i go to a lot of trouble and effort to detail my car, the proper detail usually takes a good part of 2 days
the stuff i use cant be bought in the shops, its made in the states and can be bought online but is stocked locally.
everything i use on my car from washing, claying, polishing and sealing comes from here
http://www.chemguys.com.au/
 
i use the jetseal 109 for the sealant, its quite good, if you need to trial some feel free to drop me a line.
i have a lot of their stuff, their sales pitch is quite ridiculous sometimes but their stuff realy does work.

Looks good Bigh!
Really like white hard tops - just look so right!
 
Have you considered getting some clear toblerones and a 93+ Lip? Would look so much better IMO.

I have thought bout this a bit. Clear tobes, clear rear corner and white painted strip. I even have genuine white stip with the text on it. I'd love a gen3 lip but far out so expensive :(. Few other things to do first unless one came up cheap. I need to fix the paint on one side. The front lip on my car is a bit dodgy though. I just don't want to pay $400 for one :(

Oh another issue I'm struggling with is wind noise. The passenger door doesn't seem to fit right, I need to see if the seating can be adjusted. I'm watching wheeler dealers, and they suggested running a smoke machine in the car to detection do leaks... Interesting....

ok bought an Apexi intake kit off the forums here..that should come in next week.  I've got a big list of stuff to get done on the weekend on the car ( assuming weather holds out).
 
This will be more of a painting weekend.
1. red brake calipers
2. rust inhibit surface rust spots
3. touch up paint those spots.
4. mount spare wheel again (I need to source a new clamp as mine I think is the wrong one - off a different car or mount a bit of wood to sort it.)
5. measure up a piece of metal to sit behind the front number plate.  It looks crappy with the current numberplate mount and my 3 character plate. (the alternate option of a different mount may be looked at too)
6. seeing if there is anyhting I can do about the gaps in the window seals / passenger door that doesn't sit right.
7. fixing the mounting on the pillar gauge holder - the canoe pins don't hold it in correctly - time for bolts and locknuts.
8. drill out a bolt I broke that retains the plastic undertray (will prob do this first).
9. see if I can suss out what is leaking oil
10. investigate spraying the side strip white.
 
just a small list :p
 
I'm also thinking of selling my stock seats.  as the recaros age, I don't believe that these will hold the resale value when I do finally end up selling the car (I was holding onto the original seats so I could swap back at time of sale and then sell the recaro seats / sparco rails) ... but yeah.. dunno

bigh
Oh another issue I'm struggling with is wind noise. The passenger door doesn't seem to fit right, I need to see if the seating can be adjusted. I'm watching wheeler dealers, and they suggested running a smoke machine in the car to detection do leaks... Interesting....

A noise source in the passenger compartment while driving can sometimes be very hard top pinpoint.
 
I once had an annoying wind noise from the passenger side but couldn't find the exact source.
I even taped up the passenger side door and rear vent with gaffa but still could not stop it.
Finally I modified a mechanic's stethoscope I got from Supercheap by using the earpiece and fork with a length of plastic hose taped to a plastic funnel.
Found exactly where the noise was coming from straight away, but you need a passenger to listen to it.

Oh there are definitely a few places it's not a single point. The door being out of alignment is more of an issue. However it appears as though the door may be twisted :/.

Anyways drilled out the bolt that was. Broken then it started raining. Fun! Lol.

I'm not sure if I have the correct mr2 spare wheel retaining clamp. Can someone please take a pic of their clamp? And measure the length of the clamp? It doesn't really fit the spare wheel at all.

ok i've confirmed that i don't have the correct spare wheel retaining clip - trying to source one of those.  
 
Had a big look in the engine bay at the oil leaks.  
distributor is leaking oil
it appears that the bottom of the manifold at the front (near the belts) is also leaking oil and or the rocker cover - will replace both.
finally i think the sump is leaking too. - leaks leaks leaks everywhere.
 
Distributor o ring  19115-14106 $5
Dist dust seal 19127-74040 $4
Intake gasket #1 17177-88381 $11.60
Intake gasket #2 17171-88381 $11.60
Cam cover gasket 11213-88381 $32.83
Cam cover gasket#2 11214-88381 $11.95
 
I'm also starting to look at having the stripe painted white, and where i've rubbed through the clearcoat, along with the undersection between the wheels and possibly a gen3 lip painted white.  This is of course bringing up the idea of doing a tobes delete.... and having a clear side repeater installed... will do some googling to see if anyone has done this.
 
also my door is definitely warped... :| no idea how this can be resolved.... :(

 
Re the door:
Have you had a look at re-setting the top hinge where it mounts to the door?
If you could move the door inwards a little at the top it could help to stop wind noise.
But you may have to use aftermarket bolts to do this, because I think the stock bolts have a locking taper.
 

nah i haven't - will look at that :) i'll check the manual to see if they state any adjustments are possible. :)