Golf R32 Detail with Z Vintage

[RussZS]

Today's detail was a rather lovely dark blue Mk5 VW Golf R32 in 3 door version. The car itself was in decent condition, but was quite heavily swirled from the previous owner and COVERED in LUMPS of tar (which I spent nearly an hour removing!)

Few before pics:

First up, the wheels, tyres and arches were cleaned with Megs Super Degreaser, APC, a long wheel brush and Envy brushes.

Next, the car was snow foamed with Optimum Shampoo and Megs Hyper Wash:

The car was then:

- Hand washed with CYC sheepskin pad and Duragloss 901
- Tar meteors removed with ValetPro Citrus Tar Remover (great stuff!)
- Car clayed with Megs Last Touch and I4D Orange Clay
- Car hand washed and rinsed again, then taped up ready for polishing.

I tested about 5/6 combination, but finally settled on Menzerna 203S on a white Menzerna compounding pad via Chicago Rotary, then followed up with Dodo Juice Lime Prime on the black Festool Finishing pad (AWESOME pad!)

I achieved about 95% correction on this one, leaving a couple of RDS's which we will go after sometime next year.

Oh and... the car was topped with Zym0l Vintage wax and wiped down 30 minutes later with Z Field Glaze

Windows done with AG Glass Polish, tyres with Megs Hot Shine and Exhausts with Britemax.

Some afters:

Total time - 8 hours.

Thanks for looking

Russ.

 

[Alastair.]

good work

 

[Justin]

Awesome russ!

 

[richy22]

Do you cover yourself in vintage????

 

[Ali]

Nice work.

 

[will6]

Great work as always love that colour, very deep blue

 

[Gary172cup]

lovely that good work !

 

[Gaz.]

Wow that's come up really nicely.

 

[JD]

Good work Russ, but amazed you got round that in 8 hours! 8 hours would see me for a Clio sized car, i.e. 10am-6pm, but not something larger like a Golf!

 

[RussZS]

Lol, it's called a rotary x

2 microns removed

 

[JD]

Rotary or not, that is mega quick.

 

[RussZS]

I spent 5 hours polishing, that's not quick.

It takes 1/3 time of a DA.

Have you even used a rotary?

 

[foxspeed]

excellent work/job :star::star:

 

[JD]

I spent 5 hours polishing, that's not quick.

It takes 1/3 time of a DA.

Have you even used a rotary?

Yes I have mate.

Fair enough with the five hours polishing, guess I am just thinking about tar removal and claying, but if that wasn't done it cuts the time down substantially.

 

[RussZS]

I'll have to pop up for some tuition sometime

 

[JD]

Nothing to do with tuition fella, not having a go, just amazed that you can get round a car that size in that sort of time, especially with the amount of tar noted etc (presuming you clayed the entire car?).

 

[The Boosh!]

8 hours is awesome russ. Wish I could do cars as fast as that I take the piss with them... Especially since you clayed the car twice. It normally takes me about 4 hours to prep a moderately bad car + polishing on top!

Were you on speed/ecstasy or anything?:rasp:

Either was awesome work and wouldn't mind some lessons off you sometime?

 

[RussZS]

It was actually more hours come to think of it, the owner came at 8:30 and left at 12:30 just before I started polishing. He picked it up about 6:30 (do you remember Tom?) so maybe my polishing is better than my maths!!

It was probably closer to 10 hours all in

the owner and his brother are on here so I'm sure they will clarify

 

[JD]

Lol, would make more sense, will let you off this time

 

[RussZS]

Tag Heuer have just confirmed that total time excluding KFC break was 9.58536 hours.

Awesome.

 

[JD]

Flol, if I didn't love your work I would call you a rude name right now, you dopey muppet!

 

[Homer-Simpson]

It was actually more hours come to think of it, the owner came at 8:30 and left at 12:30 just before I started polishing. He picked it up about 6:30 (do you remember Tom?) so maybe my polishing is better than my maths!!

It was probably closer to 10 hours all in

the owner and his brother are on here so I'm sure they will clarify

He was saying he got to yours around half eight and I think he picked it up just before 6:45 and you were just finishing up then It looked stunning! I cannot wait until mine gets done now (I am sure I can arrange a KFC for you too )

 

[Ryan]

Very very nice mate!

 

[A:K]

I just wanted to post up and say a big thanks to Russ he did an amazing job on my car and it looks absolutely amazing! I can vouch that he spent 10 hours on the car and provided a wealth of knowledge!!

Would recommend him to anyone!

 

[RussZS]

I just wanted to post up and say a big thanks to Russ he did an amazing job on my car and it looks absolutely amazing! I can vouch that he spent 10 hours on the car and provided a wealth of knowledge!!

Would recommend him to anyone!

Thanks Adam

Russ.

 

[meady100]

Awesome work. I'm well impressed with your level of enthusiasm too, sounds like you absolutely love your job!