MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: camfollower on March 21, 2013, 07:10:10 pm

Title: Is this the correct method?
Post by: camfollower on March 21, 2013, 07:10:10 pm: OK then, quite new to detailing, but am I generally on the right track with:

~~Rinse~~ (Removed, more likley to remove foam, get rid of that shizzle :)
Snow Foam
Rinse
Wash, 2 bucket
Rinse
Clay
Wash, 2 bucket
Rinse
Dry
Polish
Glaze
Wax

Rest.
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: ripmateyy on March 21, 2013, 07:14:13 pm: Yup

:drinking: after not rest :wink:
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: flatout on March 21, 2013, 07:18:39 pm: what about cups of tea in between???other than that yes :happy2:
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: scopes on March 21, 2013, 07:28:03 pm: :happy2:
A few most rest bites inbetween
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: camfollower on March 21, 2013, 08:03:17 pm: Great stuff, cheers guys, when the weather gets better I'll give it the works.

Regarding product, I have:

Snow Foam: Magifoam
Wash: Megs Gold Class with Megs lambswool mit
Dry: Various large Microfibre towels
Clay: Dodo Claybar
Polish: Autoglym Super Resin (somehow have loads of this)
Glaze: Megs #7
Wax: Dodo Blue Velvet

Any additions / replacements? I don't have a dual action polisher yet.

Any suggestions for getting rid of stone chips? Front end is quite bad due to previous owner sitting on the motorway a fair bit... I read a thread about getting some of the cars paint code made up and mixing 50.50 with some thinner; after stripping the car back to Paint and clearcoat, apply it / wait to dry and "cut it back" somehow... sounds a bit advanced, but interesting.
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: andrewparker on March 21, 2013, 08:26:51 pm: I wouldn't rinse before the snowfoam personally. It's more likely to slide off a wet car.
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: ell.s on March 21, 2013, 09:41:37 pm: I was going to say I find you get much better results with snowfoam if you don't rinse first I have tried both ways and it definitely dwells better with no pre-rinse :happy2:
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: camfollower on March 21, 2013, 09:46:36 pm: Ace, nicely deleted from my method, cheers! :happy2:
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: ripmateyy on March 22, 2013, 06:32:43 am: What about tyre dressing and wheel sealant :wink:
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: camfollower on March 22, 2013, 06:57:48 am: Quote from: ripmateyy on March 22, 2013, 06:32:43 am
What about tyre dressing and wheel sealant :wink:

Hehe, I use Megs tyre gel, purple stuff... And poor boys sealant, pink stuff, lol... Only used the sealant once though.
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: driver rider on March 22, 2013, 07:24:54 am: Lets see pics of this please once its done. please!!! I'M going to get my car into mint condition and then keep it that way for the show season!
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: camfollower on March 22, 2013, 11:31:53 am: Won't be for a while with all this weather about, need the summer now, had enough of the snow, salt and gritting machines :party:

I'm sure there are much better examples, mines done over 110k and the front end is pebble dashed; I'd love to get that sorted, but probably require a respray; unless someone knows of an alternative method?
Title: Re: Is this the correct method?
Post by: Lone_Par on March 25, 2013, 07:48:44 pm: I'd add in tar removal and fallout removal prior to clay as well. The first two may well reduce the claying requirement or at least make it easier.