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I decided to spend more on the walls as the floor was made of lots of additions where the garage has grown over the years 4 sections of different concrete all cracked... how thick is the epoxy, will it still cover a bumpy floor (not bothered if it’s not level) and can it be put over regular floor paint? My floor has 2 coats of trade paint from screw fix on a unprepped floor and seems to be fine so far. But I’d love epoxy. ps the parking bays keep the toys in a sensible place so the kit car fits behind without getting out and moving every time.

Living that one right now. Lost my confidence, feeling all those emotions we have ambled through.. Frustratingly my eyes keep leaking unbidden and for no reason... Now do I go back on my meds or try... Yet again.. To rise above it. My default is to run away and already mentally planning to escape in my motor home. This means leaving the Westfield behind which upsets me. A one way ticket mid September is becoming a reality Actually EVERYTHING upsets me.. 😭 Ps. I don't usually communicate when I'm having a low episode. Perhaps just to demonstrate my support for others is based on my own reality.

good news I won the Battle of Britain Trophy

Lovely stuff, will no doubt be making use of it! Thanks.

When they feature in documentaries they talk about "the gypsy code" Yeah right. Steal what you can when you can and from anyone one you can. Do not follow any normal rules of civilised behaviour. Ignore and do not co operate with any form of authority. Have i missed anything? It's time the authorities came down very hard on these scum of the earth.

A bit of a rant and some self opinion, I don't intend to offend. A couple of years ago whilst the Sage and I were on holiday, my garage got visited by some traveler types, they obtained some tools, a battery from the ASBO and anything else that was easily appropriated. In the unfruitful attempt to get the 5 spare wheels and tires that make up my wet set they knocked one of my cycle carriers from the rafters and some blood did flow, quite a bit of it ! The conversation with the police over the phone came close to breaking my law abiding spirit..... to sum it up the plod said "it doesn't matter that there's blood over your car, we can sample it for DNA but to be honest it's not worth the aggro" So does that mean that they don't want to take on the travelers? It certainly left me with that impression. Lets fast forward to yesterday, I was deeply saddened to read of the death of a police officer, who was simply doing his job. "But that's life" many will say, "it goes with the territory". Come forward to today and the news reports.....a traveler site and the occupants thereof have been named...... I can't help but think that the police reluctance to challenge the illegal activities of these "tribes" of travelers has led to these "tribes" thinking that they are untouchable. To run anyone over with intent is abhorrent, but to run down a copper doing his job just beggars belief, I'm not an ....ist of any description, but I hope with all my heart that the actions of these tribal vermin will at last bite them in the A*se..... I hope every police officer in the UK will now focus a new level of energy in dealing with this disgusting class of humanity. I'll shut up now before I get a ban. Nem..........

I love the parking bays👍 I was all set to use Screwfix floor paint, but then started looking at epoxy, and ended up deciding i'd like to try and do it as at the moment I have no project car in the garage so have a rare opportunity to finally sort the workspace as I'd like it. As far as I can tell epoxy really needs a good bond to the concrete above all else, which means the floor can be acid etched or ground with 40/50 grit diamond disc. It is not a thick coat as far as I am aware so surface prep is required if there are bumps and cracks you would like to cover. I have a few cracks which I will fill with epoxy repair compound and grind smooth (hopefully). I had an hour this evening before it got too late to make noise so had a go at test grinding the floor. After much faff setting everything up and then more faff modifying the dust guard (I removed the bristles on the dust guard in the end so I could moderate the very light pressure required more easily, as my first attempt left a few small grooves) and I think it looks like it will work with a 4.5 inch disc. Local spots needed a light hand sand with 40grit sandpaper just to finish and I also experimented doing the edge with a belt sander. I think it should be do-able without having to hire a larger diamond grinding machine, although it's quite tricky to maintain a perfect flat finish with such a small disc. Only slight other issue could be the amount of hoover dust bags needed, as this test area half filled a bag which seems the limit before they start to clog. They are very cheap though (as was the vacuum cleaner 20 years ago) so not a major problem hopefully.

Thank you, just renewed 👍

I’ve just reissued your renewal invoice, you should get an email about it, or you can go directly to it in the store tab at the top of the page.

The damage is likely to be far deeper than just the Tory party, much of Parliament is severely tainted by this whole fiasco since the Brexit vote. Their credibility with the voters is at an all time low IMHO.

Thanks for the comments and advice guys. I think I'm going to go ahead with the epoxy option rather than tiling, but it does look like surface prep to provide a good key for the epoxy is the most important part of the operation. The concrete in my garage is over 10 years old and other than now being a bit dusty and with a few cracks is in pretty good condition and has a smooth finish. I'm also looking at using a specific epoxy primer suitable for garage floors with oil stains that also claims to offer some protection against damp. My garage has always been dry, and has dried out very quickly after the pressure washing so hopefully no problems with damp to worry about, but I think it's worth the primer coat to penetrate the concrete as much as possible to ensure a good key for the top coats and stop any issues from the odd oil stains. It all adds to the cost but it feels like it will be worth the investment...

