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Detailed the golf!
« on: March 18, 2010, 02:09:33 pm »
Hi all

After a few weeks happy ownership of my new Golf, I thought it was time to sort out the paintwork which had light swirls caused by previous owner’s sponge/carwash abuse.  The detail took 2 days to do, sorry but I got that carried away I only have the after photo, next time I will do a step by step account.

Wash:-

Snow foamed with valet pro foam then jet washed
Door shuts cleaned with chemical guys degreaser and detailing brushed
Washed with chemical guys wash and gloss using 2 bucket method
Dried with miracle drying towel

Claying:-

Clayed with clean your car fine detailing clay and dodo juice born slippy as lube, great combination as the paint felt as rough as a spotty arse!!!

Polished:-

Machine polished using a kestrel DA, tried Menzerna 85RE and a Menzerna polishing pad, this didn’t really touch the swirls so tried Menzerna RD3.02 and a Menzerna Polishing pad.  This combination worked a treat and offered 90% correction which I was more than happy with, I can’t believe how hard VW paint is!!  I used spot pads for the tight spots, I will tackle the deeper defects at a later date with the S100 and refine with the 85RE, but that another day!

Wax:-

I put 2 coats of collinte 476 which is an excellent and very durable base wax, then one coat of chemical guys XXX Hardcore wax which I love as so easy to put on/off.

Wheels:-

Fresh from refurb so these got sealed with some collinte and tyres dressed with poorboys natural look dressing.

Windows/Trim:

Windows polished with autoglym glass polish and all the trim treated to poorboys natural look dressing
Exhaust:-
Brought back to life with autoglym metal polish and wire wool.

And here is the finished product:-



Cheers
Stu

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 02:24:17 pm »
 :congrats:

Lovely!  :notworthy:

But we need more pics!!

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 02:29:28 pm »
Looks awesome - who did your wheel refurb dude?


Mine need doing after my gf borrowed my car & thought she would mill the nearside front wheel lip down using a kerb :mad:

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 03:08:45 pm »
 :congrats:

Stunning mate.  How did you find the poorboys natural look dressing? as I was about to order some and it looks great on the car

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 03:50:37 pm »
:congrats:

Stunning mate.  How did you find the poorboys natural look dressing? as I was about to order some and it looks great on the car

The poorboys is the best stuff i have used, i use it on everything, tyres, exterior trim and interior.  I find on the interior it leaves a nice satin finish which suits the golf, oh and it smells of marzipan too so leaves the car smelling great.  I apply with one of these http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/foam-wax-applicator/prod_89.html and you only need to buff it off if you apply it to a smooth surface.

stu

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2010, 03:52:57 pm »
Looks awesome - who did your wheel refurb dude?


Mine need doing after my gf borrowed my car & thought she would mill the nearside front wheel lip down using a kerb :mad:

here you go...  http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12831.0.html

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2010, 07:42:38 pm »
The more  i see that colour the more i like it.  :drool: :drool: :drool:

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2010, 09:24:34 pm »
The more  i see that colour the more i like it.  :drool: :drool: :drool:

Excellent result :happy2:

Is that shadow blue?
 :smiley:

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2010, 09:36:05 pm »
You used the same pic for the Monza refurb!

That's disgraceful!

We demand more pictures!

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2010, 10:18:30 pm »
The more  i see that colour the more i like it.  :drool: :drool: :drool:

Excellent result :happy2:

Is that shadow blue?
 :smiley:


Defiantly not shadow blue. I think it is called Graphite Blue. Lovely colour.

Great results from the detail  :happy2:

EDIT - More pics!  :smiley:

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2010, 07:15:27 am »
:congrats:

Stunning mate.  How did you find the poorboys natural look dressing? as I was about to order some and it looks great on the car

The poorboys is the best stuff i have used, i use it on everything, tyres, exterior trim and interior.  I find on the interior it leaves a nice satin finish which suits the golf, oh and it smells of marzipan too so leaves the car smelling great.  I apply with one of these http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/foam-wax-applicator/prod_89.html and you only need to buff it off if you apply it to a smooth surface.

stu

Great thanks for that will have to get an order in next pay day - the smell sounds good although i might be permantly hungary when driving  :P

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2010, 07:25:11 am »
looking nice mate

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2010, 02:08:02 pm »
The more  i see that colour the more i like it.  :drool: :drool: :drool:

Excellent result :happy2:

Is that shadow blue?
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Hi, no its graphite blue (LC5F)

Stu

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2010, 09:21:47 pm »
The more  i see that colour the more i like it.  :drool: :drool: :drool:

Excellent result :happy2:

Is that shadow blue?
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Hi, no its graphite blue (LC5F)

Stu

Error between keyboard & brain, that's what I meant to type :rolleye:

Looking great, pretty rare colour too :happy2:

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Re: Detailed the golf!
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2010, 09:51:51 pm »
 :happy2: nice colour, nice detail.