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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2012, 07:33:20 pm »
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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2012, 08:00:07 pm »
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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2012, 09:16:49 pm »
Looks superb Nathan. Interesting choice painting the hubs gloss black, might have to try that.

I'll see if I can find any pics as they looked great. I figured they would be less prone to showing brake dust etc!  :wink:

What did you use on the exhaust tips?

I have been working on mine as they are in a sorry state but not getting very far.

I firstly cleaned the tips with some G101 then attacked them with varying grades of wire wool and Autosol. To be honest I thought they'd had it but they eventually came up really well!  :happy2:

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2012, 09:22:58 pm »
Looks superb Nathan. Interesting choice painting the hubs gloss black, might have to try that.

I'll see if I can find any pics as they looked great. I figured they would be less prone to showing brake dust etc!  :wink:

What did you use on the exhaust tips?

I have been working on mine as they are in a sorry state but not getting very far.

I firstly cleaned the tips with some G101 then attacked them with varying grades of wire wool and Autosol. To be honest I thought they'd had it but they eventually came up really well!  :happy2:

Mine were worse than those and I have been using wire wool and I must admit they are starting to look ok :happy2:

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2012, 09:49:05 pm »
I can only echo what Stealthy has said, it looked superb in the flesh, an amazing turn around.
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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2012, 11:38:24 pm »
You're lucky you got to see the interior. We didn't even get the chance!

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2012, 05:31:54 pm »
Where can I get a can of smoke silver? I refurbed my standard GTi wheels last year with the correct paint from VW and they look perfect.

I would like to sort a small kerb/wheel interface issue inherited from the previous owner.

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2012, 09:17:56 pm »
Fantastic work guys. Always great to see a car in tip top condition after a correction.

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #23 on: March 22, 2012, 01:17:21 am »
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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #24 on: April 20, 2012, 04:19:20 pm »
Where can I get a can of smoke silver? I refurbed my standard GTi wheels last year with the correct paint from VW and they look perfect.

I would like to sort a small kerb/wheel interface issue inherited from the previous owner.

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #25 on: April 20, 2012, 04:37:25 pm »
Looks the nuts Nath  :happy2: I dunno how I missed this thread  :ashamed:

Will be in touch soon as require a similar service, don't think my paints as bad as this one was tho

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #26 on: April 20, 2012, 04:38:17 pm »
Where can I get a can of smoke silver? I refurbed my standard GTi wheels last year with the correct paint from VW and they look perfect.

I would like to sort a small kerb/wheel interface issue inherited from the previous owner.

bump

Just ask the question in the Mk5 section.  :smiley:

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #27 on: April 20, 2012, 06:43:48 pm »
Looks the nuts Nath  :happy2: I dunno how I missed this thread  :ashamed:

Will be in touch soon as require a similar service, don't think my paints as bad as this one was tho

That'd be great as I haven't done a Lovely Laser as yet!  :happy2:

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2012, 04:44:17 pm »
What did you use on the exhaust!
Ive tried a lot of things and its nearly there just a bit of stubborn shi*t left at the bottom of the rim to shift :signLOL:
Just doesnt want to budge for me  :sad1:

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Re: Detail My Ride - Edition 30 - Full Enhancement +
« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2012, 07:29:06 pm »
What did you use on the exhaust!
Ive tried a lot of things and its nearly there just a bit of stubborn shi*t left at the bottom of the rim to shift :signLOL:
Just doesnt want to budge for me  :sad1:

Autosol and a couple of different grades of wire wool. Then used some Collinite Marine grade for protection.  :happy2: