snow shot, you realy were using the spleeter as a snow plough!!

**Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:49 am

Took her out of her garage for the first time in over a week, now the snow is starting to melt.
Lovely colours in the sunrise this morning: :thumbright:

Another gratuitous bonnet reflection pic:

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:35 am

Very very cool pictures, Howie! Nice and shiny!

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:15 am

Wow looks like chrome painting
awesome

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:35 am

Oh my god!! how did you do it? What kind of stuff did you use? And i thought my car is shiny, im depressed

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:25 pm

in the 2nd pic, even the washer jets are sooooooooooooooo shiny that they reflect also :lol:

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:30 pm

wesoly75 wrote:

Oh my god!! how did you do it? What kind of stuff did you use? And i thought my car is shiny, im depressed

I've been using Megs products for a while now, after recommendations on this site.
Gave it a good wash, then used the "Smooth surface clay kit", produced a great glass-like shine and feel.
Then used the 3 stage Deep Crystal products- Stage 1- Paint Cleaner, Stage 2- Polish and Stage 3- Carnauba Wax.

These products have gradually helped reduce some old scratches and swirl marks, and I found them easy to apply and remove to produce a great finish.

I think the cumulative effect of using these products since last summer has helped build up the great depth of shine.

As well as being able to take my time working on the car in a dry, clean garage, often over a couple of days and evenings in between customers at our farm shop.
:cheers:

Also helps to have a wonderful and understanding wife like my Liz :love5:

I'm a lucky F'er I know

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:20 pm

Farkin hell! thats a Meguairs shining star winner right there :thumbright:

its hurting my eyes its that shinny.....

Just out of interest what animal stuff do you do? is it horsey stuff or small animal stuff.

**Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:16 pm

Awesome shine ;-)

**Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:01 am

errnee wrote:

Farkin hell! thats a Meguairs shining star winner right there :thumbright:

its hurting my eyes its that shinny.....

Just out of interest what animal stuff do you do? is it horsey stuff or small animal stuff.

Cheers again for the great comments, and the advice about the megs competition,
I think the first pic on this page is the one I'll send to the Megs shining star comp.

Our Farm shop sells all sorts of animal stuff for pets up to large animal feed, as well as gardening bits and coal etc.
We are coming up to 7 years old and the business is still growing :cheers:

**Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:44 am

Stunning looking car Howie - lots of effort and affection gone into that #;o)

**Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:41 pm

I remember passing a shiny looking F along tha A338 (salisbury), it's the same colour as yours.
So I thought it could've been you but the reg didn't ring any bells, your's is easy to remember.

**Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:18 pm

Just been emailed,
my ZXi pic is on the Megs Shining star gallery:

http://www.meguiars.co.uk/cgi-bin/gallwd.pl?pc=FEB96

Thanks again Errnee
:cheers:

**Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:36 pm

Your car looks simply stunning!

**Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:42 pm

Congrats on the shining star :thumbright:

**Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:00 pm

That has to be one of the shiniest cars i've ever seen, and a damn nice BA at that! Well done my man

**Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:07 pm

Yeah! Nice one :thumbright:

Nice new polishing cloth for you

**Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:30 pm

Gorgeous

**Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:52 pm

Nice car and engine :cheese:

**Posted:** Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:16 pm

Just finished cleaning and polishing ready for Cheddar meet on Sunday.
Fitted new plates, without the blue side bit (very technical I know!) and put on my new Megs sticker.

and found another reflection pic:

**Posted:** Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:44 pm

Ive just spotted a swirl mark!!! Need some plasticX

You car is a Beaut fella :thumbright:

I need you borrow your garage

**Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:14 am

Just been emailed by Dom from Meguiar's, I've won the 1st quarterly shining stars comp for 2009.

Now to decide what to spend £40 of Meg's vouchers on. Makes a great Birthday present for me today too. :occasion1:

**Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:56 am

Well done I knew you would :thumbright:

**Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:33 am

Congratulations and well done, now i wish i could have car in dark colour. You cant spot the difference on my silver car after detailing.

**Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:59 am

Cool Beans Howie What a birthday Pressent!!

**Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:31 pm

Very nice and shiny! :glasses2:

Good work fella! :thumbright:

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