MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: cossy on February 27, 2009, 07:17:42 pm

Title: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: cossy on February 27, 2009, 07:17:42 pm

Hopeless, just hopeless! :evilgrin:

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Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: joesgti on February 27, 2009, 07:19:06 pm

never seen one shine like that in that colour  :surprised: well done  :happy2:

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: jonnyc on February 27, 2009, 07:19:19 pm

Show off!  :laugh:

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Post by: Hurdy on February 27, 2009, 08:17:23 pm

Lovely work. I still have a soft spot for Steel Grey as my last MKV Golf was that colour 8)

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Post by: JPC on February 27, 2009, 08:20:10 pm

haha! nice work mate

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Post by: vwrascal on February 27, 2009, 09:34:31 pm

looking sweet    :happy2:

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: SteveS on February 27, 2009, 10:04:13 pm

nice, what did u use?

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: Greeners on February 27, 2009, 11:18:44 pm

Very nice  8)

My third favourite GTI colour  :happy2:

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: Gaz W on February 28, 2009, 10:54:55 pm

Ed 30's look really cool in that colour, and it looks good, although can tell even from those distant pics you've got some serious orange peel going on there.

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: QD MBE on March 01, 2009, 06:12:49 am

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The Grey does shine well.

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: cossy on March 01, 2009, 11:07:39 am

Quote from: Gaz W on February 28, 2009, 10:54:55 pm

Ed 30's look really cool in that colour, and it looks good, although can tell even from those distant pics you've got some serious orange peel going on there.

Orange peel! you cheeky sod! Never seen any orange peel paint on this car, think it must be reflections.

Had car from new and its never had any paint.

Or are you joking? :wink:

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: WhiteGTI on March 01, 2009, 01:07:42 pm

I think its just a characteristic of German paint at the moment. I know that BMW suffer heavily from it currently.....

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: illyun on March 01, 2009, 03:37:53 pm

Quote from: WhiteGTI on March 01, 2009, 01:07:42 pm

I think its just a characteristic of German paint at the moment. I know that BMW suffer heavily from it currently.....

I think its due to the newer water based paints (instead of lead based) they have to use - EU regulations etc...  The paint tends to chip easier too  :sad:

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: JPC on March 01, 2009, 09:24:31 pm

yep, the new water based paints are absolute sh*te. i hate them.

and yep....a LOT of new cars are coming through with TERRIBLE orange peel.

Title: Re: Edition 30 won't shine. Help please!
Post by: autoperfection.com on March 18, 2009, 10:42:53 am

Hi

Its not the water based paint thats the problem - its the laquer process. - The clear coat laquer is still solvent based!!

The problem is that they are using more hardner in the laquer than before to increase through-put, it dries much faster and hardner is cheaper than laquer hence the mix is cheaper. also takes less time to dry (all about cost) - the problem is the laquer dries much faster which leads to it not flowing correctly hence the orange peel seen on most new German cars. (unless they get detailed of Course :grin:

As for the car looks spot on :happy2:

JIM