Looking great Chris, hard to keep them looking so clean for long if your using them day to day but worth it 
What Have You Done to Your Cougar Today?
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Happy to let you know. As long as it actually happens that is - we both have "previous" when it comes to this sort of thing, making plans that never come to fruition
. Determined to make the effort this time though...
Looking great Chris, hard to keep them looking so clean for long if your using them day to day but worth it
The trick, I think, is to completely strip the car and use a very hard wax. Like, the consistency of soap. Poorboys do Purple Haze (very hard) or Blue Velvet (ridiculously hard) that suit the Ebony and the Melina because they include dark-coloured fillers. It's a complete pain to work with, but once you've built up that base, it's easy to keep on top of it with a weekly/fortnightly cold wash and a paste wax for the rest of the year pretty much. Additionally, Poorboys Black Hole is literally just a glaze/filler and I have to use that on Tiger because of the state of her paint. It goes on and comes off like a liquid wax.
I've never detailed a Tourmaline/Amazon, so I'm not sure there, but I did a bit of Googling and it seems that DodoJuice do colour-specific hard waxes.
For the Frosty guys out there, Angel Wax do a similar line that will suit that colour, but even a neutral one will work, since Silver Frost doesn't show light scratches generally.
Sorry - wandered off-topic there. Maybe we need a detailing sticky somewhere, where we can all drop tips?
I did use colour magic polish last year which did help hide some of the paint issues i have so a colour wax might be a good idea to
Last night Andy and I replaced my Pipercross filter with an OEM one and miraculously my hesitation is 100% better. I think if I can only find a ST200 pipe connector thingy it may disappear altogether as the car won't be sucking in warm air from the engine bay. Have emailed some ebay breakers.
OK I could have tried cleaning the filter but to be honest it was like it before I fitted it, so I've just binned it off. I'll have to take my stickers off now though - now what to have instead
OK I could have tried cleaning the filter but to be honest it was like it before I fitted it, so I've just binned it off. I'll have to take my stickers off now though - now what to have instead
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Chris, Tiger's finish is a credit to all your hard work and if you'd like to start a thread in here:
https://forums.ukcougar.club/forums/27-Car-Care
I'll do the necessary.
I've converted you! Looks much better doesn't it? Just need a bumper now... But would have to get one resprayed as C2's were never solved in Melina
Haha, although i do think the C1 bumper looks better than the c2 (but thats just my opinion
) seeing them on Rich's Melina finally made my mind up - - - Updated - - -
Last night Andy and I replaced my Pipercross filter with an OEM one and miraculously my hesitation is 100% better. I think if I can only find a ST200 pipe connector thingy it may disappear altogether as the car won't be sucking in warm air from the engine bay. Have emailed some ebay breakers.
OK I could have tried cleaning the filter but to be honest it was like it before I fitted it, so I've just binned it off. I'll have to take my stickers off now though - now what to have instead
What pipe are you after the bellow? Attaches to the TB?
Spent the day on her yesterday, washed, colour magic polish, liquid wax, cleaned all the rubber seals,plastic trim, cleaned the wheels and put a rag over the engine bay...oh and got sun burnt 
My butterfly valves were previously forced open, and the lack of torque in the lower regions was an instant concern of mine. Since adding an exhaust system that reduced back-pressure and therefore meant less torque, I resolved to adding the IMRC once again.
Last night my brother and I took to an IMRC properly soldering in a new transistor, heat sinking the 'F' out of it, and sealing it up good and proper. I hung it from beneath the battery and it tested it's operation.
Amazingly, it works. The car is fantastic once more and having the low-end performance, for me, is nicer than the top-end burst. The surge is less noticable from 2nd gear onwards which could be an indicator that the valves aren't opening properly, or the reduced back pressure has lessened the effect. Irrespective, the car feels about as quick as it should - and miles more responsive beneath 3krpm.
Winner winner, chicken dinner
Last night my brother and I took to an IMRC properly soldering in a new transistor, heat sinking the 'F' out of it, and sealing it up good and proper. I hung it from beneath the battery and it tested it's operation.
Amazingly, it works. The car is fantastic once more and having the low-end performance, for me, is nicer than the top-end burst. The surge is less noticable from 2nd gear onwards which could be an indicator that the valves aren't opening properly, or the reduced back pressure has lessened the effect. Irrespective, the car feels about as quick as it should - and miles more responsive beneath 3krpm.
Winner winner, chicken dinner
Tried out some new wax poor boys black natty wax, laid a coat of poor boys black hole first cleaned that off then the wax, I usually us blue natty wax but I think this is even better 
