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Quick Clean of the GTI
« on: June 14, 2011, 09:49:03 pm »
Nothing exciting, been detailing the GTI a few panels at a time for a few weeks, gave it a detailed wash tonight and thought I'd share a couple of pics with you lot. Still plenty to do!





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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2011, 10:03:39 pm »
I really do love black when it's clean. Do I spy stone chips?

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

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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2011, 10:09:36 pm »
I really do love black when it's clean. Do I spy stone chips?

You do mate, this weekends job, car is a 2007 but just hit 80k so plenty of them to do :ashamed:

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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2011, 10:22:09 pm »
I had my car detailed recently and I swear it had more stone chips than metallic flakes on the bonnet!  :scared:

It's barely reached 27k miles!

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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2011, 10:25:34 pm »
I had my car detailed recently and I swear it had more stone chips than metallic flakes on the bonnet!  :scared:

It's barely reached 27k miles!

 :scared: I dont feel quite as bad now. May have the front end painted at some point....depends if I manage to get my little rust spots sorted under warranty.

Still its not ruining my enjoyment of the car, still loving it :smiley:

Oh you had it detailed, not your own work this time?

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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2011, 10:26:17 pm »
"detailed" ? what does that mean / invovle? sounds like my car could do with it........ ps car looks mint

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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2011, 10:29:30 pm »
Oh you had it detailed, not your own work this time?
No. I now live on a main road and there's no driveway. Hence anything I do to the car has to be done whilst it's on the main road! Thankfully, there's parking restrictions so no one can block the road in front of the garage. Means I can get up at 6am on a Sunday and be done before any traffic hits the road! I can do everything except machine polishing as I don't have a dust free, enclosed space, so my G220 doesn't get the outings it used to.

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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2011, 04:28:36 pm »
Looks great dude!!

Mine is littered with stone chips too, including a mark where a meteor appears to have hit it :(

Have you done stone chips before Jaz?  The timing is good when you're doing yours - I'm going on the KDS Keltec wet sanding course at the end of July, so I'm sure we can figure it out between us :)
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Re: Quick Clean of the GTI
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2011, 09:49:42 pm »
No not done it before. Have tried wetsanding with 3000 grit but need to practice tbh.

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