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Quick Amateur Detail On Unprotected Golf 7R



AdDaMan

ClioSport Club Member
Don't normally but thought I'd take a few pics and do a thread for this.
I haven't protected this since I bought it which is a disgrace really, but you can see from the pics how hard it is to clean when there is no LSP.

Some of the products used:

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Before shots:

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Started with bilt hamber on the wheels and a thorough snow foaming with AF. Twice.

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After snow foaming. Basically nothing comes off when unprotected:
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Then thorough wash (2bm) with AF shampoo.
Washed twice due to so much crap.

Then my fav product:

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(Was a new bottle)

During:
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Massive bit of tar..
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Came off after wiping.

Then throughly rinsed a few times.
Went round with some AG Tar remover on a couple of stubborn spots. All good.
Then claying..using the mitt and shampoo water as lube and then bilt hamber clay on harder to reach areas.

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Then rinsed.

Next up was a quick polish by hand with AF Tripple.

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Then finally applied a layer of Dodo Juice Supernatural Hybrid. Left to cure for an hour or so whilst I did the interior and windows, tyres etc..

Then buffed off with bouncers done and dusted (best smelling product ever)

Afters:
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Literally left for Manchester straight after that. 1 hour later...

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4.5hours later.

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f**k you weather. [emoji20]
 
  Cayman S Edition 1
Looks great mate. I never got on with that autoglym wheel seal stuff though. Ended up throwing mine away:(
 

ADS_V6

ClioSport Club Member
  Seat Leon
Top job mate, maintain the look with the done and dusted and the sour gloss shampoo you have which is awesome
 

AdDaMan

ClioSport Club Member
Oi, don't derail this thread!

Yeah white is bullshit in every way. I won't buy a white car again.
Impossible to see where you've waxed already and once it's all done it never looks that good anyway!

I will be ceramic coating it when I can get inside somewhere to do it!
 
I'm amazed so many went for blue to be honest, it's too dark and hides the lines.

I regularly see a black one by the docks where I go walking/cycling, it looks so s**t!!

Looks good as above, for the 10 minutes it stayed clean (5min more than Black :smiley:)
 

AdDaMan

ClioSport Club Member
I'm amazed so many went for blue to be honest, it's too dark and hides the lines.

I regularly see a black one by the docks where I go walking/cycling, it looks so s**t!!

Looks good as above, for the 10 minutes it stayed clean (5min more than Black :smiley:)
Yeah i agree. Seen a few black and they are crap.
A lot went for blue because of the early press shots which showed Lapiz to be much much lighter than it actually was!
Have you seen a silver one yet? Looks properly awesome. Wished i got it!
I drove my mappers mapped DSG too and im glad i got a manual :)
 
Yeah i agree. Seen a few black and they are crap.
A lot went for blue because of the early press shots which showed Lapiz to be much much lighter than it actually was!
Have you seen a silver one yet? Looks properly awesome. Wished i got it!
I drove my mappers mapped DSG too and im glad i got a manual :smile:

I've seen what I think was LSG, but not sure - was on the motorway but looked sublime!

Yeah the blue is a weird one - I think people went for it a lot due to it being unique for the R, but meh never saw the appeal personally.

Interesting - what made you prefer it? Not driven a manual, but having had other manual cars (all my previous), I'm still convinced DSG was the way to go (for me at least). For me I like the laziness when I want it, and then the paddles when on a spirited drive but don't think it's too "uninvolved" without a real gearstick (though if on track I can see why it'd be boring, though also has it's own uses (speed of change etc)).
 

AdDaMan

ClioSport Club Member
Well when booting it in a straight line, yeah its slightly faster but that seamless change detracts from the turbo feel of the car and makes it feel much less exciting. And then when i got to a corner and some roundabout it felt as though i was totally disconnected from the chassis which i feel a clutch and manual gearbox ties you into. Was weird tbh. But each to their own :)
 
  Ph1 track slag
Do you find that the inner tailpipes get dirtier? I've got a 2014 s3 and the tailpipes are a nightmare to keep clean!
 

AdDaMan

ClioSport Club Member
Do you find that the inner tailpipes get dirtier? I've got a 2014 s3 and the tailpipes are a nightmare to keep clean!
Ha, yeah they do a touch more. Depends how you drive! and yeah they are a nightmare. Im going to get the dremel and autosol on them next week. Should bring them back to new again.
 

TheEvilGiraffe

South East - Essex
ClioSport Area Rep
Look(ed) alright ;)

Thing is, now it's cleaned and protected, a power-wash off will probably clear 9/10 of that dirt. Smother it in foam and rinse it off with an open hose and you're sorted. No need to wash or even dry !
 
  Ph1 track slag
Ha, yeah they do a touch more. Depends how you drive! and yeah they are a nightmare. Im going to get the dremel and autosol on them next week. Should bring them back to new again.
Mine are in need of a Dremel I think. I used to do them two or three times a week but novelty worth off 18months later!
 
  Ph1 track slag
I did try and complain to Audi about them pitting, I said it was exhausts fault and it shouldn't stain. They said it was my fault for been too heavy footed, too lazy when cleaning and due to the fact they've just fitted a new clutch for me who was I to argue!
 
  Clio 182
On a side note, love the 60LF plates, seen one around me which is
MY 60LF R- looks the nuts- so does yours mate! Even when dirty ha!
 
  Clio 182
Thanks a lot mate [emoji3] mostly haters of the plate on here lol
I have seen haha, I think it sets it off nicely! I just wish more golfs had the 'other' wheels VW offered. on white your wheels look good but any other colour and they get lost Imo
But hey, who am i to say anything, well out of my league :astonished:
 

Al_G

ClioSport Club Member
  Honda S2000, C63
My next car will be white, color of choice TBH.

Hides defects so well.

ADOLF!
 

JonnyK

Honorary Member
ClioSport Club Member
  500 Bhp Golf R 7.5
beats the days of Rafe cleaning his car with water and no soap. eh Ad?
 

JonnyK

Honorary Member
ClioSport Club Member
  500 Bhp Golf R 7.5
Haha! On the same level as the 'moddin in the 90s' lol!
Simpler Times. Then there was the college days. OZ who could do "undred" in his fiesta, Ronnie and his cousin's skylines. Rob Davies and his x5.
 

AdDaMan

ClioSport Club Member
OZ FLMAO!!!! Hahahahaha!! I'd forgotten about them. Quality. Oh how I loved those days. 1hour at college then off scuddin.
 


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