MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: Kalpsn2000 on April 15, 2013, 02:42:36 pm

Title: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 15, 2013, 02:42:36 pm: Took advantage of the good weather and gave her a wash and polish (by hand). Used AG SRP, PB Black Hole & Collinite 915. (You may have seen the pics in the 'what did you and your mk5 do thread', but thought I would post a thread here as it would give the new detailers some motivation, as I'm no expert)

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Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: AndyED30 on April 15, 2013, 07:20:40 pm: Not sure your pics are wanting to play ball on here????
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: MC71 on April 15, 2013, 07:27:23 pm: Shiny!! :congrats:

Nice work Kalpesh!
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: cleanme on April 15, 2013, 07:35:59 pm: So clean they've slid away. :signLOL:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 15, 2013, 09:22:28 pm: Quote from: AndyED30 on April 15, 2013, 07:20:40 pm
Not sure your pics are wanting to play ball on here????

Fixed :happy2:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 15, 2013, 09:22:42 pm: Quote from: cleanme on April 15, 2013, 07:35:59 pm
So clean they've slid away. :signLOL:
:signLOL:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 15, 2013, 09:23:35 pm: Quote from: MC71 on April 15, 2013, 07:27:23 pm
Shiny!! :congrats:

Nice work Kalpesh!

Cheers Martin :happy2:

The PB Black Hole really does make it look 'wetter'.
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: phil1975 on April 16, 2013, 09:46:00 am: Top work :congrats:

I can recommend chemical guys butter wet look wax for black paint aswell.
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 16, 2013, 10:19:31 am: Quote from: phil1975 on April 16, 2013, 09:46:00 am
Top work :congrats:

I can recommend chemical guys butter wet look wax for black paint aswell.

Thanks mate :happy2:

Will check out the wax...although still have an almost full tub of the Collinite.
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: jimojameso on April 16, 2013, 10:21:50 am: Lovely job, looks awesome!! Just like my old car with the R32 rear!! :happy2:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 16, 2013, 10:56:25 am: Quote from: jimojameso on April 16, 2013, 10:21:50 am
Lovely job, looks awesome!! Just like my old car with the R32 rear!! :happy2:

Thanks mate :drinking:

Yeah my favourite mk5 combo is the GTI front & R32 rear :happy2:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: yascooluk on April 24, 2013, 06:22:40 pm: That looks sweet.

I think I'm gonna invest in the tools you used!

Can u recommend any decent (cheap) applicators. And where I can also get these products for decent price. I seem to be getting collinite for around 25 and pb black hole for around £15.
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Andy on April 24, 2013, 08:59:31 pm: Looks excellent :notworthy:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 24, 2013, 10:29:46 pm: Quote from: maxitrol on April 24, 2013, 08:59:31 pm
Looks excellent :notworthy:

Thanks mate :drinking:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 24, 2013, 10:40:49 pm: Quote from: yascooluk on April 24, 2013, 06:22:40 pm
That looks sweet.

I think I'm gonna invest in the tools you used!

Can u recommend any decent (cheap) applicators. And where I can also get these products for decent price. I seem to be getting collinite for around 25 and pb black hole for around £15.

Cheers mate :drinking:

Got the PB Black Hole from Amazon a few weeks ago for £12
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002OHL1CI/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bought the Collinite about 2 years ago so can't remember how much I paid but £25 sounds about right.

Bought these applicators last month and they are supposed to be decent for the price (£2.86 for 6) although I haven't used them yet and also they are currently unavailable
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006Z59P0K/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: ReeceH13 on April 27, 2013, 09:58:24 am: Nice work Kalpesh!

I might give this a go by hand! Did you find it reduced swirls a bit doing it properly by hand?

I WANT THAT R32 REARRRRR!! :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Gave the old girl a much needed wash/polish
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 27, 2013, 10:12:07 am: Quote from: ReeceH13 on April 27, 2013, 09:58:24 am
Nice work Kalpesh!

I might give this a go by hand! Did you find it reduced swirls a bit doing it properly by hand?

I WANT THAT R32 REARRRRR!! :laugh: :laugh:

Cheers mate :drinking:

Yeah the swirls do get reduced. I think that's down to the filling properties of the AG SRP and PB BH. To permanently remove the swirls I reckon you would need a cutting compound and a decent da machine polisher.