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The Official Detailing Guide for Your GTi

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autoperfection.com:

--- Quote from: clive_gti on May 27, 2009, 02:14:31 pm ---^^^ Thanks, I'll have a look at your site to see prices for the products recommended :happy2:

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No problem... if you do order anything, enter 'mk5golfgti' into the discount coupon box and you'll get 10% off the products  :happy2:

08micsta:
Alrigthy guys  :smiley:

Original Post updated with new Autoperfection links to their products. Thanks for the effort that has gone into this guide everyone  :drinking:

Boothy:
Jules mate. Cracking thread and you have my thanks.

A bit of advice though if you could. When I looked on the Meguires site it basically says what you say. Clean, polish and then wax but when they use the NEXGEN 2.0 tech wax stuff they just wash the car and use it straight away without polishing? Should I be applying a polish first before the tech wax or am I missing something. The car looks nice when I've used it but I can't help feeling its missing something?

Cheers mate. :smiley:

autoperfection.com:

--- Quote from: Boothmeister on June 08, 2009, 10:04:43 pm ---Jules mate. Cracking thread and you have my thanks.
A bit of advice though if you could. When I looked on the Meguires site it basically says what you say. Clean, polish and then wax but when they use the NEXGEN 2.0 tech wax stuff they just wash the car and use it straight away without polishing? Should I be applying a polish first before the tech wax or am I missing something. The car looks nice when I've used it but I can't help feeling its missing something?
Cheers mate. :smiley:

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Hi Boothmeister
When you first work on the car to get the best results you should ideally do a 4 stage process
1-    Wash the car with the methods described in this thread.
2-   Clay the car
3-   Polish/Pre wax cleanse
4-   Wax
You should basically do the above to get the car in the best shape and then maintain the finish by topping up the wax – so every month or more often if you wanted wash and then wax the car.
Dependant on the how much the car is used this whole process should be repeated either every 6 months or 12 months.
For more protection and better looks there are some better and easier to use products than the meguiars

Hope this helps.
Taryn and Jim :happy2:

RedRobin:
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....Excellent post! :happy2: 8) :happy2:

If I ever decide to bother to go to so much trouble cleaning my car (very doubtful!) I'll refer to it. This post is one of the best I've read because it's clear and not daunting. Many detailing how-to threads get pretty anal.

Meanwhile, a couple of hours handwash and only when she gets dirty (so I can see a difference) is all I do except cleaning the wheels as they get dirty quicker.

Otherwise I use a speed detailer to locally remove any bird poo or similar each time I put her away in my garage.

I don't know why, but personally I don't like the look of an ultra shiny car - Am I the only one who thinks like that?

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