MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: liver on March 21, 2012, 08:55:09 am
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Detail day again
The last time the car had a wash mitt touch it was back in November. I’ve jet washed and snow foamed it two or three times during that time but that is all so I was hoping for good paint under the grime that was on top.
Before pics
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Wouldn’t be a detail without the snow foam shot
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2bucket method was used
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Once it was washed and cleaned it looked like this, not too bad
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Iron – x doing it thing on the paint work
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1192.jpg&hash=7421a38c27f82733855cd2c88bb5da0b606cb910)
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Then onto claying, the car wasn’t as bad as I expected to be honest, although I was not a massive fan of this clay, I will be returning to megs clay bar.
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Worst part of the car was the lower part of the rear bumper
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I had a large number of tar spots, autoglym intensive bug and tar remover made light work of the spots, unfortunately I did not take any pics
Here was the paintwork after decontamination
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Here are some pics after the first stage, using a yellow lake country pad and Megs 83
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1199.jpg&hash=a6acc1143cb7536bdb3d49a0f8c432c37b3d5fb0)
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Here are a few pics after a second pass using an orange lake country pad and Megs 80
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1202.jpg&hash=defc07af6d570b1c34e4a27dbd247f81feda4531)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1203.jpg&hash=62400d3891434d2c187cafdbea7f002b43ec74bc)
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Moved onto the engine bay
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1205.jpg&hash=56df56087e8991a996c03dc5c1db367d93a755ec)
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Exhaust 50/50
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1208.jpg&hash=de26685bc32b655297de0f52890d3e8797b2370c)
Arches
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1210.jpg&hash=8fa3973a139f4135be67463dfa7c4296e70d1b70)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1211.jpg&hash=4564c34a5488a25ca658c239debfe537f11dc825)
Summer wheels back on
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And car back on the ground
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1212.jpg&hash=a88faa1a172013b821a7921c2b18ba57b42eaf7f)
Here are a few finished pics, rubbish photos on the iphone though im afraid
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1214.jpg&hash=16219629c1a2ad731ed5565d75596a61169f1fd3)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1217.jpg&hash=3de6def88a7d2f1522afdb731a1aad95342524b7)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1218.jpg&hash=d90672f26fff3efd0b67fe9e903f8b777562a656)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1220.jpg&hash=8fc67e06db32cb8d9caa773188b0018489eb0006)
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FLiver89%2FGolf_Detail_2%2FIMG_1227.jpg&hash=63c436674ebad121d862c06670cd73463ed1b711)
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One after at the petrol station chilling
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Cheers for reading
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Nice work - looks very good. You can't beat a good spring clean
Looks like an F1 car with the summer wheels on & still in the wheel bags :signLOL:
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cheers
haha i know, one of my mates popped round after he'd finished work and said the same