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Offline Mark M

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MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« on: July 24, 2010, 08:17:42 pm »
Managed to squeeze this in for a friend as he is stuck away with work :(

Was need of a real good clean. Wheels were a mare :cop:

Not too many during pics as had to crack on...

Some before and afters:























Wash Process:

-Wheels with Megs Wheel Brightener, EZ Detail and Megs MF Mitt SV Brush.
-Engine bay/arches/tyres/shuts with Megs Super Degreaser/APC & brushes.
-Body rinsed, sprayed with Megs Super Degreaser, then foamed with Valet Pro PH Neutral Snowfoam, rinsed.
-Washed with TBM, Megs Hyperwash and a Megs LW Mitt.
-Dried with Aquatouch towel.

Decontamination:

-AS Tardis used on wheels. Each corner jacked up to get access to back of wheels from behind.
-AS Tardis on body.
-Rinsed.
-Clayed with Sonus Green and Megs Last Touch.

Finishing Process:

-All paintwork cleansed with CG EZ Creme Glaze followed with Dodo Juice Supernatural V2. (Such an awesome and easy to use combo).
-Wheels sealed with Poorboys Wheel Sealant.
-Tyres with Blackfire Long Lasting.
-Exhaust with Belgom Alu.
-Megs All Season on black trim/arches/engine bay.
-Windows with Autosmart Crystal, then buff with dry MF. (Awesome product).
-Hoovered and Megs APC to plastics.
-Leather with Gliptone Twins.

Some befores/during:













1/4 of the roof:



Afters:

























Cheers,
Mark.

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 08:29:32 pm »
Where you based Mark?

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2010, 08:44:04 pm »
Awesome job!! :congrats:

Where did you buy Megs Super Degreaser/APC & brushes from??

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2010, 09:29:12 pm »
Cheers guys. I am based up in Aberdeen. Just do the odd car here and there when off from real job.

Get products from Elite Car Car, Polished Bliss, Clean Your Car, etc etc.

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2010, 10:10:39 pm »
Looks really nice that.
Though I would be embarassed if I owned an R32 and left it to get in that state, especially in summertime when it is a joy to get out and clean your car!

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2010, 11:08:04 pm »
big al -  :ashamed:

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2010, 08:09:15 am »
Really nice work  there Mark  :congrats: How many hours did it take you?

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2010, 10:21:07 am »

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2010, 02:59:45 pm »
Very nice. Love the sparkle of the pearlescent paintwork when it's properly cleaned.

Just out of curiosity, should the snowfoam go on after the degreaser? I always thought it was the other way round, given that snowfoam works best on a dry car?

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2010, 03:59:02 pm »
Top job :congrats:

What's truly great is in the fifth photo, of the back of the car, there's a perfectly centred tiny little red guy in the middle of the boot badge. Taking a photo.... :laugh:

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2010, 04:56:10 pm »
So the AS crystal is good?
I used some of there window polish last week, dont know the name of it but when buffing it off i had white powder bits all over the car, f in nightmare, like some colombians had been using my car as a drug den.
It was a sample and was a light pastel green in colour.

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2010, 09:37:36 pm »
So the AS crystal is good?
I used some of there window polish last week, dont know the name of it but when buffing it off i had white powder bits all over the car, f in nightmare, like some colombians had been using my car as a drug den.
It was a sample and was a light pastel green in colour.
Was it green? if so it's called glass glow!

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Re: MK5 R32 Protection Detail
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2010, 08:38:07 am »
Glass
So the AS crystal is good?
I used some of there window polish last week, dont know the name of it but when buffing it off i had white powder bits all over the car, f in nightmare, like some colombians had been using my car as a drug den.
It was a sample and was a light pastel green in colour.
Was it green? if so it's called glass glow!

Yes it was green, binned it now.