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Offline S800BRN

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Shineeeey!
« on: September 15, 2010, 10:30:57 pm »




only thing is within 2 days it's manky again. Black is a PITA to keep!

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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2010, 11:07:28 pm »
yeah but no other colour looks so good and reflects so well!!!!

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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2010, 11:14:23 pm »
yeah but no other colour looks so good and reflects so well!!!!
x2 but is a pain in the arse lol
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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2010, 11:19:13 pm »
yeah but no other colour looks so good and reflects so well!!!!
x2 but is a pain in the arse lol
It does look the best when clean.
But when you spend 3 or 4 hours cleaning it and within a day or 2 it looks sh*tty again I kinda wish I had another colour!! :signLOL:

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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2010, 03:23:23 am »
i gave my car a scrub last weekend. Used lime prime light which brought out the metallic flake. Then used  FK1000P. After fully curing, the car looks very shiny too - almost like cling film has been wrapped over it.

Black is a PITA to keep clean but as above, it's the most rewarding colour. Grey/silver doesn't look as bad when dirty but also doesn't look as good when clean IMO.

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2010, 11:15:17 am »
You're right. My black BMW looks amazing after a wash, then 2 days later it's dull again. The grey GTI on the other hand looks good after a wash then still looks good when it's time for it's next wash  :grin:

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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2010, 11:52:50 am »
yeah but u cant beat the look of black wen its clean :happy2:
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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2010, 01:40:41 pm »
Nice, got any more shots of the bootlid (further back) showing the red GTI badge. I got mine a few weeks ago and not fitted it as I'm not sure it wouldn't look chav.
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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2010, 09:40:24 pm »
Nice, got any more shots of the bootlid (further back) showing the red GTI badge. I got mine a few weeks ago and not fitted it as I'm not sure it wouldn't look chav.
This is the only other one I have. Isn't too clear but you get the idea. I don't think it's chavy at all. Mind you it loked nice with no badges when I removed the old silver GTI.

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Re: Shineeeey!
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2010, 10:11:37 pm »
GTI badge looks good as does the car, very clean.