MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: craigy123 on May 03, 2010, 05:35:26 pm

Title: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 03, 2010, 05:35:26 pm: Heres a detail that i done for Craig last thursday, the car when i turned up........... i'll apologise now for thae lack of pictures during the polishing stage as i was on a tight schedule as i was working at half 5 and it was a good 45min drive from where the car was being done :sad1: ....................

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So first up was the wheels, these were done with bilberry 4:1, EZ detail brush and a swissvax detail brush, also removed a few tar spots with some Tardis.....
The car was then foamed with Megs shampoo plus and left to dwel while i went round the window seals etc with a soft brush

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This was the power rinsed off and then the car was washed 2BM with a sonus mitt, it was then rinsed again and the car was clayed with CYC yellow fine and megs ast touch as a lubricant, very ittle pick up aprt from the lower half of the door and the skirts.

Car was then moved inside and dried off with a selection of towels using megs last touch as a drying aid.
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it was then out with some lighting to see what was needing corrected

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nothing really to see in the above picture you had to be fairy close to see the light swirling but a few RDS were going to be left behind. Car was masked up after this.

So it was on to the polishing stage via the milauwakee and a white hex logic for the front wing due to some deeper swirls, the rest of the car was done with a 3M yellow polishing pad and megs #83 and Menz final finish.

This left this behind
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Once the whole car was done i applied a coat of jetseal 109 and left too cure while i dressed the tyres and engine bay.

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Jetseal was then buffed off using eurow deep pile towels and Victoria concours wax was applied after around 15min, while this was curing i polished the exterior glass with AG fast glss and polished the exhast pipes with belgom alu and 00 grade wire wool.

Wax was the removed and topped off with a final spray with Zaino Z-8

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i love this product!!

now outside for a few quick snaps before making the quick dash to work in a diesel mini cooper, my girlfriends car!

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sorry for the lack of final pictures also :ashamed:

all comments welcome :happy2:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: danishmkvgti on May 03, 2010, 08:37:45 pm: great work, looks excellent :happy2: :congrats:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 03, 2010, 08:44:53 pm: thanks for that :happy2: cant wait to get mine now, get her on the 16th :jumpmove: :jumping: :jumping: :jumpmove:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: keith on May 03, 2010, 09:10:48 pm: I seen it on Fri night at SVAG meet, looked ace :happy2:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 03, 2010, 09:23:20 pm: Thanks for that Keith :happy2: it was a flat out shift on Thursday.
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: Nasir on May 03, 2010, 09:56:15 pm: Looks nice, I like the engine bay
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: Truckie on May 04, 2010, 01:49:01 pm: Flat out shift??? That was a half day for me mate! haha, Top job once again....Mushy motors FTW!
Forgot to say i found my MFslingshot sticker btw, Cherrry bombahhhh.
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 04, 2010, 04:57:38 pm: Haha, half day my ar*e! I done more in that half shift than you do in to days mate :P cheers for the comment on the job though :happy2:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: jaydubveedub on May 05, 2010, 06:52:12 am: That looks ace! :happy2:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: VC on May 05, 2010, 09:06:13 am: looks so much faster now :congrats:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 05, 2010, 11:19:10 am: Quote from: Very Cherry on May 05, 2010, 09:06:13 am
looks so much faster now :congrats:

a good clean like that adds at least 15bhp!!
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: Gene Hunt on May 05, 2010, 03:14:48 pm: Looks ace. :happy2: Some nice pics & great to see the tail pipes shining.Was in town yesterday & spoted 3 GTI's & the tailpipes looked like they had never been cleaned since the day VW fitted them.
Allways polishing the Milltek on mine.
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: Top Cat on May 05, 2010, 09:48:04 pm: Its going to get confusing in this section Craig, once you start detailing your own steed as well. :signLOL:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: VC on May 05, 2010, 10:11:05 pm: just noticed....is the decal under the bonnet supposed to have a gangsta tilt? :chicken: :grin:
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: scotta on May 05, 2010, 10:28:21 pm: New plate there matey??
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 05, 2010, 10:33:06 pm: You will be able to tell the difference as mine will be cleaner! Hahaha :rolleye: (waiting on truckies reply!!) I can't believe you put that sticker on squint Craig!!! Poor shoooow
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: Truckie on May 09, 2010, 10:16:12 pm: Hahaha, gnagsta tilt? innit. I love a sticker me! 15bhp with sticker applied, plus 2 extra bhp for being squint! boooom!
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: craigy123 on May 09, 2010, 10:52:01 pm: Quote from: Truckie on May 09, 2010, 10:16:12 pm
Hahaha, gnagsta tilt? innit. I love a sticker me! 15bhp with sticker applied, plus 2 extra bhp for being squint! boooom!

2 bhp for just a wee bit squint? im gona be slapping them on at some mega angles then!! haha
Title: Re: Truckies Edition30 detail with light correction
Post by: Truckie on May 10, 2010, 08:11:04 pm: You'll need them to beat me! DSG FTW!!! hahaha.