1993 Series II VP Calais

[glasey2495]

hahaha my missus just noticed your only waring one shoe lol, shows good shine

yeah mate ! haha i just chucked one on for the purpose of the photo but cheers

very clean example man, not many left like this these days !

cheers chris same goes for the VS

 

[glasey2495]

too right i dont wanna throw out my old seats but they r taking up 2 much room in the shed and no1 wants 2 spend the time re trimming them. make sure u look after them they r hard 2 find.

how r u polishing up ur rims? btw they look good, i have a set of rims im thinking about doing the same with just not sure if i should try myself or get them done properly.

i'll be taking care of it for sure ! i started by using an orbital sander with 120 grit to take out the original machined lines then continued sanding by hand with 180, 240, 400, 800, 1200, 1500 & 2000 then used autosol metal polish with a machine buffer ! takes like 2 hours a rim but well worth it as i didn't want to pay someone 400 to do the lot

 

[glasey2495]

cheers for the comments everyone else ! and it definitely won't be getting wrapped around a tree also i'd say to go for it and polish them up mate it's well worth it trust me

 

[glasey2495]

stay tuned for more pics mid next week also as rims should be completely polished with new tyres ! also ordering some 1.5" flappers for the alloys (please don't anyone say they are dangerous as i had 2.5" flappers on stockies for a good 2 - 3 months and had no problems) also i've managed to track down a boot lip in victoria which i am currently trying to buy for $100

 

[somefool]

You gonna bring that thing out on friday night?

 

[glasey2495]

You gonna bring that thing out on friday night?

i'll be at the clipsal mate ! is there a name for these car meets or do they happen every friday ? i'll come out to the next one with my mate who also has a vp calais

 

[somefool]

ahh killer! i wanted to go to that.. ohwell. TV will do.

yeah there is a name. its uhh.. 'JC adelaide-hang-out-at-kmart-anzac-highway-and-talk-****-on-friday-nights'

Its a good bunch just come up and say hi. 9-10ish should be there. yea pretty much every friday night

 

[wrx884]

i'll be taking care of it for sure ! i started by using an orbital sander with 120 grit to take out the original machined lines then continued sanding by hand with 180, 240, 400, 800, 1200, 1500 & 2000 then used autosol metal polish with a machine buffer ! takes like 2 hours a rim but well worth it as i didn't want to pay someone 400 to do the lot

did u just do the lip by hand? yeah thats wat im debating atm, got quoted $150 a rim 2 get them polished i had no idea wat they should cost 2 do but i guess ur price gives me an idea approximately. might give them a go i dont think u can really **** them that much and if u do u can always paint over them hahaha do u have any slight swirl marks at all tho?

 

[spauldj308]

Love the Calais. Always had a soft spot for the VP's. Its a really really tidy example, just keep it clean, maintain it. Dont touch the outside. The leather looks mint!

Just missing the V8 rumble for the ultimate cruiser.

 

[glasey2495]

ahh killer! i wanted to go to that.. ohwell. TV will do.

yeah there is a name. its uhh.. 'JC adelaide-hang-out-at-kmart-anzac-highway-and-talk-****-on-friday-nights'

Its a good bunch just come up and say hi. 9-10ish should be there. yea pretty much every friday night

well i'll make an effort to get to the one after this one mate !

did u just do the lip by hand? yeah thats wat im debating atm, got quoted $150 a rim 2 get them polished i had no idea wat they should cost 2 do but i guess ur price gives me an idea approximately. might give them a go i dont think u can really **** them that much and if u do u can always paint over them hahaha do u have any slight swirl marks at all tho?

yeah did the lip by hand ! that was probably the hardest bit buy i ended up using 120 grit for that to start off with which pretty much ate up all the machined grooves quite easily s worked well ! i yeah i'd give it a go yourself mate there isn't really anyway to stuff it up and the more time you spend on 1200, 1500 and 2000 the better it will come out ! and nah there wasn't any swirl marks