MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: SimonBash on June 14, 2011, 09:49:03 pm

Title: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: SimonBash on June 14, 2011, 09:49:03 pm
Nothing exciting, been detailing the GTI a few panels at a time for a few weeks, gave it a detailed wash tonight and thought I'd share a couple of pics with you lot. Still plenty to do!

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fn568%2FSimonBash%2F122-1.jpg&hash=ef2755db934b22dd2f4af38720e0ae14249f0969)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fn568%2FSimonBash%2F118.jpg&hash=14c342c063a17c5469c4f93353bee2e85c68acba)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fn568%2FSimonBash%2F117.jpg&hash=76e11a759c696813344dc17f8b6aa297ec5d50d4)

Thanks

Simon
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: stealthwolf on June 14, 2011, 10:03:39 pm
I really do love black when it's clean. Do I spy stone chips?
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: SimonBash on June 14, 2011, 10:09:36 pm
Quote from: stealthwolf on June 14, 2011, 10:03:39 pm
I really do love black when it's clean. Do I spy stone chips?

You do mate, this weekends job, car is a 2007 but just hit 80k so plenty of them to do :ashamed:
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: stealthwolf on June 14, 2011, 10:22:09 pm
I had my car detailed recently and I swear it had more stone chips than metallic flakes on the bonnet!  :scared:

It's barely reached 27k miles!
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: SimonBash on June 14, 2011, 10:25:34 pm
Quote from: stealthwolf on June 14, 2011, 10:22:09 pm
I had my car detailed recently and I swear it had more stone chips than metallic flakes on the bonnet!  :scared:

It's barely reached 27k miles!

 :scared: I dont feel quite as bad now. May have the front end painted at some point....depends if I manage to get my little rust spots sorted under warranty.

Still its not ruining my enjoyment of the car, still loving it :smiley:

Oh you had it detailed, not your own work this time?
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: janus909GTI on June 14, 2011, 10:26:17 pm
"detailed" ? what does that mean / invovle? sounds like my car could do with it........ ps car looks mint
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: stealthwolf on June 14, 2011, 10:29:30 pm
Quote from: SimonBash on June 14, 2011, 10:25:34 pm
Oh you had it detailed, not your own work this time?
No. I now live on a main road and there's no driveway. Hence anything I do to the car has to be done whilst it's on the main road! Thankfully, there's parking restrictions so no one can block the road in front of the garage. Means I can get up at 6am on a Sunday and be done before any traffic hits the road! I can do everything except machine polishing as I don't have a dust free, enclosed space, so my G220 doesn't get the outings it used to.
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: RussZS on June 15, 2011, 04:28:36 pm
Looks great dude!!

Mine is littered with stone chips too, including a mark where a meteor appears to have hit it :(

Have you done stone chips before Jaz?  The timing is good when you're doing yours - I'm going on the KDS Keltec wet sanding course at the end of July, so I'm sure we can figure it out between us :)
Title: Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
Post by: stealthwolf on June 15, 2011, 09:49:42 pm
No not done it before. Have tried wetsanding with 3000 grit but need to practice tbh.