MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: RussZS on November 23, 2011, 06:03:08 pm
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Today saw me travel to a very cold Cradley Heath to restore a bit of life into the paint on this very rare, Fiesta Super Sport 1300.
The car itself is in superb condition, but has been re-painted quite recently and was covered in holograms and swirl marks. It's being exhibited at the Classic Car Show at the NEC this weekend, so I had (only) 8 hours to do what I could with her, in preparation for the show... no pressure then, given how unforgiving the NEC's lights are!! :doublesho
I arrived at 8am or so, and took a few pics of the car before I began...
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DSC00792 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6328963983/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
What an engine bay... :D
Rubber looking a bit weathered:
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DSC00793 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6328965755/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Generally very clean:
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DSC00794 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6328967679/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Mint interior:
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DSC00795 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6328969709/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC00798 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6329724278/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
It was VERY cold, so not many pics of the wash process. I started with Smart Wheels on the tyres and wheels:
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DSC00800 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6328976959/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Washed with Optimum Car Shampoo:
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DSC00801 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6329730956/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Dried, then rolled inside:
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DSC00802 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6329732682/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
There was no presence of tar or bonded contamination, as it hasn't been used much since the respray. IronX did very little too.
I then assessed the paint thickness - I knew it had seen paint, so was expecting readings to be high, but there was quite a range from:
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to...
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DSC00845 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6329017075/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Now, time to see how swirly it is....
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DSC00809 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6329742200/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Wow...
I had a play with about 8 combinations before realising that I wouldn't be able to correct this to an acceptable level without a 2 stage polish. At this stage, I agreed with the customer, that I would concentrate my limited time on the bonnet and roof, then upper panels on the car, then would return in a few weeks to sort the lower panels. We took this decision given that it was going to the NEC.
I finally settled on Scholl for cutting and Megs for finishing:
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A quick pic after polishing...
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Random green tape shot :)
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Some deeper scratches were left - these will be dealt with next time:
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Spirit was applied and left for a few minutes before removing:
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Revive used on rubber and some plastics:
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DSC00857 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6329022903/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Also:
- Optimum Metal Polish on the exhausts
- Mint Rims on wheels
- Crystal on glass
- CG NLTG on tyres
I'm a little disappointed with the 'afters' as the lighting was poor, it was dark outside and I had no tripod...
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I was happy with the results, but would have loved to have spent 2-3 days on it to get it as near perfect as possible, but time constraints dictated otherwise. I spent a lot of time ensuring the bonnet and roof were in decent condition.
It was a superb car and a real pleasure to work on.
Thanks for reading.
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Russ.
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An excellent turnaround. Love the car too.
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A great job there agian Russ. plus one of my favourite classics! :happy2:
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Well done Ruzz, great work on a rare classic! :happy2:
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Lovely car and looks great!
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Looks amazing! Love this car saw it at cassic car show. Caught my eye as i owned it about 5 years ago and it was in a bad way. Richard has done a great job of restoring it :happy2:
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Fantastic little motors my mate had one years ago, absolute minter it was lovely in white but that black is super sexy! :happy2: