MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: RussZS on June 19, 2011, 11:13:58 pm
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Wow, what a day! I left my house at 7:15 this morning, and got in at 21:00! I'm shattered! Luckily, I still have enough energy for a write up, so here goes...
Today saw me travel to a deceptively sunny (based on my BURN!) Rugby, to restore some life back into the paintwork of this VERY well spec'd Edition 30 Golf GTI in black. Like many black cars, it was being robbed of its true potential finish wise by various scuffs, scratches and swirl marks, inflicted over a period of time from cheap hand car washes etc.
The task for today was to reverse this hardship as much as possible within a days window, which is no easy task on a rock hard (paint wise) German car.
The car upon arrival:
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P1050289 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849676111/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050290 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849677491/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050291 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850232144/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050292 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849680061/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050293 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849681877/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050294 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849684005/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
It was in superb condition, but the finish lacked a little sparkle, and was suffering slightly from the 'milky' finish which seems to plague this particular colour.
As ever, I started with the wheels.
Autosmart G101:
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P1050296 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850241388/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
and various brushes:
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P1050297 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850243278/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
I started off with a liberal spraying of G101 on the wheel face and rear:
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P1050298 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850245070/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Worked with Envy brush on the front, and Wheel Wooly on the rear:
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P1050300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850247132/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Tyres were also treated to G101 and worked with a larger Envy brush:
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P1050301 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849696109/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Arches also dealt with via G101 and a Vikan Brush:
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P1050302 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850250498/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
The tar spots collecting in the wheel corners was treated with AS Tardis:
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P1050303 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849698525/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
All clean :)
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P1050304 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850253370/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Next up, the car was snow foamed:
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P1050307 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850257108/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050309 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849707837/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Whilst dwelling, the shuts, sills and surrounds were agitated with another Envy Brush:
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P1050310 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850261966/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Then the car was rinsed, ready for hand washing:
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P1050313 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850263526/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050315 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849712055/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Next up, hand washing with...
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P1050295 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850239518/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050316 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849713205/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050317 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850267590/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
The car was then rinsed, and Tardis was used to deal with the tar on the lower panels around the car. (No pics, as it's black!)
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P1050318 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849715701/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
The car was the clayed with Elite Polyclay with Citrus Bling as lube, snow foamed again, rinsed and dried with an Elite Uber Drying Towel:
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P1050321 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849718935/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Next up, the car was moved onto the driveway so that I could begin polishing prep, but first I took the opportunity to deal with the pesky water runs which plague the Mk5 Golf, particularly from the wing mirror area!
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P1050323 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850275588/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050322 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849720689/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Sorted :)
I must do a vid of that thing in action, but it's a god send for dealing with trapped water. It's designed as a pet drier, but is ideal for use on cars too, and has both hot and cold air options.
My PDG was used next to asses the paintworks depth and to look for any obvious signs of resprayed panels or thin paint.
The readings ranged from:
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P1050326 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850278084/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
to:
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P1050327 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849725937/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
So, perfectly normal for this car and colour.
The car was taped up ready for polishing, and I began working my way around the car looking for any obvious areas of concern, RDS's, etc.
It soon became apparent that the previous owner seemed to enjoy using their touch up stick a bit too much, and had a few failed attempts at removing swirls, presumably with something like the non metallic T-Cut, resulting in:
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P1050328 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850280060/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
This would be dealt with later.
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After testing various combinations on the car, I settled on the use of Menzera Fast Gloss (S500) and 3.02.
Some pics of the correction work...
50/50:
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P1050331 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850282018/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050333 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850283358/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
There were various RDS's around the car. We agreed to knock them back in line with swirl removal on this occasion, and to deal with them in isolation on a future date, after I've been on a training course for wet sanding, allowing safer and more isolated removal of deeper scratches.
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P1050335 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849732209/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
T-Cut marks:
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P1050337 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849736385/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
After:
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P1050339 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850290718/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Another 50/50 using camera flash:
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P1050345 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849742835/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Other deeper scratches from T-Cut use:
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P1050355 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850307270/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
After:
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P1050356 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849755767/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Post polishing pic:
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P1050361 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850312726/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050362 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849761475/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050366 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849762867/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050368 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849764489/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050372 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850318458/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050374 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849766625/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
(Light swirling still evident, but largely removed - remember this is a one day detail, so not really possible to achieve absolute perfection)
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P1050377 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849767683/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050391 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850326652/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Boot taped up ready for correction:
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P1050386 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850325270/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
50/50 from boot:
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P1050393 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850328818/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050397 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849777759/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Again, not perfect, but massively improved, given the time constraints.
50/50 from driver side:
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P1050399 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849779463/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050400 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850335756/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
I finished up with...
- Optimum Opti Seal on alloys
- Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel on tyres
- AS 20/20 on glass
- Optimum Metal Polish on exhaust
- Chemical Guys 50/50 Ltd Edition on the paintwork
- Zaino Z8 in door shuts
Now, the car isn't perfect by any means, but is massively improved from the start of the day. I have agreed to sort the deeper scratches in a few weeks time, and also am going to look at the lights, some stone chips and a few other bits.
Some final shots:
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P1050405 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850338326/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050406 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849786963/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050407 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849788129/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050409 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849790203/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050410 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850344636/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050411 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850346362/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050412 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849795123/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050417 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849799311/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050418 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850353412/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050421 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850354584/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050423 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5849803369/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050424 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850357394/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
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P1050425 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/5850358640/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr
Thanks for reading :)
Cheers,
Russ.
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:congrats:
Loved the write up. Is that a 3m sungun? I made my own from the guide on DW recently. Bit of a comedy effort! :grin:
Looking forward to the write up once you get the wetsanding done. Something I really need to learn, especially given the number of new marks I spotted on the car this morning when drying. :fighting:
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Nice write up mate and the finished result is mighty impressive.
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:congrats:
Loved the write up. Is that a 3m sungun? I made my own from the guide on DW recently. Bit of a comedy effort! :grin:
Looking forward to the write up once you get the wetsanding done. Something I really need to learn, especially given the number of new marks I spotted on the car this morning when drying. :fighting:
Thanks Jaz :)
It's the DIY Sun Gun from DW! Just needs a better bulb really, but it works a treat!
KDS course is on 31st July, so I'll do the rest in Aug :)
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Which bulb do you have in it? B&Q didn't have the 35W ones (or at least none where the boxes were untampered) so I had to get a 50W one. I forgot to get a bulb holder and couldn't find my soldering iron so I hotglued the wires on to the bulb pins. Works fine except that the 50W bulb can get so hot that it melts the glue!!! :laugh: I'm going to buy one of those Solux bulbs at some point.
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Great work russ :happy2:
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top work. :happy2: Always makes me want to detail my car again seing how good black cars look when nice and shiny.
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Thanks all :)
Russ.
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Nice that :happy2:
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nice russ, especially outside lol
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I'm sure he can vacuum it himself :happy2:
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I'm sure he can vacuum it himself :happy2:
:confused:
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Sorry maybe I didn't "get" your comment?
You had a "dig" on the thread for Al's car too...
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I thought Jay meant it was good work considering it was outside?
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Ahh sorry, apologies then, like I said, there have been a few exchanges in the past, not sure why :sad1:
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I read it as being a good effort too, considering that it was all outside in the elements and not in a unit :happy2: great effort
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me too deako! :signLOL: ill keep my positive comments to myself next time! sorry russ
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and back to al's thread it wasnt a dig at all. I was asking the question.
please rest assured i see you as no competition/rival/or otherwise. Im just a guy on forum because i like my golf. much like you
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and back to al's thread it wasnt a dig at all. I was asking the question.
please rest assured i see you as no competition/rival/or otherwise. Im just a guy on forum because i like my golf. much like you
Good man, sincerest apologies then, and fair enough, I seem to be defensive for some reason lol!
I think we had a little thing on that Clio forum and I was made aware of something in the Pro section on DW, but that was a year ago.
Bridge under the water and all that
Apologies again
Thanks for the comments folks :happy2:
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you were made aware of nothing on the pro section of Detailing world! lol I've never said a bad word about anybody in that place! so you dont need to worry about that russ! haha! whatever you heard must of been hearsay but id love to hear more about it! lol
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I'll send you a PM mate :happy2:
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your ok Russ, i absolutely know I have never badmouthed anyone in the DW private Pros section. Its not my thing, im too focussed on my own work to be honest
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As I said on DW great work Russ :happy2:
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wow... the finish on that looks amazing! :notworthy:
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Stunning properly stunning.
Actually looking forward to spending 8 hours cleaning mine this weekend now LOL
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Great work Russ :happy2: how do you find menz fast gloss? Also where did you get the pet dryer? Ive been looking at blackbarons lately.
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Very impressive and inspiring. :star:
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Good work Russ, looking to detail mine when I have some time off in July.
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Great work Russ :happy2: how do you find menz fast gloss? Also where did you get the pet dryer? Ive been looking at blackbarons lately.
Cheers :)
eBay mate - Aeolus 901, they are about £120. Rebranded Black Baron ;)
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Fantastic Shine!!!