Ok, first post, so go gentle on me...
I've basically spent the best part of 3 days detailing my car, over the Easter weekend (picked it up Thurs eve before Good Friday). It's a standard 06 5-door GTi in Graphite blue.
Closely (religiously) following this guide has proven to be so satisfying. The car looks awesome. Gained a lot of knowledge about "it" all along the way and can't wait to do it all again soon(ish).
The only thing I found a real pain - literally - was getting the sealant off that I'd left overnight. That was a proper pain in the ar$e, basically; wouldn't do that again. I used a Zaino product for that bit. My stuff is Zaino dominated, not all of it I'm impressed with. The tyre dressing, for instance, I thought was absolute pony. The Meguires gel is miles better.
Need to up the ante a bit, when it comes to some of my products, but I've thrown a bit of money at it already - again, courtesy of this site. I haven't even started on the interior yet!
All the neighbours think i'm a loon. Standard.
Thanks to the author of this thread
Cheers, Hedge