[Gavster]

Gave her a full clean and polish this morning, spending about 2 hours just on the exterior. I was rather not looking forward to polishing the paintwork as in the past I have usually found that the polish goes on easily enough but is a pig to get off. Today however was very different....

• Rinsed her down with a standard hose (she wasn't dirty enough to warrant the jetwash)
• Sponge washed her with Zip Wax Shampoo
• Leathered her down using a decent quality synthetic Chamois
• Moved her into the garage (out of the sunlight) and polished every single body panel using Turtle Wax Platinum Series Polish which was as effortless to use as the blurb suggests and left her with what I thought was a better than showroom shine.

Some photos.....

Did about 100 miles today with the top down most of the time. The weather was exceptionally nice and I even got a sunburned head! Went cruising along a Sea Front which got us well and truly noticed!

She is continuing to loosen up nicely and I feel that gears 1, 2 and 3 are excellent (especially 3rd) but 4, 5 and 6 could do with a bit more grunt and this is what the Bluefin remap will sort out, if and when we eventually get around to it.

One thing to mention is that yesterday's problem of a ticking speaker seems to have disappeared so all in all a good day was had by all.

 

[Gavster]

 

[Jim]

Hi Gavin.
She looks beautiful. Great shine. You've got to watch out for that sunburn, it really hurts, matches the seats nicely though lol.

Happy EDA's,
Jim.

 

[schoolhousefred]

Great looking car, Gavin! (not Kevin! Fingers are working!)

Glad you had a super weekend and the weather co-operated!

 

[jamcar]

stunning car Gavin

 

[gb3]

Wow! Great shots and that red upholstery looks great on the black EOS.
Really a beautiful vehicle!

Congrats on the new car

 

[pacemaker1000]

excellent, same combo as mine so i am biased though

 

[SoCalMan]

• Rinsed her down with a standard hose (she wasn't dirty enough to warrant the jetwash)

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  Beautiful baby you got there and glad to hear the ticking is gone.
  
  One thing though...what is a "jetwash". Only reason I ask is because if that means "high pressure" wash, that is a no-no because of the Eos' seals. That's in the manual and has been mentioned frequently on another forum.
  
  No matter what, glad you are having fun with your black beauty.

 

[schoolhousefred]

......if that means "high pressure" wash, that is a no-no because of the Eos' seals. That's in the manual and has been mentioned frequently on another forum.


Hi SoCalMan!
Actually I take mine through a commercial hand-held pressure wash at least once a week. I'm just very carefully to keep the spray head well away from the car, unless it is the front nose section, where bugs get splattered, or in the wheel wells. After almost one year, I have never had any water in the car or any leaks. I think the important thing is to be careful and keep it at a good distance, and not to use the very high pressure home systems which are used to clean sundecks and remove paint or varnish.
Cheers!

 

[SoCalMan]

Agreed!!

 

[GOgg]

Great looking combination and a lot of TLC in the finish. Keep it up Gavster.

cheers

 

[comet30]

Just looking at your pics, nice Eos, hopefully will see it if we ever do the trip!

Did notice though, is that buyright in the background?

 

[Gavster]

Darn! I've been sprung!

 

[lmn1980]

awww its the same as mine!!!!....excellent taste gavin!!!

 

[SoCalMan]

awww its the same as mine!!!!....excellent taste gavin!!!

Wish someone would explain to me why red was not an interior option here in the States.
I think it looks good with just about any color. You guys are lucky.

 

[lmn1980]

hmm it is a bit weird!!!.....they tend to sell lighter cars (as in car colour and leather shade) in the states i always think, probebly because you have nicer weather and so white actually looks nice, shiny and clean as opposed to grubby and grey if it lived in the UK. I always supprises me how many white cars there are in the USofA...they are pretty rare in the UK...in fact most car manufactures dont even offer it as an option!!

 

[Gavster]

I'll probably get some stick for admitting to this but I once had a white Nissan Sunny!

 

[schoolhousefred]

Don't know what a "Sunny" is, but I had three Nissan's over the years:
1.) 1985 200SX Turbo Sport Coupe Silver Grey
2.) 1987 Maxima 4 Door Stick Shift White
3.) 1989 Maxima 4 Door Brougham Metallic Grey
Really loved the 200SX Turbo.

 

[jamcar]

Gavin
not just a Nissan sunny but a white Nissan sunny eh!!! you brave man, I take my hat off to you for your honesty. stick surely not, lmao
mind you the joke may be on me, I have had not 1 but 2 citroen saxos, obviously most people learn quicker than me and stop at 1!!!
But im sure we can redeem ourselves with the Eos eh?
Looking at your pics im sure everyone will agree the boy done good

 

[Hornet9]

Nothing wrong with Citroen Saxo if your under 20 in the UK. Lots of street cred. My daughter drives one. Must be black or metallic blue. Not too sure about the Nissan Sunny though !