White grease is supposed to be the most waterproof grease and is nice and sticky, so clings we’ll to metal. Patio door wheels and tracks do get clogged up with all sorts of debris, so if you can remove the door and thoroughly clean the the wheels this will help. Also don’t lube the track and outside the wheels else the door will skid along the track which is why the door is hard to move. Just lube up the small axle inside the wheels so it rolls along the track. Another problem with the wheels is they can crack in half or chip which makes them even harder to open in which case you need to renew the wheel or wheels. I did this about 3 years ago and only now the patio door has started to feel a bit heavier, so needs a clean and lube soon. The door is not that difficult to remove, you need to loosen the adjuster screws at each wheel so the door drops enough for the top of the door to swing outwards. Don’t try it on yer own, you’ll need 2 people at least to lift it out.

A wave from us both ! On what turned out to be a very rainy A170. The missus and I got fairly soaked but to be fair the inside of the car stayed pretty dry! wadaw

Geoffrey, many thanks for organising another top day out at the always interesting Yorkshire Air Museum! Cheers, Roger

On most Westfield SEi’s from the late 90’s or so onwards, the speed sensor has been in one of two positions; The off-side rear, where it’s mounted on the diff cage, and points at the bolt heads on the inner lobbro joint, which it effectively “counts”. Or from mid to late 2000’s or so, it’s on the front off-side upright, where it “reads” the heads of the four bolts that hold the brake disc on. On live axle cars, they typically were in the transmission tunnel at first, reading the prop shaft bolts where it bolted to the diff. Note on some cars, owners just fitted them near drive shafts, and used magnets as targets, glued around the shaft. Actually connecting to the speedo drive on the gearbox does happen, but is incredibly rare. As far as I know, the factory stopped doing it, when they changed from mechanical to electronic speedos.

I would also say the media has had a huge influence in celebrating this demographic. With programs like "My Big Fat Gypsy Girl", or whatever its called are aired twenty times a week, with accompanying spin offs it just exacerbates the problem and encourages their self righteous attitude. Young people seem to be in awe of their lack of morals or respect, like its a good thing?..... and the hypocrisy of talking about respect when you have none is incredible! I was genuinely sad to hear of that officer losing his life at such a young age after just being married. His life was only just beginning. I truly hope that they do their upmost to make sure those responsible are charged and punished. RIP PC Harper

Always amazes me too, how relatively minor or insignificant a trigger can be. Happened to me recently, something really, really trivial, but the sense of drowning under the almost panic attack like level of response was just unreal, and still has me slightly out of balance a few weeks later.

So true, but still so hard to do sometimes. Especially when stuff is current, or relatively so!

@mrsntw this feature has been added. It is working when I process a test order. Hopefully it works for those who now wish to collect. Any issues or if it doesn't work please let me know.

Aye, have a good one! Look forward to videos

Pretty much this ^^ Some left wing studenty vegan types and BBC indoctrinated stay at home yummy mummies, have decided that the travelling community are to be a protected minority, largely those who live in areas unaffected by their behaviour, ie affluent out of town areas. Thanks to them we can't tackle the problems they cause, just as we can't tackle radical religious extremists. The difference of course being that a very large proportion of travellers are actively involved in criminal behaviour, you sort of have to be if it's impossible to get and hold down a normal job due to your way of life.

I epoxy painted my garage floors and can say that not only prep is important, but also good quality concrete to start with has a lot to do with keeping the paint in place. Quality dense concrete that has been power-floated (my previous garage – paint was bulletproof) is way better than crap airy concrete floated with a 4x2 (my current garage – flaking if you just look at it, let alone drop something). Never paint new concrete - leave it for at least three months for the salt etc to come to the surface, then prep it as per the paint instructions. Tip – if you park your car in the same spot each time, bond four carpet tiles on top of the paint where the tyres sit, to prevent hot tyres/pressure degrading the paint, especially if the car sits for long periods.

hope you have a good day @Andrew

That has been confirmed by a Scottish Scrutineer

What a lovely, relaxed day. We where once again made extremely welcome by the museum. Started with breakfast at a Toby Carvery before making our way to the museum. The cars generate a lot of interest today and it was lovely displaying them. The museum itself have moved a lot of the exhibits and especially in the T2 hanger, you can see the exhibits more clearly. I would like to thank everyone who came today and made it such a success.

Barbs are 13mm, 1L capacity, never fitted or used. £30?

