MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: andrewparker on March 07, 2012, 10:13:18 am
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Hi guys, I'm looking for an extra durable and effective product to dress my wheel arches. I've read a lot about Chemical Guys Bare Bones.
I was wondering if anyone had experience of it, or any other products to recommend?
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EDIT: Mods, please could you move this to the detailing section. Soz.
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They will always get dirty. I would consider a gtechniq trim sealant, though would be difficult to apply, I imagine.
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It's for colour more than anything. I wash them with a Vikan brush but ideally I'd like to restore the depth of black colour.
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EDIT: Mods, please could you move this to the detailing section. Soz.
Novice :signLOL:
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I keep toying with the idea of trying Aerospace 303 - just put off by the price :ashamed:
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I keep toying with the idea of trying Aerospace 303 - just put off by the price :ashamed:
I considered it for the more visible plastic trim, both exterior and interior, but ended up going for Auto Finesse Revive which is superb.
I've ordered some Bare Bones so will report back.
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I keep toying with the idea of trying Aerospace 303 - just put off by the price :ashamed:
I considered it for the more visible plastic trim, both exterior and interior, but ended up going for Auto Finesse Revive which is superb.
I've ordered some Bare Bones so will report back.
Its good to hear you rate AF Revive, Ive just ordered some to try and the AF shampoo
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I got Bare Bones last year but found it very runny. Maybe use a cloth to spread it on your arches as it drips heaps if you just spray as the bottle says
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I use Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel on tyres and plastics. I need to get the wheels off to do inside the arches properly.
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As you have said. Bare bones. Or I sometimes use Megs all seasons dressing
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So I tried dressing the arches with CG Bare Bones. The results were pretty impressive, but the durability wasn't quite what I had hoped for. I also used almost a whole bottle for all four arches!
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What's wrong with just a high pressure jet hose to clean your wheel arches?
Mind you, my car is low enough not to see the wheel arches...........
.........Unless the wheels are off!:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FWheelArch_paintlift.jpg&hash=416c4614a0aafbaf0c92e0ba4c1a3185cda25181)
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Much as i love my car clean i can't see the point of pissing about with the wheel arches. Bucket of hot soapy water & a sponge & a good wash & job done. First time out on a wet road & there covered in crap anyway.
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Much as i love my car clean i can't see the point of pissing about with the wheel arches. Bucket of hot soapy water & a sponge & a good wash & job done. First time out on a wet road & there covered in crap anyway.
....Agreed. But we are in the Detailing section here and it's where folks like the show and possibly more than the go in some cases. :happy2:
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As my car isn't lowered yet, so when washed the arches are discoloured, so they're light grey, instead of a deep black. The CG Bare Bones gave a deep glossy finish, but I guess once I lower the car this won't be a massive issue.
Besides guys, the devil is in the detail :evilgrin:
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Does the CG Bare Bones glossy finish serve to reduce the crap sticking to it?
From that point of view I'd be interested in doing it.
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Think yourself lucky you have plastic wheel arch liners. The Octavia has a fabric soundproofing liner which is a right royal pain in the arse to keep clean. Even scrubbing with a brush and using the PW with the wheels removed it still looks filthy.
The only plastic bit in the wheel arch is as you can see in the pic below. The remainder is that Fabric which goes all the way round to the sill on the opposite side. Obviously you could remove it but that kind of defeats the object of it.
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http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/Chemical_Guys_Bare_Bones_p/barbone.htm
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Think yourself lucky you have plastic wheel arch liners. The Octavia has a fabric soundproofing liner which is a right royal pain in the arse to keep clean.
My rear arch liners are completely fabric, and you're right, they are a total pain to keep clean.
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I keep toying with the idea of trying Aerospace 303 - just put off by the price :ashamed:
I have that and put off the price as its good to use lots, so autoglym bumper and rubber spray is a decent alternative.
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Does the CG Bare Bones glossy finish serve to reduce the crap sticking to it?
From that point of view I'd be interested in doing it.
Not in my experience...
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Think yourself lucky you have plastic wheel arch liners. The Octavia has a fabric soundproofing liner which is a right royal pain in the arse to keep clean.
My rear arch liners are completely fabric, and you're right, they are a total pain to keep clean.
I am considering removing it and covering the wheel arch with sound deadening before replacing the plastic liner part only.
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As above, doing arches is part of the "detail" in detailing IMO. If you were gonna do the car properly, I'd do it as part of it. For me, I'd only bother if it were pre-show eg night before. Otherwise it's 2-3 times a year max.
Durability is how long the product lasts in terms of time, not how much you use. Or did you have to keep topping it up?
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Durability is how long the product lasts in terms of time, not how much you use. Or did you have to keep topping it up?
Sorry, I wasn't meant to infer that I didn't think it was durable because I had to use lots of the product, simply that I had to use a lot and that the final effect didn't last too long.
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If you can get the wheels off or can get access fairly easy then you can try autosmart trim ultra - linseed based dressing lasts ages if applied to a clean plastic surface(exterior only) also worth a mention is Valetpro's Dionysus trim glitz along the same lines as trim ultra. Both need time to dry/cure. these aren't vogue products but are def worthwhile.