I've been looking forward to this one for a while - I obviously love a bit of Edition 30, but I have particular love for them in white. This particular example included the stunning Xenon headlights and had also had its wheel refurbished by A1 Wheels in Bilston, who have done a simply stunning job!!
The car was very clean, and had been clayed recently, but was very swirly so needed some paint correction and some good protection laying down...
Some befores:
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Very clean already!
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Wheels were up first. I began with a pre-rinse with my Kranzle to remove any loose dirt:
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Smart Wheels applied liberally...
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Various brushes used to agitate:
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Rinsed:
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Next the car was foamed with Hyper Wash (as it wasn't too dirty)
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Intricate areas cleaned with G101 and VP Brushes:
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Lather was used on shampoo duty:
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After washing, IronX was used to safely remove the fallout present in the clearcoat:
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Tardis was used next to deal with the tar (pic was blurry - apologies) then the car was refoamed, rinsed and moved inside to begin claying:
AF Clay was used:
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Like the Mazda before it, quite a lot of sap removed from the roof and bonnet area!
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Next the car was dried and paintwork assessed.
It was averaging a healthy 130 or so, which is normal for Golf's. However, it was quite heavily swirled...
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After trialling a few combinations, I was getting superb results with Megs 101 via Rotary!! This stuff is seriously impressive!!
Before:
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After (note the improved clarity!)
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Rear Quarter after:
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Before (halide)
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After:
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Before:
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After:
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The wing mirrors had recently been painted black and were very swirly!
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After:
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B Pillars:
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After, not quite perfect but much improved!
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Lights before:
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After:
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Door shuts were cleaned with Tripple:
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The exhaust was quite bad, so out came Mercury and the Wire Wool!
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Crystal on the glass:
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Mint Rims on the wheels:
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2 layers of Tough Coat on the paint...
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Spritz on the interior:
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Total2 on the fabrics:
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Interior after:
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and finally, after 15 hours or so, some afters!!
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AWESOME finish from Mint Rims:
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and of course some Tesco shots... which also included a couple of mine...
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A really enjoyable detail and the owner was delighted!!
Thanks for reading!
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Russ.