What did you and your MKV do today?

[VC]

Steve, did your man not use a paint gauge before he started sanding?

Exactly what I was going to say.......

[Saintsteve]

Steve, did your man not use a paint gauge before he started sanding?

No mate, he hasnt got one... as he does this in his spare time as a hobby for the past 20 years, this is the 1st time ever that hes come across a car with such thin paintwork, i know ive read about it, but the last thing we were both expecting after filling a boot stratch and giving 2500 wet n dry on a cork block with around a dozen wipes, was Pink showing almost imeadiatley!!

A valueable lession to us both, fortunatley we got it sorted..

[VC]

....is he buying a paint gauge now 

[SteveP]

....is he buying a paint gauge now 

[Greeners]

Steve, did your man not use a paint gauge before he started sanding?

No mate, he hasnt got one... as he does this in his spare time as a hobby for the past 20 years, this is the 1st time ever that hes come across a car with such thin paintwork, i know ive read about it, but the last thing we were both expecting after filling a boot stratch and giving 2500 wet n dry on a cork block with around a dozen wipes, was Pink showing almost imeadiatley!!

A valueable lession to us both, fortunatley we got it sorted..

Fair do's!

Bonnet and wings look ace, look forward to seeing it in the flesh!  

[Saintsteve]

....is he buying a paint gauge now  

will avoid VW's and the wet n dry i feel VC  

it either that or my cars had a rear end shunt in the first 11 months of its life before i bought it??? it seems rather odd the panels are as such  

but either way she's in the best condition shes been in since ive had her in 4 years.. and for the cost of a packet of Jaffa cakes, was a worthwhile gamble

[Greeners]

....is he buying a paint gauge now 

will avoid VW's and the wet n dry i feel VC 

it either that or my cars had a rear end shunt in the first 11 months of its like before i bought it??? it seems rather odd the panels are as such 

but either way she's in the best condition shes been in since ive had her in 4 years.. and for the cost of a packet of Jaffa cakes, was a worthwhile gamble

If it had, had a bump then chances are there'd be more paint not less so I wouldn't worry about that bud! 

[maxload]

I managed to get a close look at Steve's car yesterday as the work was being carried out , as Steve was introducing me to his detailing man to take a look at my car.
The finish is incredible with no stone chips visible at all. It look's stunning , better than new 

I'll also be paying detailing Dave a visit in a few weeks for a full machine polish  , I cant wait 

Thanks again Steve...

[stealthwolf]

Steve, did your man not use a paint gauge before he started sanding?

+1. Vital IMO. If you look at the likes of KDS, they use a laser pointer to help accurately measure the same spot after sanding.

Does look good though. I thought the bumper being a different colour was because it was plastic and not metal?

[Saintsteve]

Steve, did your man not use a paint gauge before he started sanding?

+1. Vital IMO. If you look at the likes of KDS, they use a laser pointer to help accurately measure the same spot after sanding.

Does look good though. I thought the bumper being a different colour was because it was plastic and not metal?

jas, Its just the photo lol, the bumper was not sanded, only to the right of the vw boot badge , pics were taken at dusk, so light was darker than usual mate  ... When she's had some polish and wax re-applied and it stops snowing,I will take another snap  

I did read about people saying about different paint thickness's but the boot on my car is wafer thin, if all mk5's are like this, then you can't do any stratch repairs, because there is zero paint depth!..Bonnet and wings were no issue thankfully, but David had huge amounts of paint fillings to wet flat back. It was worth a go, if it didn't work then my plan of a full respray would of gone ahead, but adding fresh paint will not give as good as end result.Softer paint quite often can be worse as you know..

Problem is now, the bonnet and wings have no Orange peel effect, and the rest of the car does

[stealthwolf]

Steve I'm aware of that. My reply was in part response to flora's post. If you spray the same paint on metal and plastic there will always be a subtle difference in the final colour.

[gulfstream11]

My MK5 and I did bugger all today,its rained all day,But yesterday we went surfing..

[Mandy]

Me and my mk5 drove down to JKM this morning, dropped my car off and I am currently driving around in this little one:



Not used to seeing the fuel gauge not move after driving into town and back.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Touched base with Keith about him taking my car off Alex after the diff / geometry have been sorted to further improve the map.

[Saintsteve]

Me and my mk5 drove down to JKM this morning, dropped my car off and I am currently driving around in this little one:



Not used to seeing the fuel gauge not move after driving into town and back.

Well what you having done? Fuel pump fitting?