MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Pro Detailers Work => Topic started by: RussZS on April 21, 2012, 07:08:12 pm
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This car is owned by a DW member and was originally booked in for a quick spruce up ahead of a wedding but I was unable to fit it in, so we rescheduled for today as the owner is now thinking of selling it (possibly to me!) so wanted to see what I could do with it in the space of a day... I've fallen in love...
A quick before:
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DSC05573 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099428035/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Wheels were up first:
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DSC05574 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953357806/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Nothing too bad, but of brake dust.
Pressure rinse to remove loose dirt:
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DSC05575 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953358152/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Autobrite's Very Cherry applied liberally:
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DSC05577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953358636/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
VP brushes used on spokes:
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DSC05578 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099429497/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Calipers:
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DSC05579 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953359310/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
G101 and VP brush used on tyres:
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DSC05580 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099430215/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
EZ Brush on the rear of the wheels:
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DSC05582 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099430647/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Wheel Woolie on the arches to ensure the paint edge isn't scratched:
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DSC05583 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953360650/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
IronX next:
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DSC05586 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099432127/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05587 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099432437/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
and rinsed...
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DSC05588 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953362454/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Next I foamed with Bilt Hamber's AutoFoam:
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DSC05589 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099433375/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Then worked around the car with VP brushes and surfex:
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DSC05590 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099433705/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05592 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099434043/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05595 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099434589/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05597 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953364592/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Next the car was rinsed, and hand washed with Britemax CleanMAX:
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DSC05598 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099435477/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Then the car was assessed for fallout and tar but very little was present (the owner had recently spent a great deal of time claying the car), so the car was moved inside for the claying stage. I used AF clay and Citrus Bling as lube:
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DSC05599 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953365418/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
It didn't pick up much aside from some sap/pollen from the roof/bonnet:
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DSC05600 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099436317/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Then the paint was dried with a CG Wooly Mammoth:
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DSC05601 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099436899/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Next paint readings were taken, and showing a healthy average of around 150 microns:
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DSC05627 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099441865/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
I was a little surprised when I first saw the paint under Halogen lighting!!
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DSC05602 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953366884/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
:doublesho:doublesho:doublesho
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DSC05604 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099437673/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
A bit swirly then... knowing that I only had this in for a single day enhancement, I was getting a bit concerned and knew I had my work cut out.
After trialling a few combinations, I was getting amazing results from Megs D300 and Megs MF Cutting Discs, however this was leaving a very slight haze/hologram to the paint so this was finished down with BriteMAX BlackMAX
Some correction pics...
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DSC05605 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953367734/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05606 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099438495/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05607 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099438937/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05610 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953368834/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05611 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953369162/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05614 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099439991/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
A few deeper defects remained but as you can see - this is certainly enhanced... not bad for a part timer... :thumb:
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DSC05615 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099440469/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Bonnet:
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DSC05622 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099440821/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Front Wing:
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DSC05625 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099441441/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05628 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099442357/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
I was having quite a few issues with the dreaded sticky paint however, so had to adapt my usual MF technique to allow for this.
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DSC05633 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099443265/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05637 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099443549/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Front Bumper:
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DSC05638 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099443951/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
It was looking sharper already...
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DSC05640 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953373716/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
There was also quite a severe scuff on the rear bumper:
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DSC05641 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099444781/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
After:
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DSC05647 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953374560/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Still present but reduced in appearance significantly!!!
I finished up with Opti Seal on the wheels:
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DSC05651 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099446025/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Mercury on the exhaust:
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DSC05653 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953376080/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05652 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099446311/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05654 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953376456/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Crystal on the glass:
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DSC05655 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953376956/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
The plastic trim was also looking a bit tired, so I used the ever impressive GTechniq C4!
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Awesome!!
I finished with Zymol's excellent Glasur wax:
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DSC05650 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099445559/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
and finally, some afters...
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DSC05662 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099449861/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05670 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7099451445/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05692 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953386510/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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DSC05693 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953386888/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Total time - 9 hours.
What a beautiful car, and with the optional sports exhaust it sounds awesome. I may be buying this for myself... need to go and try one back to back with a few other things and see how I get on, but I loved it!! Running costs aren't toooo scary either.
Next up, an incredibly rare facelifted Alpina B3S!!
Thanks for reading:
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DSC05696 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6953387256/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Russ - Midlands Car Care.
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Stunning work as ussual, now all you have to do is buy it! :evilgrin: :evilgrin:
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Great turnaround matey!! No idea how you did all that in 9 hours!!! :noteworthy:
As beautiful as it is, please don't buy it!! :scared:
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Those 50/50's are like like comparing slate and glass Russ. Demonstrates the work put in to properly recondition and correct the paintwork, superb :happy2:
Bet the time flew, 'work cut out' doesn't cover it :party:
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Amazing, I love the 996 C4S :love:
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Superb. You deserve a Super Bock after all that effort :laugh:
Buy it, I would :happy2:
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Those 50/50 shots are outrageous. :surprised: