MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: seckles on July 02, 2010, 04:02:18 pm

Title: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: seckles on July 02, 2010, 04:02:18 pm: Hi guys,

Just thought I’d share the fruits of my mammoth (for me) 2 day detailing session I’ve just completed on my ED30. The paint was in terrible condition thanks to the previous owner so I decided it was about time I tried to sort it out with my Megs G220 polisher. I found, as everyone says, the paint to be incredibly hard and almost impossible to remove any swirls etc. and eventually I ended up using Menz power gloss on a Menz While compounding pad (ouch!) followed by Menz final finish on a Menz orange polishing pad. This seemed to remove I’m guessing around 80% of the swirls etc. and to be honest I’m pretty scared of doing any more as I don’t have a paint depth gauge!

The full process was:
-   Foam / wash / clay / dry the car
-   Menz Power Gloss on an white compounding pad
-   Menz FF (PO85RD) on an orange polishing pad
-   AG super resin polish (to try and fill any swirls left)
-   Chemical guys EZ Glaze
-   Poorboys EX-P sealant
-   Collinite 476S wax
-   AG glass polish on the windows
-   Megs endurance tyre gel on the tyres

Phew!! It was bloody hard work let me tell you!. Overall I’m pretty pleased with the results but any tips/comments/suggestions/improvements/criticisms are more than welcome! And here are the results, hope you enjoy…

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1637Medium.jpg&hash=b3ef6bdd2e1216ddc4c308cd9d73fe011002e1e1)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv230%2Fseckles%2FDSC_8795.jpg&hash=46c3c235b0aca1268ba5d1f9f79787f550e20538)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv230%2Fseckles%2FDSC_8798.jpg&hash=4e38718506bd042aed51d23ddc6bb294562fd0bb)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv230%2Fseckles%2FDSC_8796.jpg&hash=26b8b01cfd76a76a325260bef4c550585d60e161)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1700Medium.jpg&hash=5a2874c04dba3f3145e32b728554fe527bbc2460)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1645Medium.jpg&hash=3a197dd788af54a5868d33b7a21b617b68ff096c)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1648Medium.jpg&hash=a4cfffadab3b3da3acd2fa6016cdce0e98706814)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1674Medium.jpg&hash=b93b0c7a8aa5797f78251658d60d873d46faa8d4)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1669Medium.jpg&hash=42d1daf0e82cb89cfd3adeeff5699d5e3be65437)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1656Medium.jpg&hash=5a3732dd380f9a94a1cd34b0c70c0744cbcda410)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1691Medium.jpg&hash=1112f468dd3cbe060023b740fe28e5c76b705d87)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fseckles%2FGolf_Detail%2FDSC_1694Medium.jpg&hash=f63b8c33c58c820a5bb6beb25f53492fd7e129b6)

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Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: JPC on July 02, 2010, 04:04:31 pm: looking nice mate. With regards to the rest of the swirls, and paint depth. You'd have to do something very very stupid to get thru the paint of an Edition 30 with a G220!

your only "scratching" the surface!

;)

Well done
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: Saint Steve on July 02, 2010, 06:16:10 pm: Ok , thought you'd finished did you, well heres another 5 door Red waiting :wink:

Cant beat a Shiny Red :happy2:

Looking very wet :happy2:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: chip20 on July 03, 2010, 08:29:42 am: Looks very nice that mate.It was in the same sort of condition mine was.I did mine with the 3M system and a rotary polisher and a lot of sweat and blood!

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss62%2Fchipp20%2FED30372.jpg&hash=544e59960bb6437e262e89e328b3b5e0d608f599)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss62%2Fchipp20%2FED30186.jpg&hash=6a6f62993165fb7fece26068eadc5ee0e5eab5dd)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss62%2Fchipp20%2FCopyofED30094.jpg&hash=b658505b31a8cc1297676a17ce6747ab5f8a2b25)

Worth the hard work though mate! Well done :happy2:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 03, 2010, 08:38:46 am: Looks great. :happy2:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: Thor on July 03, 2010, 10:47:50 am: Thats looking awesome, nice one :happy2:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: T88OMM on July 03, 2010, 12:49:06 pm: Looks cracking fella :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: CarrG on July 03, 2010, 01:04:35 pm: Well done mate looks great. :congrats:

Stunning in red!!

I used to use Clearkote red mouse machine glaze on my red LCR with cracking results for wetness. :happy2:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: Tuffy on July 03, 2010, 03:02:59 pm: Lovely :congrats:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: marty341 on July 03, 2010, 04:46:15 pm: Looks better than new!!!

I really need to do this! great job, well worth the hard work :smiley:
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: seckles on July 04, 2010, 05:07:55 pm: Cheers guys thanks for the comments :)

and saint_steve - no chance, it nearly killed me doing one car ;)

steve
Title: Re: My ED30 after major detailing session
Post by: autoperfection.com on July 05, 2010, 09:53:25 am: The car looks great - especially love the pictures in the low-level sun and sunset :happy2:

Taryn and Jim :smiley: