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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    mondial rjay was talking about a cabled meguiars one, its not available in the uk and is basically a rebadged porter cable, the uk battery powered one above wont remove swirls, it just doesnt have the power
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    mequiars

    tech wax, or better than that megs #21
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    PC Porter Cable Polisher Importing Guide

    which polish did you use ?
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    thx mate :-)
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    alloy wheel cleaner

    the wheel cleaner may be a bit harsh, use the engine cleaner instead, or megs wheel brightner
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    never driven a lupo gti so not sure matey
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    Tyre shine

    megs endurance is good, also poorboys bold n bright is good too
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    NP, yeh you can use both, i used #21 after the #80 just to seal it and and depth :-), the p21 is brillian so use that instead of the collinite(i only used it coz its winter
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    hi mate, well i used megs #83 to start with, i knew i neede this as the vw paint is very hard so needs the cut of the #80, i then followed with megs #80 wchich brings up the shine, you shoudl start with the least aggresive first (#80 in this case) and if that doesnt remove the swirls go up to...
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    no they are a bit chubby, but they do go quick you just need to put your foot down longer, they get there eventually
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    well since the clio i had a cupra, but the gti is slow :-) and a bit sloppy steering wise, but apart from that its a nice little car
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    lol, ahh ok
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    nope, why do you ask ?
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    howie p, heres how it was done;- middles were powder coated, lip was polished ps it will be for sale soon if anyones is interested, oh and if anyone wants alloys doing i know a man who can ;-)
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    thx chaps :-)
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    Cleaning Windows

    AG glass polish here too, for a quickie i use megs glass polish
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    i just read about it, guess i started years ago when i was younger, i had an RS 1800 and i once tcut the whole car (not to be recomended LOL) to remove swirls, of course cars changed and i just tried different products till i came across the pc, anyone can get results like above if you spend the...
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    engine bay was done by spraying megs degreaser and all purpose cleaner (instead of these two you can use autoglym engine cleaner £4.99 from halfrauds), agitate it with various sized brushes then leave it a little while, wash it all off, re-apply if needed then spray a plastic protector (armorall...
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    wasnt just about cleaning, it was swirl removal, treating stone chips, and getting the alloys sorted, cleaning is the easy bit ;-)
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    er, about a week, but that was with swirl removal, cold weather stopping me, and rain etc etc, would have probably been two full working days, i did inside too (carpets ,seats ,roof lining etc)
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    Drying Tips

    open water from a hose and a pakshak drying towel for me
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    vw gti makeover (56k warn)

    ok i know people on detailingworld will know the car but here we go ,, i know its not a clio, its my runaround till my st comes, but thought it may show you what a pc and some hard work can do, from the start to the end, used a pc and megs #83, megs #80, then #21, with a bit of wax ontop...
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    Washing my car, how to?

    http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/index.php ;-)
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    Which was Cheaper when new: 172 or 172 Cup?

    ^^lol, the main full fat bits then
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    172/182 rubstrip badges..

    there quite expensive from renault (£40 ish), they go on ebay for about £30
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    who does wheel refurbs cheap

    freds not answering me, anyone else ?
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    who does wheel refurbs cheap

    ohh, weres fred at, my problem is how do i get the wheels to him LOL
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    who does wheel refurbs cheap

    Random thread hijack
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