BP CEO Hayward - US Congress

by Saraj, 06-05-2018, 05:43 PM

Been watching it live on news, this evening for a couple of hours, now and wow they not afraid of asking direct and blunt questions.

The CEO has been ripped apart, but this is sooo going to reflect on us, as remember BP, is "British Petroloem"

Wish they had a congress here in UK, who can question like this !

Gave My Car Some Lovin Today (Pic's)

by TommyH, 06-05-2018, 03:47 PM

I gave my car a good clean today. Shampoo'd (Turtlewax)
Then i gave it a good polish (Autoglym SRP).
Then i gave it a generous helping of Wax (Autoglym HD Wax)
And Autosol on the zorst.
And this is the first pic of my TTE (ahem) replica rear skirt.

Welcome lybrary

by Lexusboy, 06-05-2018, 03:11 PM

Welcome lybrary welcome to the OutlawJapClub:thumbup1:

Welcome sean232

by The_Stig, 06-05-2018, 01:20 PM

Hi sean232, welcome to the forum!

Why not tell us about your Car, how did you find the Outlaws

Social Housing

by Carpediem, 06-05-2018, 10:37 AM

Is it true that all new developements have to allot a percentage of land to the council for social housing?

just moved onto new estate, thats really lovely and full of nice courteous people

now they've started building 40 social housing houses just 200 yards away

i only rent but i feel so sorry for the people who spent a fortune on their houses and not only the property market doing **** but now this?

so out of order :Chair:

Please Welcome our lastest Club Sponsor

by Lexusboy, 06-05-2018, 10:33 AM

Please welcome the club latest Sponsor "AutoRaeChem" To the OutlawJapClub:thumbup:

They soon will have their own section on the forum where you can purchase lots of your car cleaning products from them.

Here a little about them:

Established in 1998, based centrally near the A1 at Scotch Corner we are ideally located for supplying a wide range of Industrial Cleaning products such as: Vehicle Cleaning Products, Car Valeting Products, Workshop Aerosols, Floor Maintenance Products, Paper & Hygiene Products and Vikan Transport ranges.

Contact Details

AUTO RAE-CHEM
Unit 3
Cleatlam Lane
STAINDROP
Co Durham
DL2 3XD
Tel / Fax No. 01833 660900
Mobile: 07979 758884

Their own area will be added to the forum as soon as possible.:thumbup1:


Welcome on Board

Welcome culshaw17

by The_Stig, 06-05-2018, 07:05 AM

Hi culshaw17, welcome to the forum!

Why not tell us about your Car, how did you find the Outlaws

Berry's Lexus IS300

by Berry is300, 06-05-2018, 06:12 AM

[SIZE="3"]Thought I would start a little thread on the evolution of the Lexus 

Bought in 2008 it was completely standard with one lady owner from new and FLSH. Here’s what she looked like





I have always been into modifying my cars and so the first thing on the list was to sort out the corroded Lexus wheels. After long discussions and looking at endless pictures of cars and wheels I decided on the colour, white. Next was to choose the design I wanted chunky spokes that looked good and had to fill the arches it was either 18” or 19”. I decided on the 18” in the end as it would be less hassle fitting especially when I was considering lowering it and chose the ROTA GTR's
As you can see and will know the ride height on the Lexus is rather high so after reading threads etc on the forums decided on some TTE springs which I ordered from Lexus Bristol.

When I had both in hand they were fitted and I was really pleased with the look it made such a difference.


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Quick Tip - Quick Detailer

by todd, 05-05-2018, 07:55 PM

I remember the days when I used to wash, polish and wax my car every weekend........WHY!!!!!

Once you have waxed your car then depending on the wax you used you really don't need to do anything other than wash and dry it for the next 3 months!

Ahhh but I don't really get that bling finish after just washing it you say

Well buy yourself a quick detailing spray, once you've washed and dried the car, just go round the car with the spray and bingo, showroom finish again, takes 10mins as well.

This bonnet had not been waxed for over 2 months and that finish is just after spraying some quick detailing (QD) spray on it then buffing off with a cloth



It's always handy to have a bottle if you are at a show and just want to give the car a quick rub down.

I like the meguirs QD spray but poorboys do one that contains wax as well so gives a nice top up. There are MANY different makes as with all detailing products but golden rule applies, go on recommendation and the expensive stuff is definitely not always the best.

BUT

Please remember, you should only use this on either a clean car or one with very light dust on it, it is NOT for use on dirty cars as you will just score the hell out your paint, I've seen it done many times

Quick Tip - Cleaning your exhaust

by todd, 05-05-2018, 07:43 PM

Yes I know, some off us like to have shiny exhausts :tongue_smilie:

You'll all know about metal polish for cleaning them up, autosol and various others makes but what about when the exhaust really is manky!!!!

First off invest in some tar and glue remover, Tardis is the best I've used or you always have the Autoglym stuff which still does the job.

Next you'll need some wire wool 00 gauge

And of course metal polish.

Take one dirty exhaust



I soaked it in tar and glue remover and left it to work it's magic, the amount of tar you get on an exhaust is amazing!

Wash it off and dry the exhaust and start working away with the wire wool



I've always preferred to use a small bit of metal polish on the wire wool rather than going in dry with the wire wool, personally find I get better results with less effort.

Once you have removed all the blemishes then I'm afraid it's the hard slog of just using the metal polish and buffing away until you get a stunning finish, takes time but it's worth it

Finished product after a couple of hours hard work, please note I did use a buffing tool as well

ll.