Possibly the best description I’ve seen of those bean tins! (I know many love them, just not a fan of the 4” lights, but hey, I like flared arches, so I already know I’m weird )

The authorities have created this by giving then special status and the police are in fear of them and the repercussions of being accused of racist behaviour. If I were in charge I would unleash the tax man and the department for looking at the proceeds of crime and go after them with full support of swat teams etc. There is no way that they all make legitimate incomes and they prosper. As you experienced when they are involved the response is less than perfect. In London some years ago they took a saw to a huge piece of copper cable that ran outside a bus depot. This was worth a lot of cash, no one challenged them and the result was a huge area had no computers or phones for 4 or 5 days as this cable had to come from Sweden then be spliced in. Now you would not need to be Poirot to workout that would go to a scrap yard and turning up with 3 ton of copper is not an every day event. Why did they catch no one? We recently had a visit and the leader asked us for £5k to move otherwise they would be there for a long time, we declined their kind offer and offered to block them in if they did not move with old vehicles which they could damage as much as they wanted. They moved but the police were not interested as it was a civil matter. A different approach was taken by police when they camped at Windsor near to Harry's place, armed officers arrived and an hour later they were on their way, this should be the approach to all of them. Strip their rights to camp where they want unless it is in a horse drawn carriage. And when they turn up in A&E to be fixed up they make such a fuss that they get seen quicker to get rid of them as the security guards, usually a retired overweight man, cannot cope with them. I have met a few good Gypsies who are decent people but they are the minority. What we can do is never buy goods that are too cheap to be true. Whilever they have a outlet for stolen goods they will steal.

Sometimes working wacky shifts works perfectly expect my call or email Monday. thanks Patrick @Westfield Parts Dept

I’m keen, need to talk to the financial controller 😁

I’ll be phoning on Monday to book as Three Sisters is only 15 minutes away for me!

@mrsntw let me see if this can be added.

We met Martin, Richard and Tash in Baslow where the tarmac was dry until we got to the reservoirs at Ladybower. There is a reason why the reservoirs are there, it rains, but with the quiet roads we were making good progress and kept going roofless. We drove past a car on it's roof with 2 lads looking rather peeved about it, that Mortimer Road takes no prisoners. I found the limit of my tyres on a tight, blind bend with a deer waiting for me around the corner - interesting to say the least. Martin's Duratec nicely growled behind me, not a tune that I am used to as we have no Duratecs in the Peak District. We arrived at the Carding Shed and I must apologise to Matthew as his is the only car that I didn't get on camera. There were 10 cars, not 9 as photographed. 40 people sat down to a Full English Breakfast and by the smiles on their faces they all enjoyed it, I did mine. No-one on this table liked Black Pudding so an imitation Blackpool Tower was made out of it, I must sit with you lot next time as I could have eaten the scraps, it was tasty and good quality. We took the tour of the garage next, maybe I spend too much time talking to Westfield builders and rebuilders but I thought it might have been a bit more technical. It was still interesting listening to the stories of the people behind the cars and it does make owning a Westfield feel like an economical hobby. Bet you never thought you would hear that! Anyway, Dave was happy And Paul had found The Manchester dangler Up Car Club After all the goodbye's, we set off roofless with Martin, Richard and Tash in drizzle and very soon found the dry tarmac again, which turned to full on sunshine by the time we passed the reservoirs. We called in Calver Crossroads Insomnia Cafe to top the sugar levels up. Richard and Tash Richard and Tash guarding the cakes It was lovely to meet Martin and his classy looking car. He has worked hard to update the car from Pinto to Duratec and it shifts. It was lovely to see Richard and Tash again with their rally days stories of The Mortimer Road in the dark, no wonder you were sideways!! Great fun. Lastly thank you to Robin for being a super, top bloke and organising this day for us all, your efforts are very much appreciated.

How about some 'interactive' images of a Westfield and/or close up parts. For example a picture of the whole car, you click on 'bonnet' and it takes you to the bodywork/bonnet section or a close up of the front suspension, click on 'wishbone' and it goes to the suspension/wishbone section or just to the 'suspension' section.

Regular service items, possibly with engine specific kits, too. Nothing complicated, just the right fluids filters etc for a Zetec, Ecoboost or whatever, then things like the brake pad sets for the various calipers used on Westfields. All low margin things for sure, but they’re the staples that help keep existing owners coming back to look at the web store, where you then get the opportunity to sell us other accessories. Great to see things like the fastener packs too, so like I did, over the phone, owners doing rebuilds etc could just order a front or rear suspension bolt pack etc. I don’t know if it’s still the case, but certainly once upon a time, there used to be lots of different little brackets, covers, trim bits etc that would be routinely used on factory builds, sat in the parts store, that very few home builders knew existed, so wouldn’t think to ring up and ask about them! Again, anything like that, if there’s still stuff around. As Steve said, the search engine can be very hit and miss, I do use it. But I also like to just browse by section, typically when looking for the things I didn’t know I needed!

I've always found the search to be a bit 'clumsy' to use. For example searching for 'brakes' brings up 9 items, 7 of which are wheels and tyres. Searching for 'brake' brings up lots more brake related items. Searching for 'windscreen' you would expect the windscreens and windscreen kits to be top of the results but they're not, they're well down the list. Hope that makes sense. The only other niggle for me (but your probably already aware of this) Is the parts that say 5-6 week lead times, but when you call up they are sat on the shelf. For example item 6313017/6435006 bonnet fitting kit. For the past 2 years this has shown 5-6 week lead. Yet on the 3 occasions I've rung up they've been in stock and I've bought them there and then. But how many people see the lead time and then say sod that and go elsewhere without phoning?