My Edition 30 - Wraith-Crystal Rock 50/50, AF Mercury, Elite Pressed Plates!

[RussZS]

Forgive me, for I have sinned!


I've not touched my car since my time down with Kelly@KDS in December, and it was looking a little sorry for itself so I spent today giving it a bit of love and adding some protection to it.

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Beading from the C2 was a bit flat too...

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As always, wheels were dealt with first:

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AS Smart Wheels (new formula) was used via EZ and Swissvax brushes, then IronX to follow:

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Next the car was foamed with BH Auto Foam:

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Whilst the foam was dwelling, the shuts and sills were treated with Surfex HD:

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Auto Finesse Lather was up next:

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and rinsed...

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Pulled inside to dry properly:

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After drying, it was time to decide which LSP to apply to the car. I'd recently picked up a pot of the new flagship Auto Finesse Wax - Wraith, which will be the new range topper above Spirit. I definitely wanted to test this out, and decided to go for a 50/50 split between this and Swissvax Crystal Rock. Obviously CR will be about 4x more expensive, so it's not exactly a fair test, but could well be interesting to see how the two compare.


The matching pre wax cleansers were also used, and applied via DA and 3M Waffle Pad:

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The drivers half of the car was topped with CR, and the passengers' with Wraith:

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Curing:

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and removed:

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Next the CR side was applied and removed and I turned my attention to the exhaust.

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It was looking rather sorry for itself to say the least!!


So out came the Mercury and a CostCo MF Cloth:

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2 mins work and just an MF:

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The number plates were next. I'd recently bought some pressed plates from Alex at Elite, so I decided to add these today:


Original plate:

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Removed:

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Cleaned with IPA:

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New plate!

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Same with the rear:

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After:

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and now for some finished shots (some taken before the plate swap)

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Orange peel free!

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Not a bad finish given that there was no sun out...

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Both waxes impressed me deeply and were a pleasure to use. I'll keep this thread updated with thought and videos of beading and sheeting. Mercury was awesome yet again too and replaces Optimum Metal Polish in my collection.


Next from Midlands Car Care is this...

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Enhancement Detail with Crystal Rock...


Thanks for looking.


Russ.

 

[Yellow Dave]

Oh Russ, I'm very disappointed you'd let it get that bad lol The car must do more marketing for the business than anything else! Very nice.

Am keen to here your thoughts on using wraith, as I managed to get the carbon, titanium and concourse sample kit

 

[Gally]

Looks fantastic Russ. Really the best it's looked.

The TTRS is epic. Amazing machine.

The only thing I would add is this picture reinforces my issues with AF's premium waxes... They just can't compete imo.

 

[.GAZ.]

Must be one of the cleanest Mk5 Golfs in the country!

 

[JD]

Looks fantastic Russ. Really the best it's looked.

The TTRS is epic. Amazing machine.

The only thing I would add is this picture reinforces my issues with AF's premium waxes... They just can't compete imo.

I think that opinion is similar to 0000 vs VW. You shouldn't feel any difference but your mind tells you to. the power of a brand.

 

[DAR]

I like. Great car the ED. TTRS is great too. are those brakes Dave B specials??

My old Eddy.

 

[Jimbo_M]

Great work as per usual russ, it really is a lovely Edition 30 you have there.

Looking forward to the TTRS write up

 

[Y7 ADW]

Great great job Russ. A lovely example of a GTI.