MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: hotrod30 on March 07, 2009, 07:57:25 pm

Title: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 07, 2009, 07:57:25 pm
Well guys, my car’s a year old this week, so I thought I’d treat it to some tlc. I asked my buddy Tim from Envy Valeting to come and work his magic... and today was the day.

Thankfully the weather was fine (even sunny for a couple of hours) and Tim spent nearly 8hrs on an external and internal detail. Products used were either Espuma or DoDo and I’m dead chuffed with the results.

I’ve put a link below showing the process, I didn’t stand outside for the whole day (so there’s a couple of processes missing in the photo montage), however it went something like this...

Wash the wheels with Espuma Revolution and rinse. Pre-soak the car with Espuma Activo foaming TFR, allow to dwell and rinse. Foam the vehicle with Envy snow foam and rinse. Wash the vehicle with a lamb’s wool wash mitt, 2 buckets; Born to be mild shampoo and grit guards. Rinse and dry with a drying towel. Clay the vehicles using Dodo Juice gentle grey and water as lube. Cleanse the paint using Dodo Juice Lime prime lite Pre wax cleanser. Apply Dodo Juice Supernatural carnauba wax and buff. Clean the glass externally and seal with G1 sealent. Dress tyres. Hoover interior. Cleanse and condition leather. Dress plastics, clean internal glass including vanity mirrors. Job Done!  :happy2:

enjoy...
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi301.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fnn61%2Fhotroded30%2Fth_d15116bf.jpg&hash=8b152811e567d727bbf8b435517376ce37a72bbc) (http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/nn61/hotroded30/?action=view&current=d15116bf.pbr)

Hope this Photobucket thing works first time I’ve done it!

Cheers... Hotrod  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: Phil Mcavity on March 07, 2009, 08:29:31 pm
Looks great Hotrod, notice you have the same starting Reg plate as mine V5 ...  :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 07, 2009, 10:32:51 pm
Looks great Hotrod, notice you have the same starting Reg plate as mine V5 ...  :happy2:


All the cool people do!  :happy2: :happy2: :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: vwrascal on March 07, 2009, 10:35:04 pm
Stunning    :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 07, 2009, 11:15:25 pm
Stunning    :happy2:

thankyou kindly  :smiley:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: CarrG on March 08, 2009, 10:03:20 am
Look great mate. Nice presentation. Would be good to see him with the rotary.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 09, 2009, 04:35:04 am
Look great mate. Nice presentation. Would be good to see him with the rotary.  :happy2:


Hi CarrG, Tim’s on Detailing World loads... here’s a linky to a job he did before mine last week.. :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: CarrG on March 09, 2009, 08:28:20 am
Look great mate. Nice presentation. Would be good to see him with the rotary.  :happy2:


Hi CarrG, Tim’s on Detailing World loads... here’s a linky to a job he did before mine last week.. :happy2:

Yer i'm on DW have been since it started :happy2: Seen his work several times.
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: T88OMM on March 09, 2009, 11:04:15 am
Looking great matey  :rolleye:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 09, 2009, 02:00:19 pm
Looking great matey  :rolleye:

Thanks buddy    :happy2: :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: stevie_p on March 10, 2009, 10:09:09 am
great vid mate
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 11, 2009, 12:21:10 am
great vid mate

appreciate it mate  :happy2:
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: stealthwolf on March 11, 2009, 01:53:10 am
Mate looks lush.

Think I spotted you earlier today? clicky (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2928.0)
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 11, 2009, 11:18:02 pm
Mate looks lush.

Think I spotted you earlier today? clicky (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2928.0)

Our paths have crossed oh dark one... yes it was me... told you, you wouldn’t forget my reg no!  :laugh: :laugh:

I was off to Tower Park to see Watchmen... AWESOME film. Cross between Bladerunner, Transformers, Batman, soft porn film, Sin City, Flash Gordon, 20’s gangster movies. 2.5 hours of bliss.   :happy2: :happy2:

Hope to see you soon. Were you coming out of Bournemouth Airport or the Industrial Estate further up??

Cheers buddy... Hotrod
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: stealthwolf on March 11, 2009, 11:24:10 pm
Were you coming out of Bournemouth Airport or the Industrial Estate further up??
Neither - I was coming down from Ferndown/Parley (the area after the airport). But I had already passed the airport when I spotted you.

Was just staring out the windscreen so didn't notice your car until the last moment. Otherwise would have flashed ya!

See ya around!
Title: Re: Hotrod’s detailing present... ED30
Post by: hotrod30 on March 11, 2009, 11:32:19 pm
You too buddy  :happy2: