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General => Detailing => Topic started by: craigy123 on May 26, 2010, 06:13:39 pm

Title: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 26, 2010, 06:13:39 pm
Having done Frasers car just over a year ago he approached me again to remove some swirls that it had picked up in this time.
He asked for a full correction detail, so here it goes.......

Products used were......
-Megs APC
-Megs de-greaser
-Megs last touch
-Megs all seasons dressing
-Megs shampoo plus
-Megs gold class trim detailer
-Megs #105
-Megs #205
-Megs #80
-Gloss it green pad
-3M black gloos pad
-CG new look trim gel
-various brushes and mitts
-Eurow deep pile towels
-AG fast glass
-AG leather care
-VP bilberry
-Henry the hover
-Zaino Z-8
-CYC yellow clay
-3M 3434 masking tape
-Vics concours wax
-Dodo orange crush
-Menz top inspection
-AS tardis

So the car was dropped off looking like this

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First up was the wheels, these were sprayed with Billberry through a foaming head at 10:1, this was worked in with a swissvax detail brush then power rinsed off leaving this

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next up was the rest of the car, this was rinsed with the karcher then foamed with Megs shampoo plus, while this was working away i went round the window seal, grilles and badges etc.

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The car was then rinsed down and washed using a souns mitt and 2BM with Megs shampoo plus, this was then rinsed down again and car was clayed with Megs last touch as a lubricant and CYC yellow clay, larger tar spots were removed with AS tardis.

The engine bay was done with megs APC and De-greaser as was the door shuts etc...
Before
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after
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The car was then rinsed down the remove any contaminants left behind, car was then sheeted with water tp aid the drying stage

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Car was then ried with a poorboys ultra plush drying towel
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once the car was dried it was taped up read for the correction stage, this was carried out with a gloss it green pad and megs #105 and #205
The car was then done with Megs #80 on a 3M gloss enhancing pad.

A few pics from the corection stage.....

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After this the car was then taken outside and given a foam and a rinse to get rid of polish dust etc and then dryed again. The paintwork was then treated with Victorias concours wax, whle this was curing, the plastic trims and tyres were dressed woth Megs trim gel and CG new look trim gel.

Wax was then buffed off with deep pile eurow towels and the glass done with AG fast glass.

The interior was hovered out with henry the hover, all plastics etc were wiped down with megs APC and leather dressed with AG leather care.

Car was given a final wipe down with Zaino Z-8 to leave this.....
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all comments welcome
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: Gti_Mad on May 26, 2010, 06:23:31 pm
HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST 4 ALL THAT CLEANING GEAR AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE DUDE??
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 26, 2010, 06:50:55 pm
WERE YOU MEANT TO BE SHOUTING??? haha. It took me around 10hours all in, i honestly couldnt tell you what it cost, ive got a fair old collection now.
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: Gti_Mad on May 26, 2010, 06:53:04 pm
yh sorry bowt the caps mate dint realise they were on   :laugh:   and oh rite fair enuff matey i need 2 start gettin a collection up n giv mine a gd claying n sealer n stuff lol
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: JPC on May 26, 2010, 07:34:46 pm
10 hours?  :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 26, 2010, 07:39:37 pm
10 hours?  :popcornsoda:

spread over two days, i was on night shift  :grin: whys 10 hours so bad??
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: JPC on May 26, 2010, 07:42:23 pm
It's not long at all for a full correction. It takes me up to 12 to do an enhancement.
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 26, 2010, 07:49:03 pm
It's not long at all for a full correction. It takes me up to 12 to do an enhancement.

