I spent today getting burnt to a crisp whilst tidying up my mates dads Golf GTI. I agreed to help clay it to get the tree sap and crap off it, but ended up doing my best to deswirl it in the time I had.
It was washed by my mate (AS Shampoo) and left wet for me.
I then:
- Clayed with I4D Yellow Clay and AS Reglaze
- De-tar'd with Tardis
- Washed with Dodo BTBM
The car was then assessed for swirls using a DIY Sun Gun, to reveal...
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I wasn't in the mood for, and didn't have the time to, fully correct this, so expecting it to be rock hard, I decided to lightly "enhance" using Dodo Juice Lime Prime.
I used my CP Rotary and Megs Polishing pads to reveal...
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Just goes to show, you can't "assume" something is "hard" or "soft" - I was certainly surprised anyway...
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Not bad huh?
I finished up with Dodo Supernatural (my mate has a pot, so best option to maintain with, and add additional layers etc)
Some "afters":
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Just a quick one, but a pleasure, and such a lovely car. It's only done 6000 miles!
Russ.