MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: craigy123 on February 14, 2010, 02:32:56 pm

Title: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 14, 2010, 02:32:56 pm: Heres a Mk5 that i carried out a detail on the other day, the before pictures.....

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First up was the wheels, these were given a good rinse with the power washer and then bilberry 4:1 was applied through a foaming head and cleaned using various brushes.. The tyres were done with megs de-greaser, inner arches were also done with megs APC and various brushes.

Next up was the bodywork, this was given a good rinse with the power washer, lower half was soaked with megs de-greaser then power rinsed off. The car was then foamed using megs shampoo plus...

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The car was then power rinsed then washed 2BM method using grit gaurds etc, a lambswool mitt and CG glossworx for shampoo. Door shuts and sills were done with Megs APC and de-greaser using various brushes. Car was then rinsed, de tared using AS tardis, and clayed using CYC yellow clay and Megs last touch as lubricant.. the clay bar after the rear window and spolier

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The car was then re-washed with fresh water to remove any loose dirt or contaminants from the previous stages. The car was then taken inside and dried using ultra plush towels and Megs last touch as a drying aid.

The car had very minor defects, and light swirling. I decided to use my milwaukee poisher any a lake country finishing pad with Megs #80. This proved to give the desired results, with this not being a full correction. Polished buffed off using deep pile eurow towels.

The car was then given a wipe down with last touch to remove any polishing dust and given a layer of Megs #16 wax. While this was bonding i polished the glass with AG glass cleaner, dressed the plastics with Megs ASD and applied a layer of poorboys wheel sealant, tyres were dressed with Megs endurance gel.

Waxed was then buffed off using eurow towels again, the wheels sealant was also wiped off.

The exhausts were polished using belgom alu and 00 grade wire wool.

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The car was left looking like this

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just as the rain came on
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The inside was given a going over with henry and a wipe down with Megs apc.

Thanks
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: Truckie on February 14, 2010, 03:46:49 pm: Looking sweeeeeet! When you getting yourslef a car then, check autotrader, theres loads on the now!
Love that car man, would almost consider trading in and getting a steel grey edition 30 cos that ones so clean!
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: T88OMM on February 14, 2010, 09:47:20 pm: Cracking job there matey :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: stealthwolf on February 14, 2010, 10:18:13 pm: :congrats:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: VC on February 14, 2010, 10:23:51 pm: very nice mate :happy2:

is that an astra gsi i spy? :smiley:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 15, 2010, 08:04:00 am: thanks for the comments. No astra gsi mate, you might be seeing my mk3 Ibiza cupra in the background
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: Greeners on February 15, 2010, 10:24:06 am: Quote from: Very Cherry on February 14, 2010, 10:23:51 pm
very nice mate :happy2:

is that an astra gsi i spy? :smiley:

Nope that was a skip! :laugh:

Amazing work there fella! :congrats:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 15, 2010, 10:27:52 am: Astra gsi and a skip?? Is there a difference??
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: B3n on February 15, 2010, 11:25:27 am: Cracking work the mate!
Its given me the inspiration i needed to go and clean mine as it aint been cleaned since november!
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 15, 2010, 12:29:21 pm: :scared: November? It will be needing a fair clean then
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: B3n on February 15, 2010, 12:53:15 pm: Yup november but im quite confident that due to the level of protection i put on it in november it wont be that hard to get it back to my standard. Quite looking forward to actually cleaning a minging car :smiley:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 15, 2010, 06:05:03 pm: Quote from: B3n on February 15, 2010, 12:53:15 pm
Yup november but im quite confident that due to the level of protection i put on it in november it wont be that hard to get it back to my standard. Quite looking forward to actually cleaning a minging car :smiley:

Always good to have a high level of protection pre-winter :happy2:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: Eddy30 on February 15, 2010, 06:34:19 pm: Great results mate looks quality,was that a stock exhaust? Mines gone that colour (bought it bout 10months old was already like that) hoping it is as mine could be potentially restored to that!
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 15, 2010, 06:41:36 pm: its a miltek on her mate, get yourself some 00 grade wire wool and belgom alu metal polish and it should do the trick.
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: Eddy30 on February 15, 2010, 07:33:36 pm: Thanks mate will do hope that does the trick,shame you live up there mate would love to let you loose on mine
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 15, 2010, 08:28:00 pm: Quote from: Eddy30 on February 15, 2010, 07:33:36 pm
Thanks mate will do hope that does the trick,shame you live up there mate would love to let you loose on mine

Acht well mate, that the best way i have found, but if you have a dremel use the belgom alu on one of the polishing mops and the rsults are better than by hand for more serious staining :happy2:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: Jono76 on February 20, 2010, 09:37:55 pm: Quote from: Very Cherry on February 14, 2010, 10:23:51 pm
very nice mate :happy2:

is that an astra gsi i spy? :smiley:

Couldn't find an Astra but there are a couple of shots of the arse-end of a John Deere :happy2: :happy2:
Title: Re: GTi enhancement detail
Post by: craigy123 on February 21, 2010, 07:52:40 pm: A tractor lover? Haha