there were areas on the car that didnt really need alot of attention, a few passes with #205 gave the desired finish. On the other hand the drivers side seemed to be worse of.
Also Truckie off of here done most of the interior for me and dresssed up the plastics leaving me to get on with the paintwork.
Does this help you make it a more believable?
Not that i feel your trying to have a go or anything
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: MitchGTI on May 26, 2010, 11:23:22 pm
Looks like a good job dude.. Altho 10 hours for a full correction does seem a tad quick?! Mine ment to be getting a enhancement and that is going in for a couple of days... Im still learning more about detailing sothis thread had helped i need to get myself a machine polisher and get crackin me thinks!
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: Poppa Dom on May 26, 2010, 11:41:34 pm
Looks like a good job dude.. Altho 10 hours for a full correction does seem a tad quick?! Mine ment to be getting a enhancement and that is going in for a couple of days... Im still learning more about detailing sothis thread had helped i need to get myself a machine polisher and get crackin me thinks!
If you need practise Micth, you know where my car it is too  :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: MitchGTI on May 27, 2010, 09:30:47 am
im sure i could make a mark on that beautiful paint work lol aint seen you for a while need to meet up n have a catch up
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 27, 2010, 09:52:26 am
10 hours correction time was just a stab in the dark, it was spread over two day and didn't have my stopwatch handy so it may have taken longer. Plus with the help from truckie it cut the time down.
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: MitchGTI on May 27, 2010, 09:58:25 am
youve done a very good job in the time!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 27, 2010, 10:39:37 am
youve done a very good job in the time!  :happy2:

maybe I'm just a fast worker  :P
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: JPC on May 27, 2010, 11:53:35 am
No it looks fine mate from what I can see. Keep it up ;)
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: CarrG on May 27, 2010, 12:01:54 pm


Top work mate on one interesting looking car  :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: T88OMM on May 27, 2010, 12:18:21 pm
Nice work dude  :congrats: :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 27, 2010, 01:27:27 pm
No it looks fine mate from what I can see. Keep it up ;)

I will do, it's just a wee hobby for me. I'm a firefighter so get plenty if days off  :grin:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 27, 2010, 01:29:04 pm


Top work mate on one interesting looking car  :happy2:

haha, cheers mate. Fraser likes to be different from the norm. He's a top guy
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: 08micsta on May 27, 2010, 03:04:30 pm
10 hours isnt that quick.

I have had full correction using a pro polish (nothing fancy) on a rotary on a Peugeot 206 in under four hours.

The Merc AMG I did a while ago took about 9 hours to get full correction on the paint.

Just depends on the car and whether its paint is willing to work with you. At the same time.

The last BMW I did took over 14 hours to get full correction.

Mike
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: 08micsta on May 27, 2010, 03:04:57 pm
P.S - Fantastic work  :drinking:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: VC on May 27, 2010, 03:48:47 pm
nicely done dude  :congrats:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 27, 2010, 04:37:40 pm
The paint just didn't seem to take that long to correct, I guess I had found a good combo with #105, #205 and a green gloss it pad. Thanks for the comments  :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: Gene Hunt on May 27, 2010, 05:29:03 pm
Body looks  :happy2: BUT soory the rims look  :sick: in that colour   :sick:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 27, 2010, 06:33:15 pm
Body looks  :happy2: BUT soory the rims look  :sick: in that colour   :sick:

there going matt black very shortly I think
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: s3dubbin on May 27, 2010, 06:58:56 pm
Recognise these pics craig.  :smiley: Looks a belter of a job, really need my s3 done at some point. Rims are brill its good to be different and stand out if you have the balls. Stevie.
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: matsu on May 27, 2010, 07:12:03 pm
love the car.... nice job on the paint!
matsu
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: Truckie on May 27, 2010, 09:51:52 pm
Top job big man, interior looks mega, mustve been a big help having me there  :signLOL:

That air ride was BANTER central  :happy2:




shame about the bitching  :love:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 28, 2010, 08:01:38 am
Recognise these pics craig.  :smiley: Looks a belter of a job, really need my s3 done at some point. Rims are brill its good to be different and stand out if you have the balls. Stevie.

cheers Stevie. The s3 was looking mega at the weekend!!  :drool: those seats
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 28, 2010, 08:02:56 am
Top job big man, interior looks mega, mustve been a big help having me there  :signLOL:

That air ride was BANTER central  :happy2:




shame about the bitching  :love:

always good to have some banter mate!! It's what it's all about.
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: Gene Hunt on May 28, 2010, 09:19:43 am
Body looks  :happy2: BUT soory the rims look  :sick: in that colour   :sick:

there going matt black very shortly I think
.........smart move.  :congrats:  :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: keith on May 28, 2010, 06:40:19 pm
Your busy man these days. :happy2:
Title: Re: Volkswagen passat with orange holstens and air-ride
Post by: craigy123 on May 30, 2010, 04:40:45 pm
Your busy man these days. :happy2:

its all clean clean clean pal  :happy2: