MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: liver on November 11, 2011, 05:12:02 pm
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So got the day off work on Wednesday and spent the whole day detailing the car, I saw neighbours go to work and come home in the time I spent on the car with some very funny looks
A few before pics
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The collection of things I used and what kept me going
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Onto the detail, the wheels removed
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The car was then jet washed and snow foamed, then rinsed again
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Then the car was washed using the two bucket method and clayed and taped ready for the correction work to start
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Then I snow foamed the wheels, cleaned with bilberry wheel cleaner and machine polished them as they were really dull, this really brought back the colour in the wheels and I was really happy. The wheels were then sealed and placed back onto the car.
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50/50
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Before
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After
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By this time it was late and dark outside
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Bravo, sir :congrats: bravo.
Looks great. I'd be too scared to use those lovely Lambo hoops through the winter..
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This was today a few afters pics, unfortunately on the iphone so not the greatest
Pics of beading from the rain last night this morning
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Engine bay
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Thanks for looking
Im personally very pleased with the outcome
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The wheels were cleaned with the jet washed, snow foamed and then bilberry wheel cleaner was worked with a Meguiars brush and machine polished with the yellow lake country yellow pad and meguiars 83 then sealed with Autoglym wheel sealer.
The car was jet washed, snow foamed, cleaned using the two bucket method, jet washed and clayed. The car was then polished using my Kestral Das-6 dual action polisher with the lake country yellow pad with meguiars 83, followed by the orange lake country pad with Meguiars 80 speed glaze. The car was then snow foamed and dried again.
I then applied Poorboys Ex with carnauba sealant followed by two layers of Poorboys red natty paste.
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Looks good fella :happy2:
Simple as it may seem i've never thought of placing my car on axle stands whilst cleaning etc. Gonna give it a go when i do my car as it seems it would make everything so much easier :happy2:
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Ill drop my car off in the morning :signLOL:
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Dude I can't see any of your pics!
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Delete some photobucket albums fella :P
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All pics will be back on tomorrow on the 13th
Cheers guys
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Visible now dude :rolleye:
Very good results :happy2:
Did a very similar process to mine last weekend and the results were very similar, permanent shine and protection for the winter. I was impressed, particularly for steel grey.
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few beading pics from last nights rain
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Superb beading! :happy2: