MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: stumk5 on March 18, 2010, 02:09:33 pm
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Hi all
After a few weeks happy ownership of my new Golf, I thought it was time to sort out the paintwork which had light swirls caused by previous owner’s sponge/carwash abuse. The detail took 2 days to do, sorry but I got that carried away I only have the after photo, next time I will do a step by step account.
Wash:-
Snow foamed with valet pro foam then jet washed
Door shuts cleaned with chemical guys degreaser and detailing brushed
Washed with chemical guys wash and gloss using 2 bucket method
Dried with miracle drying towel
Claying:-
Clayed with clean your car fine detailing clay and dodo juice born slippy as lube, great combination as the paint felt as rough as a spotty arse!!!
Polished:-
Machine polished using a kestrel DA, tried Menzerna 85RE and a Menzerna polishing pad, this didn’t really touch the swirls so tried Menzerna RD3.02 and a Menzerna Polishing pad. This combination worked a treat and offered 90% correction which I was more than happy with, I can’t believe how hard VW paint is!! I used spot pads for the tight spots, I will tackle the deeper defects at a later date with the S100 and refine with the 85RE, but that another day!
Wax:-
I put 2 coats of collinte 476 which is an excellent and very durable base wax, then one coat of chemical guys XXX Hardcore wax which I love as so easy to put on/off.
Wheels:-
Fresh from refurb so these got sealed with some collinte and tyres dressed with poorboys natural look dressing.
Windows/Trim:
Windows polished with autoglym glass polish and all the trim treated to poorboys natural look dressing
Exhaust:-
Brought back to life with autoglym metal polish and wire wool.
And here is the finished product:-
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstuartknox%2FGolf%2FSDC11861.jpg&hash=e7213560f4473b9091eb8a3f51f3bffe0deb7422)
Cheers
Stu
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:congrats:
Lovely! :notworthy:
But we need more pics!!
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Looks awesome - who did your wheel refurb dude?
Mine need doing after my gf borrowed my car & thought she would mill the nearside front wheel lip down using a kerb :mad:
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:congrats:
Stunning mate. How did you find the poorboys natural look dressing? as I was about to order some and it looks great on the car
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:congrats:
Stunning mate. How did you find the poorboys natural look dressing? as I was about to order some and it looks great on the car
The poorboys is the best stuff i have used, i use it on everything, tyres, exterior trim and interior. I find on the interior it leaves a nice satin finish which suits the golf, oh and it smells of marzipan too so leaves the car smelling great. I apply with one of these http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/foam-wax-applicator/prod_89.html and you only need to buff it off if you apply it to a smooth surface.
stu
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Looks awesome - who did your wheel refurb dude?
Mine need doing after my gf borrowed my car & thought she would mill the nearside front wheel lip down using a kerb :mad:
here you go... http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12831.0.html
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The more i see that colour the more i like it. :drool: :drool: :drool:
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The more i see that colour the more i like it. :drool: :drool: :drool:
Excellent result :happy2:
Is that shadow blue?
:smiley:
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You used the same pic for the Monza refurb!
That's disgraceful!
We demand more pictures!
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The more i see that colour the more i like it. :drool: :drool: :drool:
Excellent result :happy2:
Is that shadow blue?
:smiley:
Defiantly not shadow blue. I think it is called Graphite Blue. Lovely colour.
Great results from the detail :happy2:
EDIT - More pics! :smiley:
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:congrats:
Stunning mate. How did you find the poorboys natural look dressing? as I was about to order some and it looks great on the car
The poorboys is the best stuff i have used, i use it on everything, tyres, exterior trim and interior. I find on the interior it leaves a nice satin finish which suits the golf, oh and it smells of marzipan too so leaves the car smelling great. I apply with one of these http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/foam-wax-applicator/prod_89.html and you only need to buff it off if you apply it to a smooth surface.
stu
Great thanks for that will have to get an order in next pay day - the smell sounds good although i might be permantly hungary when driving :P
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looking nice mate
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The more i see that colour the more i like it. :drool: :drool: :drool:
Excellent result :happy2:
Is that shadow blue?
:smiley:
Hi, no its graphite blue (LC5F)
Stu
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The more i see that colour the more i like it. :drool: :drool: :drool:
Excellent result :happy2:
Is that shadow blue?
:smiley:
Hi, no its graphite blue (LC5F)
Stu
Error between keyboard & brain, that's what I meant to type :rolleye:
Looking great, pretty rare colour too :happy2:
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:happy2: nice colour, nice detail.
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Looks lovely that matey :drool: :drool:
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Good job fella :congrats: thats the best colour in my opinion but i am a little biased :signLOL:
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Good job fella :congrats: thats the best colour in my opinion but i am a little biased :signLOL:
cheers, quite rare too!!
stu
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Still need more pics Stu :wink:
If you're gonna show off - when in Rome and all that... :party:
:popcornsoda:
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Still need more pics Stu :wink:
If you're gonna show off - when in Rome and all that... :party:
:popcornsoda:
Hi
i will sort some out next time i wash it, did the engine bay also and the interior. God knows when i will get chance to wash as this weather is killing me.
stu